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Luther Place Memorial Church | |
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38°54′25″N 77°1′56″W / 38.90694°N 77.03222°W | |
Location | 1226 Vermont Ave., NW. (Thomas Circle) Washington, DC |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Tradition | Lutheran |
Website | lutherplace |
History | |
Former name(s) | Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church |
Status | Church |
Founded | 1873 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Judson York, J. C. Harkness, and Henry Davis |
Style | neo-Gothic |
Years built | 1873 |
Luther Place Memorial Church | |
Location | 1226 Vermont Ave., NW. (Thomas Circle) Washington, DC |
Built | 1870 |
Architect | York, Judson |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 73002096[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 16, 1973 |
Luther Place Memorial Church is a congregation belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.[2] The neo-Gothic church building in Thomas Circle in Washington, D.C., was designed by architects Judson York, J. C. Harkness, and Henry Davis and constructed in 1873 as a memorial to peace and reconciliation following the American Civil War. Its original name was Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Luther Monument is situated in front of the church. The statue is a replica of the centerpiece of the Luther Monument in Worms, Germany, and was given to the church in 1884 by German emperor William I.