First Church of Christ, Congregational (Farmington, Connecticut)

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First Church of Christ, Congregational
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	Main Street, Farmington, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41°43′14.14″N 72°49′47.05″W / 41.7205944, -72.8297361Coordinates: 41°43′14.14″N 72°49′47.05″W / 41.7205944, -72.8297361
Built/Founded:	1771
Architect:	Judah Woodruff
Architectural style(s):	Greek Revival
Designated as NHL:	May 15, 1975^[1]
Added to NRHP:	May 15, 1975^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	75002056
Governing body:	First Church Of Christ, Congregational

First Church of Christ, Congregational, in Farmington, Connecticut, is a historic Greek revival church that served the Amistad Africans before their return to Africa.

The church, originally known as the Meeting House, was built in 1771, designed by Judah Woodruff. The slender steeple on top of the bell tower can be seen for miles. The church is cited as an "excellent example of its architectural style and period".^[3]

When the Africans who had participated in the slave revolt on La Amistad were released in 1841, they came to Farmington and stayed with Austin Williams before their return to Africa^[4] and attended this church. The Amistad case was important for the abolitionist cause and significant in the history of slavery in the United States.

The church was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.^[1]^[3] It may possibly be included in the Farmington Historic District.

[edit] See also

First Church of Christ, Congregational (disambiguation)

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b First Church of Christ. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ ^a ^b Greenlee, Marcia M. (September 27, 1974), <National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: First Church of Christ, CongregationalPDF (552 KiB)> and Accompanying 6 photos, exterior and interior, from 1967 and 1974.PDF (1.16 MiB)
^ Cunningham, Jan (September 15, 1996), National Historic Landmark Nomination: Austin F. Williams Carriagehouse and HousePDF (156 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1996 and undatedPDF (1.47 MiB)

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