1832 J Hinton Antique Print Monumental Church Broad St Richmond Virginia (35134)
Specifications
| Return Shipping Will Be Paid By | Buyer |
| All Returns Accepted | Returns Accepted |
| Item Must Be Returned Within | 14 Days |
| Cartographer/Publisher | William Bartlett |
| Printing Technique | Steel Plate Engraved |
| Original/Reproduction | Antique Original |
| Canadian Province | Virginia |
| Type | Steel Plate Engraved |
| Year | 1839 |
| US State | North America |
| Date Range | 1800-1899 |
contact usebay profileebay store Episcopal Church at Richmond Virginia Cartographer : - Hinton, John Howard 1791 - 1873 Date: - 1832 Size: - 10in x 8in (260mm x 210mm)Ref#: - 35387Condition: - (A) Good Condition Description: This fine original and elaborate antique print of the Monumental Church, on Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia (formerly known as the Episcopal Church) by William Goodacre was published in the 1832 edition of John Howard Hintons History and Topography of the United States. General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable Paper color : - off white Age of map color: - Colors used: - General color appearance: - Paper size: - 10in x 8in (260mm x 210mm) Plate size: - 10in x 8in (260mm x 210mm) Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm) Imperfections: Margins: - Age Toning, light foxing Plate area: - Age Toning Verso: - Age ToningBackground: Monumental Church is a former Episcopal church that stands at 1224 E. Broad Street between N. 12th and College Streets in Richmond, Virginia. Designed by architect Robert Mills, it is one of Americas earliest and most distinctive Greek Revival churches and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a National Historic Landmark and is located in the Court End historic district. Monumental Church was built between 1812 and 1814 to commemorate the 72 people who died on the site in the December 26, 1811 Richmond Theatre fire. The building consists of two parts: a crypt and a church. The crypt is located beneath the sanctuary and contains the remains of those claimed by the fire. The church is an octagonal construction of brick and Aquia sandstone with a stucco coat. The site of Monumental Church was known initially as the first Academy of Fine Arts and Sciences in America, or The Theatre Square. Chevalier Quesnay de Beaurepaire, a French officer in the Revolutionary army, had developed the idea for the academy but the plan was abandoned due to the war. In 1786 on this site Richmonds first theatre was built, which had the appearance of a barn-like building. The Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788 was held in this building beginning on June 3 for three weeks after first convening in the temporary capitol at Cary and fourteenth streets. Among the many individuals in attendance were James Madison, John Marshall, James Monroe, Edmund Pendleton, George Wythe, George Nicholas, Edmund Randolph, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee and Patrick Henry. This building was destroyed by fire in 1802 and the Richmond Theatre would replace it. Following the 1811 theatre fire, the church was commissioned by Chief Justice John Marshall and designed by architect Robert Mills, the first American-born architect, the only pupil of Thomas Jefferson and the architect of the Washington Monument and White House of the Confederacy. Mills had a reputation for being particularly concerned with fireproofing, probably owing to his work on Monumental, and later in his career designed Charleston's Fireproof Building as a testament to that fact. Monumental Church established the first Sunday School program in Richmond on Nov. 20, 1817. Famous parishioners included Chief Justice John Marshall whose family occupied pew No. 23, Edgar Allan Poe, whose foster parents the Allans were members and occupied pew No. 80, the Marquis de Lafayette when he visited Richmond in 1824, William Mayo of Powhatan and the Chamberlayne family. Three Richmond congregations were formed from Monumental, including: St. James's in 1831, St. Paul's in 1845 and All Saints in 1888. Deconsecrated in 1965, it was given by the Medical College of Virginia to the Historic Richmond Foundation, an affiliate of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Hinton, John Howard 1791 - 1873 Hinton was an English author and Baptist minister who published, along with many other works, The History and Topography of the United States of North America together with his brother Isaac Taylor Hinton (1799-1847). He is the father of surgeon James Hinton and grandfather of mathematician and science fiction author Charles Howard Hinton. John Howard Hinton was born in Oxford in 1791 to James Hinton (1761–1823) and Ann Hinton. His Father, James Hinton, was a pastor in Oxford, and ran a school. Hinton was taught at his fathers school where he became friends with Edward Steane. Hinton first preached in Reading, afterwards became pastor of a Baptist church in London, and was distinguished as an independent and original preacher, and a zealous advocate for liberty in religion and politics, for example arguing that it was the church's responsibility to punish violations of morality, such as lying, whereas the state should limit itself to enforcing offences against society (which might encompass the former, such as theft). For many yeats Hinton was a joint secretary of the Baptist Union with his lifelong friend Edward Steane. In 1840 he attended the Worlds Anti-Slavery Convention where he was captured in a group painting just in front of Isaac Crewdson. In 1865 he published the sixth and last volume of his sermons. He is thought to view God as not necessarily good but a being who deserves adoration irrespective of his works. Hinton died in 1873 in Bristol. 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