First Methodist Episcopal Church, 1208 Thirteenth Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: Built of rough-faced Hummelstown brownstone with smooth-faced brownstone accents, the First Methodist Episcopal Church and its adjoining rectory were designed by M.R. Brown of New York City in 1905. The well-preserved building boasts more than 70 memorial windows and one of the largest congregations in the city.

Survey number: HABS PA-5521

Building/structure dates: 1905- 1907 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1940 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1963 Subsequent Work

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1907 - 1980

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