Bruton Parish church

church, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

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Bruton Parish Church is a historic church located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the main church in the early colonial capital and its structure was completed in 1683. The church was restored between 1905 and 1907 and is still active today. The Reverend William A.R. Goodwin, rector of Bruton Parish Church, was instrumental in the restoration of colonial Williamsburg, a project sponsored by John D. Rockefeller, Jr..12

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Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, still active, was the main church in the early colonial capital; the church structure was completed in 1683. The Anglican church, which was disestablished in the colonies during the American Revolution, became the Episcopal Church, USA, but it retained only…
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Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, still active, was the main church in the early colonial capital; the church structure was completed in 1683. The Anglican church, which was disestablished in the colonies during the American Revolution, became the Episcopal Church, USA, but it retained only…
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