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First Congregational Church

Colorado, US

First Congregational Church

The First Congregational Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado is a historic church at 20 East Saint Vrain Street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The church was organized and founded in 1874 in conjunction with the founding of Colorado College. The first two minist

ers of the church, Rev. Jonathan Edwards and Rev. James Dougherty, also held positions with the college. The present building was completed in 1889 at an estimated cost of $40,000. Its design is in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and is constructed of Colorado Wall Mountain Tuft (rhyolite) quarried near Castle Rock, Colorado. The architect was Henry Rutgers Marshall of New York, acclaimed student of Henry Hobson Richardson, and there is only one other church known to have been designed by him: Arlington Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, New York (1905, Arlington Avenue Presbyterian Church – Brooklyn, NY ). The first service in the current building was James Greggheld on 21 July 1889 and the new building soon became a landmark in Colorado Springs. An early article in the then Weekly Gazette newspaper commented that “the design of the building is unique and has attracted much attention...

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