Union Church of Vinalhaven

Union Church of Vinalhaven
Location E. Main St., Vinalhaven, Maine
Coordinates 44°2′54″N 68°49′52″W / 44.04833°N 68.83111°W / 44.04833; -68.83111Coordinates: 44°2′54″N 68°49′52″W / 44.04833°N 68.83111°W / 44.04833; -68.83111
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1899 (1899)
Built by Nelson,Otto
Architect John Calvin Stevens
Architectural style Shingle Style
NRHP Reference # 84001388[1]
Added to NRHP July 19, 1984

The Union Church of Vinalhaven is a historic church on East Main Street in the center of Vinalhaven, Maine. Built in 1899, it is a high quality example of Shingle style architecture, designed by one of its major promoters, John Calvin Stevens. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Description and history

The Union Church stands on the south side of East Main Street in downtown Vinalhaven, just east of its junction with Atlantic Avenue. The church is a single-story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof and shingled exterior. The long side of the building faces the street, with a square tower projecting at the right end. The tower rises to a louvered belfry and a pyramidal roof, whose corners have projecting hip sections over the piers that flank the belfry louvers. The main entrance is at the base of the tower, sheltered by a gabled porch. A wide wall dormer is set in the center of that facade, with a three-part Gothic window. The west-facing gable end is also adorned with a large Gothic window, with small oriel windows on either side.[2]

The church was built in 1899 by Otto Nelson to a design by Maine's best-known architect of the turn of the 20th century, John Calvin Stevens. Stevens was a major promoter of the Shingle style, and this church is an excellent example of the style. It was built to replace an earlier structure, built in 1860 when Vinalhaven was a major granite quarrying and shipping center.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Frank Beard (1984). "NRHP nomination for Union Church of Vinalhaven" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-08. with photo from 1983
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