{"nrhp_refnum":"73000642","name":"St. Paul's Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6th and Reynolds Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Augusta","county":"Richmond County","state":"GA","lat":33.47605348800005,"lon":-81.96147043599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A red brick Episcopal church at 6th and Reynolds Streets in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, rebuilt in 1916 as a copy of an 1818 church designed by John Lund, on the site of the city's first church and of Fort Augusta.","why_significant":"The site marks the 1750-51 founding of St. Paul's church, the location of Fort Augusta (later Fort Cornwallis), and a historic churchyard. The present building is argued to be an early 20th century attempt at a faithful copy of an early 19th century building, predating major archaeological reconstructions such as Colonial Williamsburg. The grounds also form a park-like space in downtown Augusta.","narrative":"St. Paul's Episcopal Church occupies a downtown Augusta block that has served as a religious and military landmark since the 1700s. The first church was dedicated here in 1750-51 beside Fort Augusta, which was later renamed Fort Cornwallis and captured during the Revolution. The third church, designed by John Lund and built in 1818, burned in 1916. Architect Henry Wendell then supervised a close reconstruction in red brick laid in Flemish bond, with a Doric colonnade, a Palladian-style window over the entrance, limestone quoin work and a domed bell tower. Inside are arched vaulted ceilings, coupled pilasters and stained glass memorial windows. The nomination values the building as an early example of careful, though not archaeological, reconstruction. The churchyard holds graves from the earliest colonial years, including a governor and a Revolutionary-era commodore, and a granite Celtic cross marks the fort site. Together the church and gardens form a green, history-filled space in the city center.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Henry Wendell (1916 reconstruction); John Lund (original 1818 design)","architectural_style":"Federal style copy with classical revival colonnade","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition marked excellent, altered, on its original site; in religious use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.497344-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/73000642.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000642/d3c71ed13b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000642/d3c71ed13b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Branan Sanders, Photographer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Paul%27s_Church_(Episcopal),_605_Reynolds_Street,_Augusta_(Richmond_County,_Georgia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Branan Sanders, Photographer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Paul%27s_Church_(Episcopal),_605_Reynolds_Street,_Augusta_(Richmond_County,_Georgia).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000515","name":"Augusta Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/augusta-downtown-historic-district-04000515/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209411","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul%27s_Church_(Augusta,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7591091"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/richmond-county/st-pauls-episcopal-church-73000642/"}