4th and Vine Streets
The congregation of this
Christ Church Episcopal was founded in 1835 and the building lot purchased in
1841. Construction began in 1844,
and the building was dedicated in 1846. The
church is credited with being both the second oldest Episcopal church west of
the Mississippi River, and the oldest Episcopal church building in continuous
use west of the Mississippi. A
reference notes that the church design may be a copy of a church in rural
England. It has been changed and
added to through the years. Currently
it has a three-story projecting rectangular tower centrally located on the west.
The double leaf entranced has a molded brick gothic hood with stone
labels. The pointed arch opening is
capped by a crenelated parapet and a cross.
Flanking the tower are large gothic windows with stained glass and
tracery. On the north is a
one-story brick addition built in 1925 which has a parapet, an entrance on the
west, and large windows with corbelled panes but no headers.
It is approximately thirty feet to the eaves of the church.
The tower is approximately 45 feet high.
In 1929 a large parish room was added as a north extension. The additions to the rear extend the church so that it has
virtually no rear yard and sits in close proximity to a residence facing Vine
Street.
Funding for this page was provided by Boonville Tourism Commission
This page was constructed by:
Amanda Dodson
This site is listed on the National Register Historic Places.