- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church
- Creator:
- Judson McCranie
- Date of Original:
- 2017-02-12
- Subject:
- Church buildings--Georgia--Darien
Buildings--Georgia--Darien
Historic buildings--Georgia--Darien
African American churches--Georgia--Darien
Episcopal Church--Georgia--Darien
Tabby (Concrete)
Bell towers--Georgia--Darien
Crosses--Georgia--Darien
African American Episcopalians--Georgia--Darien
Episcopalians--Georgia--Darien
Darien (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church (Darien, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Darien, 31.37023, -81.43399
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church in Darien was built in 1876 for the area's Black congregation by the Reverend James Wentworth Leigh, who also served as pastor for the white congregation of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The church was constructed of tabby and named for an African saint.
Photograph of the exterior of St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church in Darien, Georgia. The tabby structure features a peaked wooden bell tower rising over the entrance. A small cross sits at the top of the peak. St. Cyprian's was built in 1876 for the area's black congregation by the Reverend James Wentworth Leigh, who also served as pastor for the white congregation of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The church was named for an African saint. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/episcopal-church/m-6161/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Elisabeth Hughes, New Georgia Encyclopedia
Judson McCranie / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Photograph by Judson McCranie - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/episcopal-church
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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