Description: This color image is a view of the front exterior of the First Congregational Church, Twinsburg, Ohio, ca. 1960-1969. The white frame church and steeple are seen from the church's parking lot. The Twinsburg Congregational Church was organized in 1822. Twinsburg pioneers, many from Killingworth, Connecticut, worshiped in various locations for 31 years until this church was built in 1848. The spire was destroyed by a windstorm in 1856 and was replaced at year later. The edifice is notable for being a Greek Revival translation of the standard meeting house of the preceding Federal period. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06631
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; Greek Revival; Twinsburg (Ohio)
Places: Twinsburg (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: This color image is a view of the front exterior of the First Congregational Church, Twinsburg, Ohio, ca. 1960-1969. The white frame church and steeple are seen from the church's parking lot. The Twinsburg Congregational Church was organized in 1822. Twinsburg pioneers, many from Killingworth, Connecticut, worshiped in various locations for 31 years until this church was built in 1848. The spire was destroyed by a windstorm in 1856 and was replaced a year later. The edifice is notable for being a Greek Revival translation of the standard meeting house of the preceding Federal period. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06632
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; Greek Revival; Twinsburg (Ohio)
Places: Twinsburg (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: This color image shows the interior of the First Congregational Church, Twinsburg, Ohio, ca. 1960-1969. In the sanctuary, two tall candelabra frame the altar. To the left and right of the sanctuary are two blocks of pews. Facing the sanctuary are three sections of pews The First Congregational Church was organized in August 23, 1822. Twinsburg pioneers, many from Killingworth, Connecticut, worshiped in various locations for 31 years until this church was built in 1848. Its design is attributed to master builder Simeon Porter. The spire is an 1857 replacement. The edifice is notable for being a Classic Revival translation of the standard meeting house of the preceding Federal period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06633
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; Greek Revival; Twinsburg (Ohio)
Places: Twinsburg (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Ihna Thayer Frary in August 1926, this photograph shows the Congregational Church in Twinsburg, Ohio. The Twinsburg Congregational Church was organized in 1822, and early Twinsburg residents worshiped in various locations until this church was built in 1848. The church, notable for being a Greek Revival translation of the standard meeting house of the preceding Federal period, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873, Ihna Thayer Frary was a prominent American art and architecture scholar, whose primary interest was the architectural heritage of the region of northeastern Ohio known as the Western Reserve. In addition to serving as publicity and membership secretary of the Cleveland Museum of Art, he was a professor of Ohio and American architecture at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Western Reserve University’s School of Architecture. Over the course of his career, Frary was a design consultant for private clients and designed furniture, and was an active member of several prominent arts councils in the Cleveland area. In 1963, Frary and his two sons donated his entire photographic collection to the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection). The Ihna Thayer Frary Collection consists of 4,000 5 x 7 photographs of private residences, churches, taverns, and public buildings, as well as select rural buildings, bridges, archaeological sites, and public monuments. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P112_B54A_2313_01
Subjects: Frary, I. T. (Ihna Thayer); Photography--Ohio; Western Reserve; Architecture; Church buildings--Ohio;
Places: Twinsburg (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Ihna Thayer Frary in 1922, this photograph shows a house in Twinsburg, Ohio, that features a porch supported by two engaged and two free-standing square columns. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873, Ihna Thayer Frary was a prominent American art and architecture scholar, whose primary interest was the architectural heritage of the region of northeastern Ohio known as the Western Reserve. In addition to serving as publicity and membership secretary of the Cleveland Museum of Art, he was a professor of Ohio and American architecture at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Western Reserve University’s School of Architecture. Over the course of his career, Frary was a design consultant for private clients and designed furniture, and was an active member of several prominent arts councils in the Cleveland area. In 1963, Frary and his two sons donated his entire photographic collection to the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection). The Ihna Thayer Frary Collection consists of 4,000 5 x 7 photographs of private residences, churches, taverns, and public buildings, as well as select rural buildings, bridges, archaeological sites, and public monuments. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P_112_B54A_1424_01
Subjects: Frary, I. T. (Ihna Thayer); Photography--Ohio; Western Reserve; Houses; Domestic architecture
Places: Twinsburg (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)