Christ Episcopal Church, Church & Saint Emanuel Streets, Mobile

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Christ Episcopal Church. Date of Erection: - Architect: Unknown. Builder: Christ Episcppal Church* Present Condition; Good. Number of Stories: One. Materials of Construction: Brickj exterior walls smooth stucco; large front portico columns; wrought iron fence; important architectural details exterior and interior. Other Existing Records: when Bienville established Mobile on its present site in "the church" was built just beyond the southwest edge of Fort Louis de la Hobile* In front of this church was a broad promenade, known as "Promenade Iglese." This location was at the present intersection of Northwest St. Emanuel and Church Streets* tThis original church was used for about!; ext decade we find the new church at the corner of reets.

Then in 18 2 111 years after the erection of the original church the first Protestant church was constructed on the site of the old "Promenade Iglese" the site being donated for a Church of England congregation. It was used as a lace of worship by all Protestant denominations for a number of years. In a new church the Christ Spisoopal of today was completed on this same location, construction of the church having been started in And so we find that although the present Christ Church is only 94 years old, it stands almost on the very site of Mobile's first church, erected SS3 years ago See: "WHERE TIMS BEARS WMESS 30 SOUKS BUILDING" Compiled by John ?. Glennon & Rosemary Glennon.

Pen and ink drawings by, Chici Glennon Lasley* Advertisement of the Firftt National Bank of Mobile, Alabama* if9 - Moft 33- A A- 31 page . Additional Data; In September this ohliroh. was stru.dk "by a hurricane causing the tower to fall through, the roof completely destroying "both and doing considerable damage to the interior, three years later it was again visited by storm and was damaged to a great extent. Source of Material; John ]?. G-lennon. Mobile, Alabama. Bosemary Grlennon. Mob il e, 41 at ama . W. Basaell* Mobile, Alabama* Compiled by; Katherine Floyd. Auburn, Alabama* Approved; B. Walter -Burkhardt, A. P. I. Auburn, Alabama* Date; M*