Christ Episcopal Church, Winchester

Name: Christ Episcopal Church
Address: Winchester, United States

#7 among attractions in Winchester

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Christ Church, or Christ Episcopal Church, is an Anglican church in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. The church was founded in 1738, with its first vestry elected in 1742. It is the seat of Frederick Parish, Diocese of Virginia, which once covered half of the Shenandoah valley and western Virginia, including what became West Virginia. The current church building, the parish's third, was designed by Robert Mills - it was completed in 1828, and is the oldest church building continuously used for religious purposes in the county. It is a contributing building in the local Historic District which predates the National Register of Historic Places, and which has been expanded three times since 1980. ()

Completed: 1828 (196 years ago)Architectural style: GothicCoordinates: 39°11'6"N, 78°10'5"W

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Christ Episcopal Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, Glen Burnie, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Abram's Delight.

~1760 ftN
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, Winchester
9 min walk • The Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum is a historic house located at 415 North Braddock Street in the Historic District of Winchester, Virginia.
0.6 miW
Museum, Georgian architecture
Glen Burnie, Winchester
15 min walk • Glen Burnie is a historic home located at Winchester, Virginia. It consists of a 2 1/2-story central section built in two sections about 1794, with flanking two-bay, two-story wings built in 1959. It is a brick dwelling in the Georgian style. Built in 1794 by Robert Wood, son of James and Mary Wood. James founded Frederick Town in 1744.
0.7 miW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester
18 min walk • The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley is located at 901 Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia. The Museum endeavours to preserve and enrich the cultural life and heritage of the Valley.
1.1 miS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Abram's Delight, Winchester
30 min walk • Abram's Delight is a historic home located in Winchester, Virginia. Built in 1754, it is the oldest house in the city. It was owned by the Hollingsworth family for almost 200 years and is typical of the Shenandoah Valley architecture of the Scotch-Irish settlers.
0.5 miS
Museum, Historical place, Greek Revival architecture
Patsy Cline House, Winchester
13 min walk • The Patsy Cline Historic House at 608 S. Kent St. in a working-class neighborhood of Winchester, Virginia was the home from 1948 to 1953 of Virginia Patterson Hensley, who later became the country music star known as Patsy Cline.
0.6 miE
Cemetery
Winchester National Cemetery, Winchester
16 min walk • Winchester National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia.
0.4 miE
Church
Old Stone Church, Winchester
12 min walk • Old Stone Church is a historic church at 304 E. Piccadilly Street in Winchester, Virginia. The church meeting house was constructed in 1788. Upon its completion, local Presbyterians began worshipping in the building.
1.1 miSE
39°10'22"N • 78°9'18"W
Jim Barnett Park, Winchester
28 min walk • Park
1.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Collier, Winchester
35 min walk • Built by Confederate Lieutenant Collier and Virginia militia with the aid of Federal prisoners, the Fort Collier redoubt guarded the north entrance of Winchester, Virginia on the east side of the Martinsburg Pike.
~1110 ftE
Museum, Greek Revival architecture
Frederick County Courthouse, Winchester
6 min walk • Frederick County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It was built in 1840, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building on a stone foundation and partial basement in the Greek Revival style.
0.4 miE
Cemetery
Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse, Winchester
11 min walk • Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse is a historic cemetery and gatehouse located at Winchester, Virginia. The cemetery was established in 1844 on two older churchyards, including that of Christ Episcopal Church in 1853.

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Nearby attractions include Winchester Historic District, Winchester (3 min walk), Daniel Morgan House, Winchester (4 min walk), Handley Library, Winchester (4 min walk), Adam Kurtz House, Winchester (5 min walk).