First Congregational Church (Portland, Oregon)

	First Congregational Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Portland Historic Landmark
	First Congregational Church in 2009
Location	1126 SW Park Avenue; Portland, Oregon
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1889–1895
Architect	Henry J. Hefty
Architectural style	Gothic, Italian Gothic
NRHP reference No.	75001594
Added to NRHP	May 2, 1975

The First Congregational Church is a church located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3] Construction took place over a period of six years, from 1889 to 1895. The building was designed by Swiss architect Henry J. Hefty in Venetian Gothic style.^[4] The interior includes stained-glass windows, commissioned in 1906, made by Portland's Povey Brothers Studio.^[5] The building's height to the top of the bell tower is 175 feet (53 metres)^[6] to 185 feet.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 33. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Paul B. Hartwig and Robert K. Sutton (March 28, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Congregational Church" (Document). National Park Service. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |format= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)
^ "Building History". First Congregational United Church of Christ. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
^ Korn, Peter (May 15, 2014). "For whom does this bell toll?". Portland Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved 2014-05-18.