First Congregational Church

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Item Information

Title:
First Congregational Church
Date:
[ca. 1898–1980]
Format:
Postcards/Cards
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic postcards
Location:
South Hadley Public Library
Collection (local):
South Hadley Postcard Collection
Subjects:
Congregational churches
Interiors
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > South Hadley
First Congregational Church
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/s46579348
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Notes:
Title from item.
The fourth meeting house was built in 1876 in the Queen Anne architectural style. The architect was L. B. Volk of New York City. The seating capacity was 800. Mount Holyoke Seminary (eventually becoming Mount Holyoke College) used the sanctuary for their graduation exercises, hence the amphitheater style of seating. The furnishings were “heavy and ornate” as seen in the photo. On March 5, 1894 a fire started over a furnace pipe and caused the church to burn to the ground in just one hour.
Preferred Citation:
Courtesy of South Hadley Public Library.
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
Postcard 47