Category:First Church of Christ (New London, Connecticut)
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English: The First Church of Christ (Congregational) or First Congregational Church, on the corner of State and Union Streets in New London, Connecticut, was built in 1850 and was designed by Leopold Eidlitz in the Gothic Revival style. The congregation was founded in 1684 in Gloucester, Massachusetts by Rev. Richard Blinman, and later moved to New London (then Pequot). Their first place of worship was a large barn, which was replaced by a meeting house around 1655, and then a larger church in the early 1680s. The 1698 third chuch was struck by lightning in 1735, but the decision was made to repair and expand it This structure was replaced by a new church in 1786, which lasted until the current building was constructed. The church's bell was installed in 1876.
The church is part of the Downtown New London Historic District.
(Description sources: [1], [2], [3] and [4])
The church collapsed and was demolished in January 2024. sourceGothic Revival church (destroyed 2024)  | |||||
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Media in category "First Church of Christ (New London, Connecticut)"
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Categories:
- Downtown New London Historic District
- Leopold Eidlitz
- Gothic Revival churches in Connecticut
- Churches in Connecticut built in 1851
- State Street (New London, Connecticut)
- Union Street (New London, Connecticut)
- Congregationalist churches in Connecticut
- Establishments in the United States in the 17th century
- Churches in New London, Connecticut
- Destroyed churches in Connecticut