Sepia-toned image of a small gabled church. Church appears to be painted white. Two doors set on either side of the front of the building are separated by two rectangular paned windows. Three single windows with panes are spaced along the visible side. The church appears to sit up on a foundation, and two narrow steps lead up to each door. A split-rail fence can be seen behind the church to the left of the image. To the right of the image and behind the church, a frame building with a roof can be seen. A single narrow chimney protrudes from the back of the building. A wooden boardwalk runs through the foreground of the image, and the ground between it and the church appears largely bare.
The first Congregational Church was destroyed by fire in 1901. The second church was destroyed by fire in 1919. This brick building was built in 1920 and is the third in a series of Congregational Churches on this property along 21st Avenue between Main Street and College Way. The front is an unusual quarter-round with entrances close to each end, one on College Way and one on 21st Avenue. Each entrance is in a tower that appears to be one story above the roofline of the building. The building is two stories high with a partial basement. There is a sign our front but not readable This picture was taken from the Pacific University campus. The street appears to be paved with a curb but there is no sign of a sidewalk. There is a three globe street light on the corner. There is concrete steps and walkway from the street to the entry steps. On the left of the church is a two story building with a stack of firewood along the end of the building facing College Way. On the right, in the background, are a couple of 1920’s, maybe early 1930’s cars on Main Street and three storefronts can be seen. The one on the right has a sign towards the top of the two story building DRUGS.
The first Congregational Church was destroyed by fire in 1901. The second church was destroyed by fire in 1919. This brick building was built in 1920 and is the third in a series of Congregational Churches on this property along 21st Avenue between Main Street and College Way. The front is an unusual quarter-round with entrances close to each end, one on College Way and one on 21st Avenue. Each entrance is in a tower that appears to be one story above the roofline of the building. The building is two stories high with a partial basement. There is a sign our front but not readable This picture was taken from the Pacific University campus. The street appears to be paved with a curb but there is no sign of a sidewalk. There is concrete steps and walkway from the street to the entry steps. On the right, in the background, are a couple of 1920’s cars on Main Street and two storefronts can be seen. The one on the left has a sign towards the top of the two story building DRUGS.
The first Congregational Church was destroyed by fire in 1901. The second church was destroyed by fire in 1919. This brick building was built in 1920 and is the third in a series of Congregational Churches on this property along 21st Avenue between Main Street and College Way. The front is an unusual quarter-round with entrances close to each end, one on College Way and one on 21st Avenue. Each entrance is in a tower that appears to be one story above the roofline of the building. The building is two stories high with a partial basement. There is a sign our front and all that can be read is CONGREGATIONAL There is a concrete walkway to the entry steps and one close to the church that connects the two entrances. On the right, in the background, a late 1930’s car can be seen along with storefronts on Main Street.
The first Congregational Church was destroyed by fire in 1901. This church was designed by Forest Grove architect F. M. Starrett and built on the church’s property at 21st Avenue between Main Street and College Way in 1905. It too was destroyed by fire in 1919. This wood building has a gable roof design with a smaller gable on the two opposite sides. There are two entrances on the front with the main entrance in the middle and is also the bell tower. The upper portion of each gable has a distinctive black section. The bell tower also has a black section. Each gable has a large arched stained glass window. There is a concrete sidewalk, curb and paved street. On the left in the background store fronts can be seen on Pacific Avenue and on the right, storefronts can be seen on Main Street.
The first Congregational Church was destroyed by fire in 1901. This church was designed by Forest Grove architect F. M. Starrett and built on the church’s property at 21st Avenue between Main Street and College Way in 1905. It too was destroyed by fire in 1919. This wood building has a gable roof design with a smaller gable on the two opposite sides. There are two entrances on the front with the main entrance in the middle and is also the bell tower. The upper portion of each gable has a distinctive black section. The bell tower also has a black section at the top just before the square pyramid hip roof. There are two more black bands on the bell tower. Each gable has a large arched stained glass window. There appears to be a well pump in the left side yard. There also appears to be a sidewalk along the front side along with a tall curb and the street is packed dirt. On the right in the background horses are tied up on Main Street behind them is a building with a sign above the awning THE BAZAAR.
