Southminster Presbyterian Church under Construction

1928

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Southminster Presbyterian Church under Construction
  • Title
  • Southminster Presbyterian Church under Construction
  • Creator
  • Altwater & Brothers Photographers
  • Identifier
  • MSP33.B010.F01.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP33.B010.F01.I01
  • Description
  • The Southminster Presbyterian Church on Washington Road in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, under construction. Ground was broken for the church, designed by the architectural firm of Pringle and Tufts, in November 1927. The cornerstone was laid on April 29, 1928. The building’s roof was completed in time to hold a service on Thanksgiving Day in 1928, however, with pews not yet installed, the congregation had to stand amid building debris. The first regular service was held two days before Christmas 1928 with the formal dedication on January 6, 1929. The general contractor for this project, which cost approximately $197,000, was Edward A Wehr.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Southminster Presbyterian Church (Mount Lebanon, Pa.)
    Churches--Pennsylvania--Mount Lebanon.
    Buildings--Design and construction--Pennsylvania--Mount Lebanon.
  • Source
  • Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation Collection Photographs, 1864-1953, MSP 33, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation Photographs
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