St. Paul's Church and Rectory
St. Paul’s Church and Rectory is an historic Episcopal church at 279 Congress Street in Portland, Maine. Built in 1868 for a new congregation, it is a fine example of Gothic Revival architecture designed by English architect George Browne Pelham. The church and rectory were completed in 1869 and were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The present pastor is the Rev. Andrew S. Faust.
The church sits northeast of downtown Portland at the corner of Locust Street and Congress Street. The church is set back from Congress Street with the main entrance facing Locust Street, and the wood-frame rectory sits closer to Congress Street.
The church is a rectangular, one-story stone building with a steep, slate roof. It has buttressed sides and corners, narrow lancet windows, and a rose window on the gable facing Congress Street. The back gable wall is wooden clapboarded and features a large three-sided stained-glass window. The entrance is through a large Gothic opening in a projecting gable.
The first Episcopal congregation in Portland was called St. Paul’s but was reorganized in 1839 as St. Stephen’s. The congregation for this church was organized in 1868, and the church and rectory were completed the following year. Pelham, who lived in Portland from 1868 to 1871, later moved to New York City.
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