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San Jose Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 7423 San Jose Boulevard, in the San Jose section of Jacksonville, Florida in the United States. It was built in 1925 as the San Jose Estates Administration Building. On April 10, 1985. it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the San Jose Administration Building.
[edit] National Register listing
- San Jose Administration Building (added 1985 - Building - #85000760)
- Also known as San Jose Episcopal Church
- 7423 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville
- Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Woodcock, O.P., Marsh & Saxelbye
- Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Revival
- Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture
- Period of Significance: 1925-1949
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
- Current Function: Religion
- Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
[edit] History
The San Jose Estates Administration Building was built in 1925 by the developers of San Jose Estates. After the real estate boom collapsed, Alfred I. duPont acquired the property. Upon his death in 1935, the property passed to his widow, Jesse Ball duPont. In 1941 Mrs, duPont agreed to let it be used for Episcopal worship services and it became known as Grace Chapel. The cadets from the Bolles Military Academy located across the street used it as their chapel also and attended Sunday worship services as a body. In 1949 Mrs. duPont gave the property to the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. In 1971, Grace Chapel Parish became San Jose Episcopal Church.[2]
[edit] Current use
San Jose Episcopal Church is still a functioning parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. Its current rector is the Rev. Stephen Courtney Britt and the Rev. Chris Sorey is the deacon. The Rev. Jean Dodd, deacon, is head of the day school.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-07-27).
- ^ Wood, Wayne W., Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage: Landmarks for the Future, revised edition, 1996, Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida, p. 275
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