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Title	Christ Episcopal Church
Alternate Title	Christ Church Savannah
View	Raking view of facade with Greek hexastyle Ionic portico
Work Type	buildings religious buildings churches
Style/Period	Greek Revival Nineteenth century
Creator Name	Couper, James Hamilton, 1794-1866
Creator Nationality	American
Date.Creator Birth	1794
Date.Creator Death	1866
Contributors to Project	James Hamilton Couper (American architect, 1794-1866)
Subject.work	architecture City planning antebellum architecture
Country	United States
City	Savannah
State/Province	Georgia
Location.Notes	Johnson Square; 28 Bull Street
Architectural Material	wood; stone
Technique	carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Dates	1837-1838 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/14/1997
Subject Information	The present location of the church was designated by General James Oglethorpe in his distinctive plan for the Savannah settlement, although in the early years of the colony the congregation met in the courthouse. John Wesley, the third rector of the parish, served from 1736-1737 and published the first English hymnal in America. The present church building was built by James H. Couper in Greek Revival style in 1838. Couper was an aristocratic plantation owner who had graduated from Yale in 1814. He studied water management in Holland and was among the first to apply scientific research to agricultural operations.
Information.source	Christ Church Savannah [website]; http://www.christchurchsavannah.org/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)

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