St. Catharines Public Library collection numérisée

Knox Church and The Public (Carnegie) Library

Description

Médias

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Type d'élément

Postcards

Description

A postcard of Knox Church and the Public Library, the corner of Church Street and James Street, St. Catharines, Ontario. Postmarked 1905.

Published by Knowles and Co., London, Ontario.

Notes

File Number: 11/pt1/2-1.1

The congregation of Knox Presbyterian first met in Grantham Academy in 1841 and their first church was built on Centre Street.The present building was built in 1859 on Church Street and enlarged in 1874. In 1875 the name of the church changed from Scotch Church to Knox Church.

In 1925 the church voted to remain part of the Presbyterian Church as opposed to joining the United Church. In 1956-57 the church added on building the Christian Educational Building.

Inscriptions

Knox Church and Public Library, St. Catharines.

Éditeur

Knowles and Co.

Lieu de publication

London, Ontario

Date de l'original

Postmarked 1905

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