First Presbyterian Church and manse, 1900

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

The First Presbyterian Church was opened for services in 1881 as a replacement for an earlier frame church on the same property. The manse is older, constructed in 1857-1858 for the first Presbyterian minister for this congregation, William Caven. This lovely limestone residence with its full veranda, was considered prohibitive to repair in 1928 and replaced by the current red brick manse. Some of the originalinterior trim was retained in the brick replacement building.

This rare photograph, taken approximately 20 years after the church was built, shows the two buildings in context, complemented by the stone retaining wall that extended at that time around three sides of the church property.

Notes

Condition: Fragile. This image shows signs of age: it is stained, the sepia darkened to yellows and browns as it loses its contrast. It contains important information about these buildings and should be handled with great care.

Date of Original

1900

Date Of Event

1900

Dimensions

Width: 16.6 cm
Height: 14 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 11.7cm
Image Height: 9.3cm

Subject(s)

Churches
Presbyterian churches
Religious dwellings

Local identifier

0964ph

Collection

St. Marys Museum photo collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2628937385262 Longitude: -81.141776740551

Donor

David White from the collection of James Fairbairn, his grandfather, and Nettie Fairbairn, his aunt. ollection.

Copyright Statement

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Recommended Citation

"Exterior of First Presbyterian Church and manse." St. Marys Museum, 0964ph.

Terms of Use

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