Arguably Darien’s most beautiful church, St. Cyprian’s can trace its origins to the years of devastation following the Civil War. Reverend Dr. James Wentworth Leigh arrived in the area from Great Britain in 1873 and initiated a project to provide a church for the freedmen of Darien. Donations came from Europe, Philadelphia, and elsewhere to assist the fledgling congregation in their quest to build a suitable home. They named their church St. Cyprian’s for the martyred African Bishop. Using the construction techniques they knew best, the men of St. Cyprian’s built the church using tabby and brick. It is one of the most significant tabby structures still in use.
Darien Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
When I was a baby I crawled around the edge of the church to the back area ,I got tired
and crawled under the church and went to sleep. The whole town was looking for me
I was a lost baby for hours until someone found me sleeping. I was mont likley around
14 months old in 1946.