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• a  very short look at the history of the early Episcopal Church in America 
• the Richmond Theatre Fire of 1811
•  some of our country’s earliest architects 

All leading up to the return of the ghost of Mr. Poe and a brief examination of Mr. Poe’s relationship to religion while he was growing up.

• What happens when two architects (unknown to each other) are chosen to design the same church?  Hint: Start with “awkward”
• Learn why the first house of worship that Poe attended had “bodies under the church.”
• Is Poe a “spokesman for those dwelling in the shadow” and marginalized individuals?

Video of Monumental Episcopal Church (where Poe attended church as a child)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qLH2KYgRH8

Cover Art: Robert Mills,  Architect

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