United Church, 85 Church St. S., 1980s

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This photo provides a good view of the United Church in St. Marys, located at 85 Church Street South. The church was originally built as a Methodist Church in 1879. In June of 1925, some of the members of the Methodist and Presbyterian congregations joined together to form the United Church. This building has remained the United Church since that year. The church contains many Romanesque Revival features commonly seen on churches built in the mid to late 19th century; note the round arched windows used on the church as opposed to the pointed arches that were seen on buildings with more of a Gothic Revival inspiration. The spire that once sat on the tower was struck by lightning in the 1940s, it was never replaced.

In the winter and early spring of 1982-1983, Randall Speller, a colleague of Larry Pfaff from the Art Gallery of Ontario, took a series of black and white photographs of houses and buidlings of architectural significance in St. Marys. Larry Pfaff and several local friends who shared this interest in architecture took some additional photographs in a subsequent summer. This photograph is one of this series.

Notes

Condition: Excellent - Image is very clear. No signs of damage to the negative.

Dimensions

Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 2.5 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 3.5cm
Image Height: 2.5cm

Subject(s)

Architecture
Churches
United Churches
historical buildings

Local identifier

LPUnited_a

Collection

St. Marys Museum Photo Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

Larry Pfaff - on behalf of LACAC.

Copyright Statement

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Recommended Citation

"United Church, 85 Church St. S., 1980s", St. Marys Museum, LPUnited_a.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

Terms of Use

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