Saint Thomas Episcopal Church and Rectory
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Saint Thomas Episcopal Church and Rectory is an historic Episcopal church located on Putnam Pike in the village of Greenville
in Smithfield, Rhode Island
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Resolved Waterman donated land for the church. Prominent architect, Thomas Alexander Tefft
built the church in 1851 and it opened on February 5, 1851, consecrated March 9, 1852. According to The History of the State of Rhode Island "Rev. James H. Eames was chosen rector at its organization, and remained until March 8, 1857. The church was built out of funds raised partly upon subscription, and partly from a fund furnished by the diocese. The rectors following the Rev. James H. Eames, have been Revs. Benjamin H. Chase, George A. Coggeshall, Eben Thompson, Edwin C. Sweetland, and others."
Greenville, Rhode Island
Greenville is a village and census-designated place in the town of Smithfield in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 8,626 at the 2000 census...
in Smithfield, Rhode Island
Smithfield, Rhode Island
Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the historic villages of Esmond, Georgiaville, Mountaindale, Hanton City, Stillwater and Greenville...
.
Resolved Waterman donated land for the church. Prominent architect, Thomas Alexander Tefft
Thomas Alexander Tefft
Thomas Alexander Tefft was an American architect. Born in Richmond, Rhode Island, he was a schoolteacher when he was encouraged by Henry Barnard to become an architect. While still a student at Brown University, Tefft designed the original Union Station in Providence and the Cannelton Cotton...
built the church in 1851 and it opened on February 5, 1851, consecrated March 9, 1852. According to The History of the State of Rhode Island "Rev. James H. Eames was chosen rector at its organization, and remained until March 8, 1857. The church was built out of funds raised partly upon subscription, and partly from a fund furnished by the diocese. The rectors following the Rev. James H. Eames, have been Revs. Benjamin H. Chase, George A. Coggeshall, Eben Thompson, Edwin C. Sweetland, and others."