Orthodox Congregational Church, Central & Church Streets, Manchester, Essex County, MA
Summary
Significance: Copied from the Country Builder's Assistant, America's first architectural treatise, this classical form became the archetype of early American ecclesiastical architectural practices. Tall steeples like the Orthodox Congregational Church spire graced cities across the country, visually linking those places with New England, and so, with its values that helped shape America.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-93
Survey number: HABS MA-268
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter
Location
West Manchester, 42.57450, -70.77194
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html