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The {{for|the current home of [[Christ Church Parish]]|Christ Episcopal Church}}{{Infobox Building|image=OldChristChurch.jpg|caption=Old Christ Church|name=Old Christ Church|location=405 South [[Adams Street]]|architect=|client=[[Christ Church Parish]]|engineer=|owner=[[Old Christ Church Foundation]]|construction_start_date=[[1830]]|completion_date=[[1832]]|renovations=[[1878]]-[[1879]]<br/>[[1936]] (library)<br/>[[1999]]|date_demolished=|cost=$4,500|structural_system=brick & plaster|style=Norman Gothic|size=|mapcode=<googlemap lat="30.409135" lon="-87.210138" zoom="17" width="288" height="200">30.409135, -87.21031, Old Christ Church</googlemap>}}'''Old Christ Church''' (also known as '''Old Christ Church''') is a historic church. It is located at 405 South [[Adams Street]], adjacent to [[Seville Square]]. It is currently owned and maintained by West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. and is part of the [[Historic Pensacola Village]]. ==Origin=={{main|Christ Church Parish}}Christ Church was the site of the first Protestant congregation in Pensacola, after a religious census by Episcopal minister [[Ralph Williston]] discovered an element of the area's predominantly-Catholic population desired their own place of worship. On [[June 4]], [[1827]], Williston gathered a mixed-denomination group to discuss the creation of a Protestant church, and a vestry was elected. On [[October 14]], [[1829]], the newly-formed Protestant Episcopal Congregation of the City of Pensacola petitioned the Territory of Florida to incorporate [[Christ Church Parish]]. Governor William P. Duval approved the Act of Incorporation on [[October 16]]. Construction of the building began in [[1830]] and finished in [[1832]] at a total cost of $4,500. The design is said to be taken from a plan by Sir [[Wikipedia:Christopher Wren|Christopher Wren]]. During the [[Civil War]], the church was used by Union forces as a hospital and barracks. ==Expansion==Between [[1878]]-[[1879]], a major renovation effort was undertaken at a cost of $4,000. An addition of twenty feet was added to the west side, to make room for a new sacristy and choir room; the floor, damaged in the [[Civil War]], was replaced; gothic arches were built into the ceiling; the tower was remodeled with dormer windows on each side; a porch was added to the southern end; the organ lost was removed, and an alter rail was added; and a strained glassed window, entitled "Light of the World," was installed over the alter. The renovations were designed by New York architect [[Wikipedia:Charles C. Haight|Charles C. Haight]], and [[Joseph Areson]] of Pensacola was the contractor. The pipe organ, destroyed in the [[Civil War]], was replaced in [[1887]]. ==The Church moves=={{main|Christ Episcopal Church}}The Christ Church congregation moved to their current home on [[Wright Street]] in [[1903]], taking with them the Pilcher and Sons pipe organ. (The organ would later be sold to [[Gadsden Street Methodist Church]].) The last service in the old building was on [[April 1|Good Friday]], while the [[April 3|Easter Sunday]] service was held in the new church. After the move, Old Christ Church became neglected from disuse. It was deconsecrated in [[1935]] and deeded to the [[City of Pensacola]] in [[1936]], at which time it became the city's first [[West Florida Public Library|public library]]. In [[1959]], the library moved to its [[Pensacola Public Library|downtown branch]], and Old Christ Church became the home of the [[Pensacola Historical Society]]. On [[May 3]], [[1974]], it Old Christ Church was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places. ==Old Christ Church Foundation=={{main|Old Christ Church Foundation}}By [[1995]], the City and the Historical Society had allowed the church to deteriorate, and ownership of the building reverted back to [[Christ Church Parish]]. This was approved uninamously by the [[Pensacola City Council]] on [[February 22]], [[1996]]. Following an engineering study by firm [[Baskerville-Donovan]], it was determined that the old church would require $172,000 to be brought back up to code and an additional $380,000 to be fully restored. A non-profit organization, the [[Old Christ Church Foundation]], was established to take ownership of the building and to administer its renovations and future use. ==Images==<gallery>Image:OldChristChurch1896.PNG|[[1896]]Image:OldChristChurch1962.jpg|[[1962]]Image:OldChristChurchMuseum1962.jpg|For many years the church was home to the [[Pensacola Historical Society]].Image:OldChristChurchSouthPorch1962.jpg|This south porch was probably added during the 1878-79 renovations.</gallery> 

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