Church Spire - First Parish Church - Brunswick, ME
Posted by: T0SHEA
N 43° 54.640 W 069° 57.774
19T E 422684 N 4862401
This spire is actually four small spires atop a square tower at the front of the church. The church is painted an off-white colour and stands at the intersection of Main Street (Highway 24) and Bath Road.
Waymark Code: WMP4HG
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2015
Views: 2
From the NGS:
DESIGNATION - BRUNSWICK CONG CHURCH SPIRE
PID - OB0597
STATE/COUNTY- ME/CUMBERLAND
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BRUNSWICK (1980)
MARKER: 90 = CHURCH SPIRE
HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
HISTORY - UNK MONUMENTED
HISTORY - 1942 SEE DESCRIPTION CGS
HISTORY - 1957 SEE DESCRIPTION USN
HISTORY - 1959 SEE DESCRIPTION CGS
HISTORY - 20010419 GOOD USPSQD
HISTORY - 20030909 GOOD USPSQD
HISTORY - 20050228 GOOD USPSQD
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 (HOF)
COMPLETE NEW DESCRIPTION--
THE CHURCH IS NOW KNOWN AS THE FIRST PARISH CHURCH - 1717, AND
IS A LARGE WOODEN STRUCTURE PAINTED DARK GRAY AT THE PRESENT
TIME. THE SPIRE IS ON THE W END, HAVING FOUR SMALL SPIRES, ONE
ON EACH CORNER OF THE MAIN SPIRE, WITH ARCHES IN BETWEEN. THE
CHURCH IS ON A CORNER WHERE U.S. HIGHWAY 1 MAKES A SHARP TURN
TOWARDS BATH, AND ALMOST DIRECTLY OPPOSITE WHERE STATE HIGHWAYS
123 AND 24 LEAD S TOWARDS BAILEY ISLAND, AND OPPOSITE THE N END
OF BOWDOIN COLLEGE CAMPUS.
THIS POSITION IS NO DOUBT THE SAME AS BRUNSWICK SPIRE 1855.
STATION RECOVERY (1957)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US NAVY 1957
RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN 1942. OLD DESCRIPTION ADEQUATE EXCEPT
THAT CHURCH IS NOW PAINTED WHITE.
STATION RECOVERY (2003)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2003 (AMM)
STATION FOUND GOOD. CHURCH IS IN THE PROCESS OF RENOVATION. THE MAIN
SPIRE IS PRESENTLY SURROUNDED BY SCAFFOLDING AND CANNOT BE EASILY
SEEN.
STATION RECOVERY (2005)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2005 (AMW)
THE CHURCH IS AT THE JUNCTION OF MAINE ST. AND RT. 24. THE SCAFFOLDING
IS GONE AND THE SPIRE IS NOW GRAY.