St. Luke's Chapel (Stamford, Connecticut)

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St. Luke's Chapel
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St. Luke's Chapel (Stamford, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
St. Luke's Chapel (Stamford, Connecticut)
Location 714 Pacific St., Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area less than one acre
Built 1891
Architect H. Edward Ficken
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Shingle Style, Romanesque
MPS Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes TR
NRHP Reference # 87002129[1]
Added to NRHP December 24, 1987

St. Luke's Chapel is a historic building at 714 Pacific Street in Stamford, Connecticut. The chapel was built in 1891 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

History

St. Luke's Chapel is an Episcopal Church chapel structure that was built in 1891. The chapel was built by members of St. John's Episcopal Church in Stamford.[2] St. Luke's chapel includes Late Gothic Revival, Shingle Style, and Romanesque architecture. The 0.9-acre (0.36 ha) listing included 3 contributing buildings: the church, a social hall known as the Parish House, and a rectory.[3]

List of Historical Places

In 1987, St. Luke's Chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is listed for its meeting architectural criteria.[1][3] The property was covered in a Multiple Property Submission study of Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes.[4]

Clergy

  • The Rev. Richard L. Schuster (1987-2009)[5]

Community programs

Homeless Shelter

In 1990, St. Luke's Chapel provided a homeless shelter for homeless women and children. At that time, the chapel was affiliated with The Coalition for the Homeless in Stamford.[6]

St. Luke's Lifeworks

St. Luke's Lifeworks was created by attendees of St. Luke's Church. Lifeworks was renamed "Inspirica" as a Homeless shelter for families and also provides assistance for individuals suffering with HIV/AIDS.[7] In 2009, Rev. Richard L. Schuster was the executive director until his passing.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://www.stjohns-stamford.org/parishlife/history/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying photo, from 1987
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ http://www.stlukeslifeworks.org/SLLWCOMMENTARY3310.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/23/nyregion/greenwich-welcomes-homeless-from-stamford.html
  7. ↑ http://www.stlukeslifeworks.org/index_inspirica.html
  8. ↑ http://articles.courant.com/2009-09-01/news/obit_2322946v2d0901_1_connecticut-association-stamford-ct-main-street


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