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Grace Episcopol Church

Louisville St., Clayton, AL 36016

Barbour County

Grace Episcopal was begun by the Reverend J. L. Gay as a mission station in 1844, shortly after the town was incorporated. In 1872, the Diocese of Alabama formally accepted the mission as Grace Church. CSA Major General Henry Delamar Clayton Sr. and his wife, Victoria, gave the lot. (General Clayton served as president of the University of Alabama, 1886-1889.) The simple, almost austere, country Gothic style building was begun in 1875 and completed in 1876. Gothic architectural elements include the very steep pitch of the roof and the pointed arches above the windows and door. The church has been recognized by the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, the Historic Chattahoochee Commission, and the National Register of Historic Places.