Grace Church (Providence, Rhode Island)
Grace Church is an historic Episcopal church at 300 Westminster Street at Mathewson Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1845-46 and was designed by Richard Upjohn in the Gothic Revival style. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and is part of the Downtown Providence Historic District. Description Church The church building was designed by architect Richard Upjohn and built in 1845–46, when the area had a much more residential character. It is a relatively simple expression of Gothic Revival architecture, and is notable as the first building in which Upjohn used asymmetry in a church's massing. In 1912, Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson added a parish house which connects with the church through several narrow, twisting stairwells and passages. The parish house was remodeled and enlarged in 1950 by Harkness & Geddes. Cemetery The Grace Church cemetery is a triangular parcel of land located about a mile southwest of the church in the Trinity Square Historic District. The church purchased four acres here in 1834, and doubled its size in 1843. A caretaker's cottage was built 1859-1860 in the Gothic Revival style. The cottage, part of the Providence Landmark District,