Welsh Congregational Church

Ohio, United States

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The Welsh Congregational Church in Youngstown, Ohio, was a wooden-frame house of worship built in 1861 by the city's Welsh American community, many of whom had immigrated to work in nearby coal mines. Originally constructed in the Greek Revival style, the one-and-a-half-story building underwent major reconstruction in 1887 that transformed it into Queen Anne design, featuring a vaguely cruciform floor plan with gable roofs, small dormer windows, and a polygonal tower crowned the facade. Set on a stone foundation with weatherboarded and shingled walls, it served not only as a spiritual center but as the ethnic community's gathering place throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Recognized as Youngstown's oldest church by the 1980s, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its architectural significance and historical importance to the community. The building was demolished in 2022 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown following decades of abandonment.

Movement

Queen Anne style Greek Revival architecture

Type: church building
Materials: wood
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Ohio, United States

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