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First Congregational Church | |
Portland Historic Landmark[1] | |
 First Congregational Church in 2009 | |
  Location within Portland, Oregon  Location within Oregon  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 1126 SW Park Avenue Portland, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°30′59″N 122°40′55″W / 45.516399°N 122.682019°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1889–1895 |
| Architect | Henry J. Hefty |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Italian Gothic |
| Website | www |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001594[2] |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 1975 |
The First Congregational Church is a church located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] Construction took place over a period of six years, from 1889 to 1895. The building was designed by Swiss architect Henry J. Hefty in Venetian Gothic style.[4] The interior includes stained-glass windows, commissioned in 1906, made by Portland's Povey Brothers Studio.[5] The building's height to the top of the bell tower is 175 feet (53 metres)[6] to 185 feet.[4]
See also
[edit]- Carrie B. Wilson Adams (renowned sacred music composer and church organist during the early 20th century)
- Horace Lyman
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon
References
[edit]- ↑ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- 1 2 Paul B. Hartwig and Robert K. Sutton (March 28, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Congregational Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Building History". First Congregational United Church of Christ. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ↑ Korn, Peter (May 15, 2014). "For whom does this bell toll?". Portland Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
External links
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Media related to First Congregational Church (Portland, Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Categories:
- 1895 establishments in Oregon
- 19th-century United Church of Christ church buildings
- Churches completed in 1895
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Oregon
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
- Buildings and structures in Southwest Portland, Oregon
- Venetian Gothic architecture in the United States
- Portland Historic Landmarks