Name: NATHANIEL DETT CHAPEL
Address: 5674 PEER ST
Original Owner: PARNELL, OLIVER
Year Constructed: 1836
Architect Name:
Architectural Style: GOTHIC REVIVAL
Builder Name:
Designated: Yes
By-law: 8614
Historical Notes
THE LAND FOR THE CHURCH WAS DONATED BY OLIVER PARNELL AND HIS WIFE MATILDA, BOTH OF WHOM HAD ESCAPED FROM SLAVERY IN THE U.S. FOR MANY PEOPLE WHO FOLLOWED THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AND SETTLED IN NIAGARA FALLS, THIS CHURCH SERVED AS THEIR SPIRITUAL, SOCIALAND EDUCATIONAL CENTRE OF THEIR COMMUNITY.
Architectural Notes
THE BUILDING WAS MOVED TO ITS PRESENT SITE IN 1856 USING LOGS AS ROLLERS. A REAR ADDITION WAS BUILT AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY AS THE MINISTER'S RESIDENCE; IT IS NOW THE NORVAL JOHNSON LIBRARY. THE CHURCH WAS ORIGINALLY COVERED WITH CLAPBOARD.
Location
Interactive Mapping of 5674 Peer Street
