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First United Presbyterian Church

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1887. 1981, restoration. Southwest corner of Ash and 3rd sts.

The original white clapboard Queen Anne Style church, with its crested and dormered mansard bell tower, has a south side addition (1930) and educational wing (1952). A gabled entry bay extending from the bell tower base features an unusual bracketed bay with a stained glass window.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Thomas J. Noel
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Thomas J. Noel, "First United Presbyterian Church", [Akron, Colorado], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/CO-01-WS03.

Print Source

Buildings of Colorado, Thomas J. Noel. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, 271-271.

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