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First Presbyterian Church

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1869, 1889, Collins and Autenrieth. 201 W. Broad St.
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)

Hazleton's cityscape is largely the creation of Philadelphia architects brought here by the independent coal operators who controlled the economy of the Eastern Middle Anthracite Field. An early example is this Gothic Revival church, funded by Pardee. When the congregation decided to reorient the longitudinal sanctuary, adding transepts and creating a “preaching space” with a pulpit on the west wall, Collins and Autenrieth were happy to return.

Writing Credits

Author: 
George E. Thomas
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Citation

George E. Thomas, "First Presbyterian Church", [Hazleton, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-02-LU47.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of PA vol 2

Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, George E. Thomas, with Patricia Likos Ricci, Richard J. Webster, Lawrence M. Newman, Robert Janosov, and Bruce Thomas. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, 477-477.

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