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Saturday, November 9 | 12:00-2:30 pmAuthor Presentation with Q &A, Book Signing, and Cathedral Tour
“Spires in the Sun” writer Jonathan Rich and photographer Phil Eschbach offer the stories behind the oldest surviving wood-frame Episcopal churches in Florida. Constructed in the 1800s when Florida was the nation's raw southeastern frontier, these churches breathed the romantic sensibilities of England's stone parish churches into a new wood.
Half the profiled churches were built under the leadership of women, one of whom was abolitionist-novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe. Another was constructed to serve crowds arriving by train to attend the nationally celebrated Florida Chautauqua series. And one, raised by an African-American master carpenter, is now Florida's oldest Episcopal sanctuary historically led and attended by African Americans.
If you love history, architecture, or would like to hear stories of unique individuals who have shaped landmarks across our state, please join us! Visit spcathedral.org/spires for more information.
All are invited!
Noon - 1:00 pm | Refreshments / Meet & Greet book signing
12:30 pm | Cathedral Tour
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Author talk and Q&A
2:00 - 2:30 pm | Meet & Greet and book signing
2:00 pm | Cathedral Tour
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
140 4th St N, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33701
