The Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, at 400 Michigan Avenue NE, is one of the ten largest churches in the world. Construction began in 1920 and was completed in 1959. The exterior architecture is Romanesque and the interior architecture is Byzantine. The Basilica cites several reasons for the decision to use those […]
The Church of the Epiphany, at 1317 G St. NW, was built in 1844 and is still an active parish. It was built in the Gothic Revival style, by architect John W. Harkness. It is the only pre-war church to survive in D.C. Before the Civil War, it was in an area whose residents were […]
The Fishermen of Men Church, at 3641 Georgia Avenue, was founded in 1969 and acquired the Georgia Avenue location in 1977. The building was originally the York Theater, built in 1919 for movie theater owner Harry Crandall by architect Reginald Geare. Crandall owned many movie theaters in D.C., including the Lincoln, and was one of […]
2307 Calvert St. is currently occupied by the I AM Temple. “I AM” is a religious movement founded in the 1930’s by Guy Ballard, with 300 current groups in the U.S.
The Calvary Baptist Church is on the corner of 8th and H St., NW. This door is on the H St. side. The church was built in 1866, of pressed red brick, in the Gothic Revival style. Most of the church, except the steeple and two walls, burned down in 1867 and the building was […]
The Third Church of Christ, Scientist, at the corner of 16th and I St., was completed in 1970. It is of concrete, built in the Brutalist style by architect Araldo Cossutta, who worked with I.M. Pei. The concrete was poured on the spot, 60 feet tall in an octagonal shape with only one window. The […]
The Church of the Pilgrims is at 22nd and P St. This is a side door on 22nd St. The Church of the Pilgrims was founded in 1903, and the church was built in 1928. The church describes its original purpose as “intended as a home away from home for southern Presbyterian men and women […]
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is at 1514 15th St., NW. It was completed in 1880, as the first independent black Episcopal church in the District. It is modeled after a church in Coventry, England.
The doors of the National Cathedral have intricate grillwork panels. This is a detail from one of the doors on the north face of the Cathedral, with reflections in the glass behind it.