First Church of Christ (Farmington)
75 Main St., Farmington, Connecticut
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First Church of Christ (Congregational), Main Street
Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey
Map
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
Sources
- HABS CT-224 - First Church of Christ (Congregational), Main Street
- Brian Bartlett - worumbo [at] gmail [dot] com
- National Register database - Reference number 75002056 (Search for documents)
- National Historic Landmark information
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