Grace Episcopal Cathedral (Topeka, Kansas)

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Coordinates: 39°03′3.05″N 95°41′3.3″W / 39.0508472°N 95.684250°W / 39.0508472; -95.684250
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Grace Cathedral
Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking1910
Completed1917
Specifications
Capacity1000
Length160
Width100
Height62
Other dimensionsTowers 92 feet Limestone High Altar 17 feet
Spire height33 feet
MaterialsLimestone
BellsDeagan Tower Chimes
Administration
DioceseKansas
Clergy
Bishop(s)Cathleen Chittenden Bascom
DeanVery Rev. Torey Lightcap

Grace Episcopal Cathedral is located in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas.

History

Grace Cathedral started as a mission founded by the Rev. Charles M. Callaway. The first service was held on January 20, 1857 at Constitution Hall, a building used by John Farnsworth for his general merchandise business. Two years later services were moved to the Ritchie Block. The convention for the Diocese of Kansas met there on April 11 and 12, 1860 and on September 9 Grace Mission was legally incorporated as Grace Church. Bethany Place, a school for young women, had been opened the same year and was attached to Grace Church.

A new church building was completed in 1865. It contained an altar built of native walnut that has been used ever since.

arsonist. Services were held in the Great Hall utilizing the old walnut altar, which had been saved, until the cathedral was reopened on October 1, 1978. The current building has had much work done in recent years to update and keep the maintenance up. A renovation of the 1951 Cloister building was completed in late 2014, featuring a two story tall main entrance Common Room. A capital campaign is currently underway to build a new main floor parish hall to the south onto the Bethany Place grounds of the Diocese of Kansas
.

Architecture

The architects of the cathedral were

Schantz Organ Company as Opus 1492. There are 4 manuals, 53 stops, 65 ranks, and 3820 pipes. Additions and enhancements made by Schantz and Reuter Organ Company
.

Photos

"The view from the back of the nave, looking towards the sanctuary."
The view from the back of the nave, looking towards the sanctuary.

See also

References

  1. ^ "History of the Cathedral". Grace Cathedral. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  2. ^ David Sachs, "Grace Episcopal Cathedral", [Topeka, Kansas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/KS-01-177-0004.
  3. ^ "Grace Cathedral". Visit Topeka. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
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