Moosup United Methodist Church (1872)

The Moosup United Methodist Church is at 13 South Main Street in Plainfield. As related in the Plainfield Bicentennial, A Souvenir Volume (1899):

The Methodist Episcopal Church in Plainfield began its history in 1825, when it was included in the Norwich circuit, though, before 1800, preachers were sent here and occasional services were held. At first, the church met in the old Separate meeting-house on the corner near Evergreen cemetery for occasional services […] [A revival occurred in 1843 and] That same year they purchased of the Separatists, or their successors, the old meeting-house which had been removed to Union Village. A new church was built in 1871, a little further up the river and was dedicated, February 1, 1872.

As related in Vol II of the Souvenir history of the New England Southern Conference (1897):

The church in which the people now worship is in the very centre of the village, and pleasantly situated. It was built in 1870 by the arduous labors of Rev. Lewis E. Dunham, and marked a new era in the prosperity of the society. In 1882, during the pastorate of E. J. Ayres, the building was raised, and a vestry provided in the basement. The interior of the church has recently (1896) been thoroughly repaired, a steel ceiling and chancel introduced, making it a most attractive and inviting place of worship. The parsonage, one of the most convenient and commodious, stands on the lot adjoining the church. It was built during the pastorate of the Rev. W. W. Ellis of sainted memory.

The church was completely remodeled and rededicated in 1908.

St. Bernard Catholic Church, Rockville (1904)

The first Catholic Mass in Rockville (Vernon) was celebrated by fifteen Catholics in a house owned by the Paper Mill Company. St. Bernard’s Parish was established in Rockville in 1854 and the first church was completed in 1856. The church was destroyed by fire in 1904 and the cornerstone for the present church was laid five months later. The new church was dedicated on September 20, 1908. Built on a prominent site on Saint Bernard Terrace, the church was designed by Joseph A. Jackson, who had earlier designed the parish school in 1895.

Middlebury Congregational Church (1935)

The Congregational Church in Middlebury dates back to 1791 and the first meetinghouse was built in 1794 on the town Green. The steps, built of stone quarried in Roxbury, and the church bell, cast in Troy, New York, were reused in the second meetinghouse, built in 1839. On April 8, 1935, the church and the neighboring town hall were destroyed in a fire. The bell was shattered but the pieces were recast to make a new bell. A new church was built in 1935-1936 as a replica of the destroyed second meetinghouse. Additions were made to expand the church in later years.

St. Peter’s-Trinity Church, Thomaston (1871)

Trinity Episcopal Church, on Main Street in Thomaston, was built in two sections in 1871 and 1880. Representing the transition from the Gothic Revival to the Stick style (with board-and-batten siding, decorative gable bargeboards and a pyramidal steeple) it was built to the designs of Richard M. Upjohn, architect of the Connecticut State Capitol Building. Trinity had begun as a mission of the Episcopal Church in Plymouth (founded in 1740) and became an independent parish in 1869. Since 1996, the church has been St. Peter’s-Trinity Church, formed through a merger of St. Peter’s Church, Plymouth and and Trinity Parish, Thomaston.

Union Episcopal Church, Riverton (1829)

The first church to be built in the village of Riverton in Barkhamsted was the Union Episcopal Church. The Gothic structure was constructed of rusticated granite in 1829-1830 under the superintendence of Jesse Ives, first keeper of the Old Riverton Inn. For about thirty years, the church was used as a museum for the Hitchcock Chair Company, whose factory was located just down the street. After closing in the 1990s, the museum sold off its collection in 2003. Two years later, the former church was sold to Peter Greenwood, a glass blower, who converted it into a studio and gallery.

Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church, Waterbury (1974)

The original Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church in Waterbury, founded primarily by Ukrainian and Russian immigrants, was built in 1906-1908 on Crown Street. In 1968, the parish purchased 12 acres of land on North Main Street for the future site of a new church. Work began in 1972 and the cornerstone of the Crown Street church was transferred to the newly completed Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary Church in 1974. Adjacent to the church, a new rectory was built in 1975 and the new Saint Mary’s Orthodox Center in 1980-1981.

Update 2/15/2021: As per the comment below, this building has been demolished: Demolition begins at St. Mary’s Russian Orthodox Church in Waterbury // WITH VIDEO | Republican American Archives (rep-am.com)

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