Name: STAMFORD PRESBYTERIAN
Address: 3121 ST PAUL AV
Original Owner: STAMFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Year Constructed: 1871
Architect Name:
Architectural Style: GOTHIC REVIVAL
Builder Name:
Designated: No
Historical Notes
THE ORIGINAL PRESBYTERIAN MEETING HOUSE, BUILT IN 1791 OF LOGS, SERVED THE EARLIEST SETTLERS OF THE AREA, MANY OF WHOM WERE OF SCOTTISH DESCENT WHO CHOSE LANDS ATOP THE ESCARPMENT. THE CHURCHYARD TO THE SOUTH, CALLED "GOD'S HALF ACRE" WHEN IT OPENED IN 1784 IS THE RESTING PLACE OF MANY OF STAMFORDS FOUNDING CITIZENS.
Architectural Notes
THE PRESENT CHURCH WAS BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION OF AN EARLIER STRUCTURE. FEATURES OF NOTE ARE THE BALUSTRADE ON TOP AND TRIPLE LANCET WINDOWS ON THE FRONT OF THE TOWER, AND ROUND STAINED GLASS WINDOW ABOVE THE MAIN DOOR. THE TOWER WAS ORIGINALLY THREE-SIDED WITH A BACK ADDED LATER AND EACH CORNER WAS ONCE TOPPED BY A PINNACLE.
Location
Interactive Mapping of 3121 St Paul Avenue
