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| St. James' Episcopal Chapel On Highway 146 in Pewee Valley, KY |
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| St. James' Episcopal Church Photographs by Jim Kincer
In 1868, with the end of the Civil War, St. James Episcopal Church was duly incorporated by the Kentucky General Assembly, and former Confederate General E. Kirby Smith collected contributions from all over Kentucky to build St. James and in 1869 the building, of native Pewee Valley limestone, was completed at a cost of $4,000. The St. James building was modeled on a 12th-century English country church. It began with sketches made by Kentucky Bishop Benjamin Bosworth Smith on a trip to England and became a significant work of William Henry Redin (1822-1904), a Louisville architect. The building was named to the National Register of Historic Places in the 1980's.
In 1908, fifteen acres of the original 20-acre site were sold to provide construction funds to build a rectory. Today, the building of St. James Episcopal Church, the only Episcopal parish in Oldham County, remains a fine example of the rural Gothic Revival parish church style. This church and its picturesque setting have been a community landmark since 1869.
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