Avon Congregational Church
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Avon Congregational Church is a Congregational Church
building at the junction of U.S. 202 and U.S. 44 in Avon, Connecticut
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It was designed by architect David Hoadley
and was built in 1819. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1972.
Mishaps reported include:
Congregational church
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
building at the junction of U.S. 202 and U.S. 44 in Avon, Connecticut
Avon, Connecticut
Avon is a town in the Farmington Valley region of Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. , the town had a population of 18,098.Avon is a suburb of Hartford. Avon Old Farms School, a prestigious boarding school, is located there. In 2005, Avon was named the third-safest town in America by...
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It was designed by architect David Hoadley
David Hoadley
David Hoadley was an American architect who worked in New Haven and Middlesex counties in Connecticut.-Career:Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Lemuel and Urania Hoadley, he began as a carpenter and builder. He was a descendant of William Hoadley of Branford, Connecticut and a cousin of...
and was built in 1819. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1972.
Mishaps reported include:
- The church bell cracked when pealing news of Lee's surrender at Appomattox in 1865
- The church was badly burned in 1876
- The hurricane of 1938New England Hurricane of 1938The New England Hurricane of 1938 was the first major hurricane to strike New England since 1869...
blew off the church's steeple (later restored) - Two busy highways and commercial structures were encroaching, at time of NRHP nomination