Description
Additional Makers: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress)
1 drawing : watercolor. | Scene of Zouaves, soldiers, and civilians outside the gate of a ruined church.
Image Licence
No known restrictions on publication.
Image Credit
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-20007
Location
St. John's Episcopal Church, Hampton, Virginia, USA
Country
USA
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
TWW Comment
St John's Episcopal Church was established in Hampton in 1610 and relocated various times before 1728. The present building was constructed in 1728, but was damaged in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and then extensively in the Civil War when Confederate troops set fire to the church and many nearby buildings. Despite the considerable damage, the community restored the church and it is still in use today.
