St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square
Historic church in Washington, D.C., United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square is a historic Episcopal church located at Sixteenth Street and H Street NW, in Washington, D.C., along Black Lives Matter Plaza. The Greek Revival building, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, is adjacent to Lafayette Square, one block from the White House. It is often called the "Church of the Presidents".
St. John's Episcopal Church | |
Location | 1525 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Coordinates | 38°54′1.41″N 77°2′9.91″W |
Built | 1815–1816 |
Part of | Lafayette Square Historic District (ID70000833) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000868[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Designated NHL | December 19, 1960 |
Designated NHLDCP | August 29, 1970 |
Every sitting president has attended the church at least once since it was built in 1816, starting with James Madison.[2] With the exception of Richard Nixon, every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt has attended spiritual services on Inauguration Day, many at St. John's.[3] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[1]