Hammond Street Congregational Church
Hammond Street Congregational Church | |
Towle & Foster | |
Architectural style | Italianate |
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NRHP reference No. | 82000774[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 08, 1982 |
The Hammond Street Congregational Church is a historic church on Hammond and High Streets in Bangor, Maine. The church building was built in 1833, and extensively restyled in 1853, resulting in the present handsome Italianate structure. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] The congregation, established in 1833, is affiliated with the United Church of Christ; its senior pastor is Rev. Mark Allen Doty.
Architecture and history
The Hammond Street Church is located in central Bangor, on the south side of Hammond Street (
The congregation was established in 1833, and in the same year contracted the construction of a brick building with Greek Revival features, including a temple portico and two towers. The cost of the structure was prohibitive, and during construction it was decided to lower its height and shorten its body, resulting in a misshapen building with an oversized portico. In 1853, the congregation retained
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Hammond Street Congregational Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-10-15.