Erste Deutsche Evangelische Kirche
Appearance
Erste Deutsche Evangelische Kirche | |
Location | Elmira, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°5′24.45″N 76°47′54.07″W / 42.0901250°N 76.7983528°W |
Built | 1898 |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 07001121 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 31, 2007 |
The Erste Deutsche Evangelische Kirche, also known as First United Church of Christ, is located at 160 Madison Avenue, Elmira, New York. Construction of the church started in 1898, and finished the following year. The church served the large German American population of Elmira. It is significant for its Rhenish Romanesque architecture. The church and its parsonage were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[2]
Gallery
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Another view of the church tower
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Original carved name above the door
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Robert T. Englert (December 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Erste Deutsche Evangelische Kirche". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-10-09. See also: "Accompanying three photos, undated". and "Accompanying nomination correspondence".
External links
[edit]Website of First United Church of Christ of Elmira
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- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Churches completed in 1898
- 19th-century United Church of Christ church buildings
- United Church of Christ churches in New York (state)
- Romanesque Revival church buildings in New York (state)
- Churches in Chemung County, New York
- Buildings and structures in Elmira, New York
- 1898 establishments in New York (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Chemung County, New York
- Finger Lakes, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
- New York (state) church stubs