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John\'s Episcopal Church has served both the famous and Everyman without in.
Stout Jonathan Edwards Professor of American Religious History Yale University Sited importantly on its corner across from the White House, St. --Harry S.
John\'s Church that makes this book stand out as a true gem with very few equals in the annals of Church History.
It is the story--or rather the stories-- of St.
But it is far more than a collection of facts.
This alone makes the book worth reading.
From start to finish the facts are meticulously assembled and clearly laid out to the reader.
John\'s Church is the research.
REVIEWS The first thing to note about this marvelous History of St.
John\'s during their residence in Washington.
This book tells the story of this historic Church from its origins to the present, while chronicling notable services held at it, and key events in the lives of distinguished Americans who were personally connected with St.
John\'s, past and present, have played very prominent roles in the public life of the United States and the city of Washington, DC.
John\'s is called "the Church of the Presidents." A significant number of members of St.
Thus, St.
Several Presidents have been members.
John\'s at least once.
From its opening in October 1816, every person, beginning with James Madison, who has held the office of President of the United States has attended St.
It was designed, and its construction supervised, by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, a leading architect of the early national period.
John\'s Church is the oldest building adjacent to Lafayette Square.
Apart from the White House, St.
A National Historic Landmark, located just north of Lafayette Square, and in clear view of the White House, it has witnessed the presence within its walls of more notable civilian and military leaders of the United States than any other Church in the nation.
John\'s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC is one of the most unique churches in the United States.
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