Calvary Lutheran Church and Parsonage (Silverton, Oregon)

Coordinates: 45°00′16″N 122°46′49″W / 45.004562°N 122.780414°W / 45.004562; -122.780414
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Calvary Lutheran Church and Parsonage
Calvary Lutheran Church
Location310–314 Jersey Street
Silverton, Oregon
Coordinates45°00′16″N 122°46′49″W / 45.004562°N 122.780414°W / 45.004562; -122.780414
Built1891
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Queen Anne[2] Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.85001182[1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1985

Calvary Lutheran Church and Parsonage is a historic church building and parsonage in Silverton, Oregon, United States. The church is also known as the First Christian Church.[2] The church is a combination of the Carpenter Gothic and the Queen Anne architectural styles.[3] The parsonage is Bungalow/Craftsman and Greek Revival style.[citation needed]

Originally, the church was known as the First Christian Church.[4] In 1906, the church building became the Norwegian Lutheran Church and in 1926-1927 it was remodeled to its current configuration.[3] The church was sold in 1975, and in 1984, it became the White Steeple Gallery and Tea Room, a name by which it was still known in 1992.[3]

The church, a balloon frame 26 by 52 feet (7.9 m × 15.8 m) building built during 1891-92, is Gothic Revival in style, with Eastlake ornamentation. It was moved to a new location on a raised foundation on the same tax lot in the 1920s. The parsonage, built in 1926, is a one-and-a-half-story bungalow. The property includes a non-contributing parson's study, a one-story detached building built between 1953 and 1956, behind the church. [4]

The church and parsonage buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Site Information: Calvary Lutheran Church & Parsonage". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
  3. ^ a b c Friedman Ralph (1992). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd. pp. 371–372. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
  4. ^ a b Louis C. Androes (September 5, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Calvary Lutheran Church & Parsonage / First Christian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved May 8, 2018. With accompanying eight photos from 1984

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