Avon Congregational Church Steeple - Avon, CT - Unique Steeples on Waymarking.com

The original meeting house of the Avon Congregational Church was destroyed by fire in 1817. The present meeting house was designed in the Federal style by architect David Hoadley and completed in 1819. The first services were held on September 7, 1819.

The two story high protruding façade of the church building has a single set of steps leading up to three identical entrances each topped by a fan window and framed by four fluted Ionic pilasters. Above each entrance is a 5 by 4 pane rectangular double hung window. Over the windows is a triangular pediment.

The two story high main block of the church has a gable roof. The front has 5 by 4 pane rectangular double hung window on each level flanking the protruding entrance block. The steeple has a square tower with a circular design decorating the front rising from the apex of the gable roof. Above the tower is a balustrade railing with pinnacles at each corner. From the center of the square tower rises a octagonal belfry with louvered windows with rounded tops and across hatched railing above with pinnacles at each corner. Rising from the belfry is a second octagonal tower with an elaborate design on each panel and across hatched railing above and with pinnacles at each corner. At the top is an octagonal spire topped with a finial and a weather vane.

The sides of the main block are five bays wide with 5 by 4 pane rectangular double hung windows on both the lower a and upper levels. A large L shaped addition is attached to the back of the church.

Location of the Steeple: 6 West Main Street Avon, CT United States 06001 Approximate Date of Construction: 1/1/1819 Website: [Web Link]

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