Chevy Chase Circle
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Chevy Chase Circle is a
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In 1938,
All Saints' Episcopal Church opened on Chevy Chase Circle on December 1, 1901.[5] It was built in the Gothic style of architecture[5] on land donated by The Chevy Chase Land Company.[6] Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Childs was its first pastor.[5]
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, also on Chevy Chase Circle, was built in 1911.[7] Rev. Dr. Hubert Rex Johnson was its first pastor.[7]
The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church was canonically established in 1911. A simple, temporary church was built at that time, with construction of the present church beginning in 1925.[8] The cornerstone was blessed by Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, rector of the Catholic University of America.[8] The new Church opened on November 6, 1927.[9] Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley officiated at the dedicatory service.[9]
See also
- Chevy Chase, Maryland
- Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C.
- Connecticut Avenue
References
- ^ "Chevy Chase Circle" (PDF). Town of Chevy Chase. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ Sisson, Edward Hawkins (26 February 2009). "Chevy Chase Circle Fountain: A Call To Rededicate a Memorial to Racism". newgeography.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ Williams, Kim, District of Columbia Historic Preservation Office, Washington, D.C. (October 2006). "Garden Club of America Entrance Markers at Chevy Chase Circle" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Historic Washington. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link). - ^ Coordinates of Garden Club of America entrance markers:
(1) West side of grassy ring: 38°58′03″N 77°04′38″W / 38.967624°N 77.077353°W
(2) East side of grassy ring: 38°58′03″N 77°04′37″W / 38.967589°N 77.076948°W - ^ a b c "Opened a New Church: Pretty House of Worship at Chevy Chase Circle[permanent dead link]". The Washington Post. December 2, 1901. p. 12.
- from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ a b "Dedicate New Church: Hundreds Attend Services at Chevy Chase Edifice[permanent dead link]". The Washington Post. January 9, 1911. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Three Brothers Officiate At Cornerstone Laying[permanent dead link]". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1925. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Prelate Dedicates Sacrament Shrine with Solemn Pomp: Archbishop Curley Presides at Services in New Chevy Chase Church[permanent dead link]". The Washington Post. November 7, 1927. p. 18.