St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church
St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church, Episcopal church building in Tampa Heights, Florida.
The church stands at 2708 Central Avenue with 16-inch-thick concrete walls covered in flint rock from the Hillsborough River.
The parish formed in 1997 through the merger of St. James Episcopal Church, established in 1892, and The House of Prayer Episcopal Church from 1907.
The original St. James Episcopal Church served Tampa's Black population, including Bahamians and Cubans who relocated with the cigar industry.
The building maintains its status as an active Episcopal parish while holding both national and local historic landmark designations.
The structure incorporates stones dredged directly from the Hillsborough River, leading to its informal name as 'The Rock Church'.
Location: Florida
Inception: 1997
Architectural style: Gothic Revival
Website: http://sjhoptpa.org
GPS coordinates: 27.96667,-82.45556
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:24
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