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{{short description|Historic church in Maine, United States}} |
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| location = Main Rd. [[Dark Harbor, Maine]] |
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| refnum = 92000276<ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2009-03-13|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> |
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'''Christ Church''' is a historic non-denominational |
'''Christ Church''' is a historic non-denominational church on Christ Church Road in the Dark Harbor district of [[Islesboro, Maine]], U.S.A. Since its construction in 1901-02, it has been used for [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://episcopalmaine.org/summer_chapels/islesboro.html|title=Episcopal Diocese of Maine: Christ Church Dark Harbor|accessdate=2009-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828055107/http://www.episcopalmaine.org/summer_chapels/islesboro.html|archive-date=2008-08-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> The building, a well-kept example of Maine's coastal summer churches of the turn of the 20th century, was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992.<ref name=nris/> |
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==Description and history== |
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Christ Church is located in southern Islesboro, an island community in [[Penobscot Bay]] in central [[Maine]], U.S.A. It is set overlooking Pendleton Point Road, the major north-south route on the narrow island, which runs to the east of the building. It is a roughly cruciform structure, its long axis oriented north-south, and is finished in wooden shingles and stucco, with a rubblestone foundation. It is reached from Christ Church Road by a walkway lined by stone walls that passes over an arched stone bridge. The south-facing main facade has a gabled entrance porch supported by square posts with decorative brackets, with a half-timbered gable. The porch eaves have exposed rafter ends, and the porch is flanked by paired diamond-pane windows. Above the porch in the main gable is a grouping of four similar windows. The eastern facade, on the downhill side of the sloped site, has an exposed basement with stone buttresses and arched louvered openings.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=92000276}}|title=NRHP nomination for Christ Church|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2015-08-27}}</ref> |
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The Dark Harbor area of Islesboro was developed in the late 19th century as a summer resort area, which, like many of Maine's other coastal summer resort enclaves, soon had a call for Episcopal religious services. The first such services were held at the Islesboro Inn ballroom in 1891, and a small church was soon built on this site. Its capacity was rapidly exceeded, and the present building, designed by [[Boston]] architect Francis R. Allen, was built as a major expansion of that structure in 1901-02.<ref name=NRHP/> The church is governed by an independent board of trustees, and is formally "open to all". |
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==See also== |
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It was built in 1901 and added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992.<ref name=nris/> |
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*[http://www.christchurchdarkharbor.org/ Christ Church Dark Harbor web site] |
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[[Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:52, 18 July 2022
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| Location | Main Rd. Dark Harbor, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°15′26″N 68°54′45″W / 44.25722°N 68.91250°W |
| Area | 4.6 acres (1.9 ha) |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | Allen, Francis R. |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000276[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 26, 1992 |
Christ Church is a historic non-denominational church on Christ Church Road in the Dark Harbor district of Islesboro, Maine, U.S.A. Since its construction in 1901-02, it has been used for Episcopal services.[2] The building, a well-kept example of Maine's coastal summer churches of the turn of the 20th century, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
Description and history
[edit]Christ Church is located in southern Islesboro, an island community in Penobscot Bay in central Maine, U.S.A. It is set overlooking Pendleton Point Road, the major north-south route on the narrow island, which runs to the east of the building. It is a roughly cruciform structure, its long axis oriented north-south, and is finished in wooden shingles and stucco, with a rubblestone foundation. It is reached from Christ Church Road by a walkway lined by stone walls that passes over an arched stone bridge. The south-facing main facade has a gabled entrance porch supported by square posts with decorative brackets, with a half-timbered gable. The porch eaves have exposed rafter ends, and the porch is flanked by paired diamond-pane windows. Above the porch in the main gable is a grouping of four similar windows. The eastern facade, on the downhill side of the sloped site, has an exposed basement with stone buttresses and arched louvered openings.[3]
The Dark Harbor area of Islesboro was developed in the late 19th century as a summer resort area, which, like many of Maine's other coastal summer resort enclaves, soon had a call for Episcopal religious services. The first such services were held at the Islesboro Inn ballroom in 1891, and a small church was soon built on this site. Its capacity was rapidly exceeded, and the present building, designed by Boston architect Francis R. Allen, was built as a major expansion of that structure in 1901-02.[3] The church is governed by an independent board of trustees, and is formally "open to all".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Episcopal Diocese of Maine: Christ Church Dark Harbor". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Christ Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
External links
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Media related to Christ Church at Dark Harbor, Islesboro, Maine at Wikimedia Commons
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