Williamsville Christian Church
Organized some forty years earlier, the evangelical congregation had been meeting in simple quarters nearby. They were a dedicated, community-minded group and are credited with having founded the first secondary school in the area, the Williamsville Classical Institute.
In 1976, following a decline in congregation, the building was turned over to the Village of Williamsville for community use and for preservation.
The Meeting house is sometimes used as a community theater, and has an annual season, usually consisting of a couple plays and a musical.
Today, the Meeting House, named to the National Register of Historic Places, is a beautiful structure belonging to the Village's people. This historic building features a rose window facing Main Street. This window and the church's twelve arched and arcaded windows contain three kinds of glass: the original stenciled glass, pebble glass, and newer leaded glass.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (December 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Williamsville Christian Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying four photographs
- ^ "Mtg House Brochure" (PDF). The Village of Williamsville. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
External links
Media related to Williamsville Christian Church (Williamsville, New York) at Wikimedia Commons
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