Knox Presbyterian Church

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Postcards

Description

This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. This was the third Knox Presbyterian Church, looking southwest from Church Street South. The first church, built in 1897, burned down in 1891. Rebuilt at a cost of $15 000, the second church was also lost to a fire in 1905. The decision was made to rebuild on the same spot, and the building pictured was finished in the fall of 1905 at the cost of $17 000. With seating for 750 people and a large lecture room in the basement, this church served until the 1950s, when the shrinking congregation merged with the First Presbyterian Church in the North Ward. After being sold in 1969, it was subsequently demolished. The site, 66 Church Street South, now hosts an apartment building, opened in 1980.

This postcard is used and dated September 29, 1910.

Notes

Condition: Good - Slight wear on corners, some discolouration on edges.

Inscriptions

"Knox Church, St. Mary's, Ont."

Dimensions

Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 8.8 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 13.8cm
Image Height: 8.8cm

Subject(s)

Churches
Postcards

Personal Name(s)

Near, Reg.

Local identifier

RN8_142

Collection

Reg Near Postcards

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2579294539199 Longitude: -81.1403892527008

Donor

Reg Near

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Recommended Citation

"Knox Presbyterian Church." St. Marys Museum, RN8_142.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

Terms of Use

Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder. As per request of donors on behalf of Reg Near, the original collection is to remain in the St. Marys Museum building and kept in the archival vault at all times. Retrieval from the vault is allowed for viewing under supervision of St. Marys Museum staff only.

Reproduction Notes