"PARIS PLAINS CHURCH 1845" - Brant Co, ON (Canada)
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Bon Echo
N 43° 14.262 W 080° 22.900
17T E 550204 N 4787397
A plaque and a remarkable cobblestone church built in 1845
Waymark Code: WMH5ZP
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/28/2013
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This Ontario Provincial Plaque is located in front of the Paris Plains Church (former West Dumfries Wesleyan Chapel), a remarkable cobblestone church building erected in 1845.
The Ontario Provincial Plaque at this location reads:
Built by free labour of its own congregation with stones gathered from nearby fields, the West Dumfries Chapel was completed and dedicated in 1845. It is a fine example of a type of cobblestone construction seldom found elsewhere in Canada, and introduced into this area about 1838 by Levi Broughton, an American builder. The first minister, the Reverend John Law, served from 1845-7, and the church remained active in the Methodist Conference until services were discontinued in 1921. The building was restored in 1948 as a memorial to the pioneers of the community.
The property, including the church and the adjacent Maus School, has been designated as an Ontario Heritage Property and has been Waymarked in that category (
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The church itself has also been Waymarked under the Cobblestone Buildings category (
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