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Congressional Charter Grant

When: January 6, 1893
Where: District of Columbia
Part of: Congress charters the Washington National Cathedral

The 52nd Congress granted a charter to the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation on January 6, 1893, empowering it to establish a cathedral in Washington, D.C.

The act incorporated the foundation and empowered it to establish and maintain a cathedral and institutions of learning for religion, education, and charity. Congress provided no money for construction, requiring the foundation to fund the project independently.

Sources

Washington National Cathedral Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08

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