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{{short description|Historic church in Maine, United States}}
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'''Christ Church''' is a historic non-denominational [[chapel]] in the Dark Harbor district of [[Islesboro, Maine]] 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}}</ref> It was built in 1901 and added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992.<ref name=nris/>
'''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/>

==Description and history==
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>

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".

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Waldo County, Maine]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.christchurchdarkharbor.org/ Christ Church Dark Harbor web site]


{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}


[[Category:Churches in Waldo County, Maine]]
[[Category:Churches in Waldo County, Maine]]
[[Category:Episcopal churches in Maine]]
[[Category:Episcopal church buildings in Maine]]
[[Category:Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine]]
[[Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine]]
[[Category:Religious buildings completed in 1901]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 1901]]
[[Category:20th-century Episcopal church buildings]]
[[Category:20th-century Episcopal church buildings]]
[[Category:Shingle Style churches]]
[[Category:Shingle Style church buildings]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Waldo County, Maine]]

[[Category:Shingle Style architecture in Maine]]

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Latest revision as of 03:52, 18 July 2022

Christ Church
Christ Church (Dark Harbor, Maine) is located in Maine
Christ Church (Dark Harbor, Maine)
Christ Church (Dark Harbor, Maine) is located in the United States
Christ Church (Dark Harbor, Maine)
LocationMain Rd. Dark Harbor, Maine
Coordinates44°15′26″N 68°54′45″W / 44.25722°N 68.91250°W / 44.25722; -68.91250
Area4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
Built1901
ArchitectAllen, Francis R.
Architectural styleShingle Style
NRHP reference No.92000276[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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

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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.[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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Episcopal Diocese of Maine: Christ Church Dark Harbor". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  3. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Christ Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
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