[2] St. Andrew's Episcopal Church was designed by architect Robert S. Schuyler in the Gothic Revival style.

Schuyler also designed St. Peter's Church in Fernandina, built in 1881, as well as chapels in Waldo, Fairbanks, Pablo Beach, and Lake Santa Fe.

St. Andrew's was built in 1887 on a single level using brick masonry and contained a massive front corner tower with louvered belfry and steep spire roof.

[5] Beginning with World War II, the area along the river north of the city center experienced an economic boom as dozens of industrial operations moved in.

Residential development in the suburbs increased dramatically, and membership at St. Andrews fell to the point that it could no longer support itself.

The once thriving area around the church declined, and by the late 1970s the building had fallen into disuse and disrepair.

[2] Since restoration the building is seen as one of the finest specimens of nineteenth-century architecture in Duval County, and it is a popular spot for meetings, weddings and other civic events.