All Saints Church, Hamilton, Ontario
History
The establishment of the church parish dates to 1855, while the construction of the building began in 1872.
This building originally had a large tower. On September 24, 1998, a 5.4 earthquake hit Hamilton at 3:52 p.m. The support stones for the tower were damaged, and forced the removal of the stone spire.
In the fall of 2009 the church was declared unsafe and was closed due to further instability of the structure - pieces of the roof were falling into the nave. The congregation moved to worship in a senior's facility, and then another local church.
The historic stone building was demolished on August 25, 2016, to make way for a new condominium with plans for a worship space for the congregation included.
References
- ^ "All Saints Anglican Church". Function Junction.CA. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Burman, John (2008-01-22). "No, you weren't dreaming. A small quake rattled nerves in city's east end on Sunday". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ Fragomeni, Carmela (2016-08-16). "Queen St. church to rise again in condo project". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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