First Church of Christ (Farmington)
75 Main St., Farmington, Connecticut
Map
Coordinates:
+41.72145, -72.8300441°43'17" N, 72°49'48" W
Quadrangle map:New Britain
Description
Although moderately altered since its construction in 1771, the First Church of Christ is Connecticut's finest surviving example of a colonial meetinghouse and was the church attended by the Africans involved in the "Amistad" Affair in 1841.
-- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS CT-224)
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1975
- Reference number
- 75002056
- NR name
- First Church of Christ
- Architectural style
- Mid 19th Century Revival: Exotic Revival
- Areas of significance
- Ethnic Heritage - Black; Politics/Government; Architecture; Religion; Social History
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Religious structure
- Current function
- Religious structure
- Periods of significance
- 1750-1799; 1825-1849
- Significant years
- 1771; 1839; 1841
Update Log
- October 13, 2017: New Street View added by Brian Bartlett