St. James Episcopal Church, Payette

St. James Episcopal Church
Payette, Payette County

  • Grant: 2009 – Brick Repointing

Location: 110 North 10th Street, Payette, Idaho 83661

The St. James Episcopal Church was built in 1894 and is listed in the National Historic Register of Historic Places. It is built in the English Country subset of Gothic style architecture rendered in brick. In the 1940s, the parish hall and rectory were added, followed by a second vestry (a room for clergy and choir to dress in official robes prior to service). These three additions all appear in updated architectural plans from 1949, but records indicate the vestry may have been completed slightly after this date.

From the National Register description: St. James Episcopal Church is architecturally significant as one of the best brick examples of an English country church in the Gothic style in Idaho. Its attention to detail and concise visual statement makes it a local landmark. Triangular stained-glass windows break the interior’s open ceiling to create a mock clerestory which adds to the already handsome interior.

It served an Episcopal congregation until 2018 when it was purchased by the nonprofit organization St. James LLC, likely saving it from demolition or radical reconstruction. Please visit stjamesidaho.org for further information regarding the church’s current use and availability for public events both religious and secular.

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