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44°28′47.44″N 73°13′6.27″W / 44.4798444°N 73.2184083°W / 44.4798444; -73.2184083
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Cathedral Church of St. Paul
44°28′47.44″N 73°13′6.27″W / 44.4798444°N 73.2184083°W / 44.4798444; -73.2184083
Location2 Cherry St.
Burlington, Vermont
Country United States
Denomination Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Website www.stpaulscathedralvt.org
History
Founded1830
ConsecratedNovember 11, 1973
Architecture
Architect(s)Burlington Associates
Style Modern
Specifications
Materials stressed concrete
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Vermont
Clergy
Bishop(s)The Right Reverend Shannon MacVean-Brown
DeanVery Rev. Greta Getlein

The Cathedral Church of St. Paul is an Episcopal cathedral located in Burlington, Vermont, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Vermont.

History

About 55 Episcopalians were present in a Burlington hotel when St. Paul's Church was organized in 1830. The first service was held in the courthouse on June 12, 1831. [1] A stone, Gothic Revival church building was dedicated the following year. The structure was enlarged three times (1851, 1866, 1910) as the congregation grew. The 1910 renovation followed a fire. At the Diocesan Convention of 1965 St. Paul's was designated as the cathedral church of the diocese. It was formally elevated on May 6, 1966. [2]

The old St. Paul's Cathedral was destroyed by a fire on February 15, 1971. It was sparked by an electrical malfunction in the basement. [3] The City of Burlington was in the midst of a massive urban renewal project at the time. They offered to exchange the land on which the old church had stood for a new plot of land overlooking Lake Champlain downtown. Burlington Associates was chosen to design the new cathedral; architects Thomas Cullins and William Henderson led the project. [4] It was completed in 1973 and consecrated on November 11, 1973. [2]

Architecture

Memorial Garden

A good example of Brutalist architecture, St. Paul's Cathedral is built of exposed poured-in-place reinforced concrete, featuring a coffered sanctuary, textured surfaces from vertical formwork, and carefully proportioned and patterned joints. [4] The interior finishes include white oak furnishings and acoustic paneling and a slate floor. It is naturally lit from the skylights and a large curtain wall, which provides a view of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks. The campanile holds eight bells from old St. Paul's. They were cast in 1895 by the Clinton H. Meneely Bell Company of Troy, New York. [5] The bells were refurbished after the fire and rehung in the new bell tower. A ninth bell cracked in the fire and is now at the foot of the tower, adjacent to the Memorial Garden gate. The Memorial Garden is located to the east of the church. The ashes of parish members and friends of St. Paul's are buried there. It is enclosed with stonework that incorporates stones from old St. Paul's.

See also

References

  1. ^ "About St. Paul's Cathedral". Cathedral Church of St. Paul. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  2. ^ a b "Vermont, Diocese of". Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  3. ^ Parsons, Marselis. "Church fires in Burlington's past". WCAX-TV. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  4. ^ a b H., Andres, Glenn M. 1941- Johnson, Curtis B. 1954- Liebs, Chester (2014). Buildings of Vermont. Univ. of Virginia Press. p. 144. ISBN  0-8139-3362-5. OCLC  888730649.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  5. ^ "Index - Meneely (T)".
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