St. James House of Prayer
St. James House of Prayer
Tampa, FL
All Trades Historical Restoration is honored to be chosen to restore St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church.
The historic church was erected in 1922 and dedicated in February, 1923. The Gothic Revival church includes a tower, battlements, and stained glass windows. SJHOP is so unique in the fact that it was built with 16-inch-thick (410 mm) concrete walls on the interior, and exterior walls composed entirely of flint rock, stacked with mortar. The rocks were collected from the bottom of the Hillsborough River however, the rocks did not occur there naturally. The rocks came from all around the world aboard the sailing ships of centuries past, and wound up in Tampa as the ships discarded ballast from their hulls. Because of the amazing stonework, the building is occasionally referred to as “The Rock Church.”
The original St. James Episcopal was organized in 1892 as an Anglican Episcopal Church for the city’s community. At that time, many Bahamian and Cuban immigrants were arriving in Tampa to work in the cigar industry.
What Our Clients Say
Your solution was so original that you received an Award of Merit for Preservation... Your repair and restoration work... has allowed me to brag that since 1915 our 100-year-old building has never been in better shape!
Susan Hill Pieper
Paulding County Carnegie Library
The owner, Mrs. Cassie Gardner is very professional and excellent to work with... She took the time to communicate the project status and... The project was completed by the due date and the project remained within budget.
Gwendolyn Myers
Greater Bethel M.B. Church, Inc. Trustee Chairman
We are very impressed with the quality of work and
proud of the finished product... The workers did
not just do a “job” but, rather, were passionate
about their work... We could not be more
pleased...
Johnson County Commissioners
Property Manager, Church of the Ascension
I can personally attest positively to their professional manner of handling the efforts involved in attaining very positive results in our restoration process. The project. I was very much pleased.
Samuel J. Hemingway
Liaison, Bethel AME Church
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