St. Paul's United Church - Harrowsmith, Ontario
N 44° 24.410 W 076° 39.969
18T E 367333 N 4918410
Built in 1919, and designated as a heritage site in 2000, St. Paul's is notable for its rock-cut stones laid in a two-coloured, "checkerboard" design.
Waymark Code: WMP5MY
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/05/2015
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Built in 1919, and designated as a heritage site in 2000, St. Paul's is notable for its rock-cut stones laid in a two-coloured, "checkerboard" design.
Soon after the village of Spike's corners - later to be called Harrowsmith - was established, in 1840, a Wesleyan Methodist Church was built on land adjoining the present St. Paul's United Church. (The Methodist Church became part of the new United Church of Canada in 1925.) In 1919 the church members decided to build a new stone church and to continue to use the existing wooden structure as a community hall.
For over 150 years local families have been working together to build and maintain a structure for worship and community service in the village of Harrowsmith. In 1919, when the present church was built, the Church history indicates that Frank Patterson and Ernest Day furnished teams to draw the rock. Tom Cowdy did all the carpenter work in the church. The first roof of asphalt was donated by Vandervort, a former storekeeper in Harrowsmith.
Link to Property in The Ontario Properties Database: [Web Link]
Building or Property Type: Religious Building
County or Regional Municipality: Frontenac
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