St. John's Episcopal Church (Richmond, Virginia)

St. John's Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Richmond City Historic District
St. John's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia on a winter day
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Location	Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates	37°31′53″N 77°25′11″W / 37.53139°N 77.41972°W / 37.53139; -77.41972
Built	1741/1611[2]
Part of	St. John's Church Historic District (ID70000884)
NRHP reference No.	66000920[1]
VLR No.	127-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	January 20, 1961[4]
Designated CP	September 15, 1970
Designated VLR	September 9, 1969[3]

St. John's Church is an Episcopal church located at 2401 East Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Formed from several earlier parishes, St. John's is the oldest church in the city of Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1741 by William Randolph's son, Colonel Richard Randolph; the Church Hill district was named for it. It was the site of two important conventions in the period leading to the American Revolutionary War, and is famous as the location where American Founding Father Patrick Henry gave his memorable speech at the Second Virginia Convention, closing with the often-quoted demand, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" The church is designated as a National Historic Landmark.