Church of the Ascension (Hamilton)
| Church of the Ascension, National Historic Site of Canada | |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | 1993 |
| Type | National Historic Site |
| ID | 8168 |
| place | Hamilton , Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 7 '48 " N , 80 ° 1' 12" W |
| Recognized by | Government of Canada |
| Approved by | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
The Church of the Ascension is a church building of the Anglican Church of Canada in the city of Hamilton , Ontario . It is a protected cultural monument and can be found at 64, Forest Ave., Hamilton, Ontario, L8N, Canada .
history
The stone neo-Gothic church , built between 1850 and 1851 by the Cumberland and Ridout company , and the two associated Sunday School buildings, which were built until 1901, are located in downtown Hamilton's south side.
The church was the second Anglican church built in Hamilton and is typical of the construction of the two entrepreneurs Frederick Cumberland (1820-1881) and Thomas Ridout (1828-1905). The merchant Richard Juson, who made the property available and provided significant financial support for the construction, became one of the first church councils.
The foundation stone was laid on May 9, 1850 ( Ascension Day ), the first service was celebrated on June 22, 1851, at which Reverend John Strachan preached.
The bell tower was added from 1860. In 1887 a fire destroyed the interior of the church. In the course of the renovation work, a new chancel was built.
The two Sunday school buildings were designed by two architects from Hamilton; the older one, designed by Frederick Rastrick (1872), is connected to the church by a walkway. The younger building was designed by Charles Mills (1901). The buildings, mostly made of rubble and rubble, are connected on the northeast side by a circular building.
Monument classification
The church, in the vicinity of a district dominated by buildings from the 19th century, is separated by a stone wall along John Street and Charlton Avenue. In the north it is accessible via a stone staircase. The southern entrance separates the church from the Sunday school buildings, with the inner courtyard giving the ensemble of buildings a monastic appearance.
The building ensemble with its Victorian appearance is a protected cultural monument. The interior of the church has been extensively renovated in recent years.
Furnishing
The church is designed in the typical interior / exterior architecture of Cumberland and Ridout in the style of the Gothic Revival . Many of the stones are decorated with a pointed arch, the windows in the shape of a cloverleaf and a pointed arch.
A walkway leads from the church to the older Sunday school building. This has pointed arched windows on the second floor and two-part wooden windows on the ground floor with decorative wooden arches between the upper and lower windows on the eastern facade.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=8168
- ↑ a b c d OHT Easement Files; Farmer, Mary Harrington. Church of the Ascension Hamilton: A Short History 1850-1950. Kidner Printing Co .: Hamilton, 1950
- ↑ Designated by the City of Hamilton under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law No. 88-66)