Christ Church Cathedral
The history
1210 Locust Street, built 1859–67 to designs by Leopold Eidlitz — English Gothic Revival in Illinois limestone, the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri and one of the best preserved Gothic Revival interiors in the Midwest. The carved stone reredos behind the altar was cut in England by Harry Hems of Exeter and shipped over in pieces. A National Historic Landmark.
In brief
Christ Church Cathedral is the Episcopal cathedral for the Diocese of Missouri. It is located at 1210 Locust Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The dean of the cathedral is the Very Reverend Kathie Adams-Shepherd. Adams-Shepherd is also the first female dean of this cathedral. Built during 1859–67, it is one of the few well-preserved surviving works of Leopold Eidlitz, a leading mid-19th-century American architect, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994 for its architecture.
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