Union Church/St. Paul's Church

Union Church/St. Paul's Church
Location Riverton Rd., Riverton, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°57′44″N 73°1′13″W / 41.96222°N 73.02028°W / 41.96222; -73.02028Coordinates: 41°57′44″N 73°1′13″W / 41.96222°N 73.02028°W / 41.96222; -73.02028
Area less than one acre
Built 1829
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
Part of Riverton Historic District (#07000419)
NRHP Reference # 85000307[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 21, 1985
Designated CP May 15, 2007

The Union Church/St. Paul's Church is a historic church building at 3 Robertsville Road in the Riverton section of Barkhamsted, Connecticut. It is a granite structure with Greek Revival proportions, Gothic Revival windows, and a two-stage square wooden tower with pinnacles at the corners. It was built in 1829, originally to serve as a common meeting house for several Christian denominations. As they grew and built their own churches, this one declined, and was eventually converted to St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1800. It served in this role until 1971, when it was sold to Lambert Hitchcock, who opened a museum to the nearby Hitchcock Chair Company in the building.[2] The museum closed in the early 2000s (along with the chair factory),[3] and now houses the gallery of artist Peter Greenwood.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Union Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  3. ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CE0DC173BF933A05752C0A9639C8B63


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