St. George Episcopal Church (Jacksonville, Florida)
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St. George Episcopal Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic
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 Episcopal church located at 10560 East Fort George Road on Fort George Island in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
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, Florida
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 in the United States
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. Built in 1882-1883, it was designed by architect Robert S. Schuyler of nearby Fernandina
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fernandina Beach is a city in Nassau County in the state of Florida in the United States of America and on Amelia Island. It is a part of Greater Jacksonville and is among Florida's northernmost cities. The area was first inhabited by the Timucuan Indian tribe...

. On August 9, 2002, it was added to the U.S.
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 National Register of Historic Places
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. It is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Florida.

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