 Marker ID:
K245 Title: St.
Luke's Church
Location: Isle of Wight County on Rte 10,
near Benn's Church Description:
"St. Luke's Church, also known as The Brick
Church, and the Newport Parish Church, is likely
America's purest expression of Gothic architecture. Its
buttressed walls, lancet side windows, and the traceried
east windows link the building to the architecture of the
Middle Ages. Although oral tradition dates the structure
to 1632, architectural evidence suggests that the church
with its tower was constructed during the last quarter of
the 17th century. After the disestablishment of the
Anglican Church in 1786, St. Luke's fell into disrepair
and was more or less in ruins for most of the 19th
century. A series of repairs began in the late 19th
century and a thorough restoration was completed in 1957."
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