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

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

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Summary

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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Date

1907 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Brown, M R
Finn, P W
Wallace, Kim E, project manager
America's Industrial Heritage Project (AIHP), sponsor
Deines, A, transmitter
Ames, David, photographer
Spiegel, Nancy, historian
Hoagland, Alison K, historian
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Location

Altoona (Pa.)40.51602, -78.40303
Google Map of 40.5160189, -78.40303229999999
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