Original St. Mary's Church
Original St. Mary's Church |
Year: 1900 |
Type(s): Photograph |
Physical Description: Sepia; 12 x 19 cm |
Identifier(s): Acc. No. 07-011 1021 PP |
Source: St. Mary's Church Collection |
Notes: c. 1900; this is the original St. Mary's Church (Walkerville); the basement was used as a public school from 1870-1880; built in 1870 by Hiram Walker; it was named after his wife, Mary Walker; it stood on the south side of Sandwich Street (now Riverside Drive) just east of Devonshire Road from 1870 to 1904; it was dedicated on January 8th, 1871; Methodist services were held from 1870 to 1872, then it closed; reopened as St. Mary's Anglican in 1874. Only place of worship in Walkerville until 1892 when Lincoln Avenue Methodist Church opened; extensive repairs took place in 1885; razed in 1904 when the new St. Mary's Memorial church was opened. |
Subject(s): St. Mary's Church, First (Walkerville) Churches Schools Sandwich Street (Windsor) Riverside Drive (Windsor) |
Place(s): Walkerville (Ontario) Windsor (Ontario) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
Tiff Image(s): Click links to download Tiff images: Tiff Image 1 |