Name: ST JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH
Address: 14789 SODOM RD
Original Owner: ST. JOHN'S CONGREGATION
Year Constructed: 1861
Architect Name:
Architectural Style: ITALIANATE
Builder Name: GEORGE BURGER (SR. OR JR.)?
Designated: No
Historical Notes
ST. JOHN'S IS THE OLDEST CONGREGATION IN WILLOUGHBY. THE CHURCH WAS ONCE USED BY THREE GROUPS: THE LUTHERANS, EVANGELICAL REFORMED AND THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH. THE SERVICES WERE ORIGINALLY IN GERMAN, WITH MINISTERS FROM BUFFALO OFFICIATING. THE CEMETERY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SODOM ROAD WAS PURCHASED BY THE CHURCH IN 1845.
Architectural Notes
THIS STRUCTURE, REPLACING AN EARLIER LOG CHURCH BUILT IN 1834, WAS BUILT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A MEMBER OF THE BURGER FAMILY. CORBELLED BRICKWORK DECORATES THE UPPER FACADE AND WALLS. THE FRONT TOWER AND STEEPLE WERE ADDED IN THE 1890'S, AND THE BASE OF THE STEEPLE ONCE HELD A FOUR-FACED CLOCK.
Location
Interactive Mapping of 14789 Sodom Road
