Global InformationConcordia German Evangelical Church and Rectory information
| The United Church | |
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| Concordia German Evangelical Church and Rectory | |
Die Vereinigte Kirche | |
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| Location | 1920 G St. NW Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | United Church of Christ United Methodist Church |
| Previous denomination | Lutheran Church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | NRHP |
| Designated | 1978 |
| Architect(s) | Paul Schulze Albert Goenner |
| Style | Gothic, Italianate |
| Years built | 1833 1932 (rebuilt) |
Concordia German Evangelical Church and Rectory | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 20th and G Sts., Northwest, Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′52″N 77°2′42″W / 38.89778°N 77.04500°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | originally in 1833; erected 1885; rebuilt in 1932 |
| Architect | Schulze, Paul; Goenner, Albert |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003055[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 14, 1978 |
Concordia German Evangelical Church and Rectory, also known as Concordia United Church of Christ and Rectory is a historic church in Northwest, Washington, D.C. Concordia Church has been located in Foggy Bottom on the corner of G and 20th streets since 1833. The parsonage was built in 1885.[2] The church building, located directly west of the parsonage, was dedicated May 15, 1892, and remains mostly in its original state.[3][4][2] To the rear of the church, on its southern end, a three-bay Sunday School was added in 1899 and reconstructed in 1932.[3][4] Founded as Concordia German Evangelical United Church, the congregation is now known as The United Church. It is a member congregation of the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church. It continues to offer German language services and events today, as well as in English.
It is significant both historically and architecturally. The two buildings stand on a site that was in continuous ownership of the German congregation that built them since the late eighteenth century when the area was known as Funkstown or Hamburg, an early settlement that predated the founding of Washington. The church design is an example of late-nineteenth-century eclectic Victorian architecture.[5]
Its current building was built in 1885–1891 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "History Quest". dcgis.maps.arcgis.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c National Register of Historic Places. "Nomination for Concordia United Church of Christ and Rectory". www.historicwashington.org. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Church Marks Anniversary: Concordia Congregation Passes Century Milestone," Evening Star, January 15, 1933, p. 12.
- ^ "THE UNITED CHURCH GERMAN ROOTS IN WASHINGTON". Goethe Institute. Retrieved May 30, 2023.