Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
0629 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Pavilion Congregational Church, Biddeford, circa 1865. The Masonic Building was not built next door until 25 years after this picture was taken. "The Pavilion Church (the Third Congregational Church) was organized in 1857 and services were held in the hall over the offices of the Pepperell Mills for several years. The church building was erected in 1863, from plans drawn by a Boston architect. The main structure was finished by the close of 1863, but the tower (and steeple) was not bult until 1864. The clock was added early in 1865, and formal dedication was made on February 14, 1865. The steeple was struck by lightning in the 1880's, and the top portion was removed in 1902* when the building was taken over by the Biddeford Public Library (which changed it's name to the McArthur Public Library in honor of Robert McArthur, who helped secure the former church building for the library). *See Biddeford Weekly Journal, 4/18/1902, p.5 col. 5. [Text written circa 1955, probably by Dane Yorke] |
Date |
1865 |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Title |
Pavilion Congregational Church |
Collection |
IMAGES |
Provenance |
FIC |
Place |
Biddeford (Me.) |
Neg Loc |
Annex--Condensed Shelving--Rear |
Neg # |
0629 |
Orig/copy |
Copy |
Print size |
9.5" x 7.5" |
Film Size |
5 x 7 film |
Search Terms |
Main Street McArthur Library Pavilion Congregational Church Biddeford |