St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. (attributed involvement)

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St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. is a historic early-19th-century Episcopal church near the White House, long known as the “Church of the Presidents” for its association with numerous U.S. presidents.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century church building ⓘ
Episcopal church ⓘ
historic church ⓘ
affiliation Episcopal Diocese of Washington ⓘ
architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ
architecturalStyle Greek Revival ⓘ
builtIn early 19th century ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
completedIn 1816 ⓘ
constructionStart 1815 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
customaryAttendee President of the United States ⓘ
denomination Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church
hasBell bell for summoning worshippers ⓘ
hasFeature portico with columns ⓘ
prominent steeple ⓘ
stuccoed brick construction ⓘ
hasFunction place of worship ⓘ
site of presidential worship ⓘ
hasParishHouse St. John’s Parish House ⓘ
hasStatus active parish ⓘ
heritageDesignation contributing property to the Lafayette Square Historic District ⓘ
knownFor association with numerous U.S. presidents ⓘ
being attended by presidents of the United States ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
linked to: Lafayette Square

Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedNear the White House ⓘ
linked to: White House
nickname Church of the Presidents ⓘ
notableAttendee Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
Barack Obama ⓘ
Bill Clinton ⓘ
Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
George H. W. Bush ⓘ
George W. Bush ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ
John F. Kennedy ⓘ
Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
Richard Nixon ⓘ
Ronald Reagan ⓘ
NRHPType contributing property ⓘ
partOf Lafayette Square Historic District ⓘ
linked to: Lafayette Square
proximityToLandmark northwest of the White House ⓘ
region Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
stateOrDistrict District of Columbia ⓘ
tradition each sitting U.S. president has attended at least one service ⓘ

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Benjamin Henry Latrobe → notableWork → St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. (attributed involvement) ⓘ
Ellen Lewis Herndon → memberOf → choir of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
linked to: St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. (attributed involvement)