Church of the Covenant (Cleveland)

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Location11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates 41°30′30″N81°36′27″W / 41.50833°N 81.60750°W / 41.50833; -81.60750 Coordinates: 41°30′30″N81°36′27″W / 41.50833°N 81.60750°W / 41.50833; -81.60750
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1911
ArchitectCram, Goodhue & Ferguson
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 80002977 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1980

The Church of the Covenant (Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church) is a historic church on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio's University Circle. It is a Presbyterian congregation and a part of the Presbytery of the Western Reserve. [2]

It was built in 1911 to designs created by architects Cram and Ferguson. In 1968, the McGaffin Carillon [3] was created by the Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry and added to the church's tower. In 1972, the church added an addition, designed by Richard Fleishman in a contemporary-brutalist style, to serve as a community education center. Church of the Covenant was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. https://www.covenantweb.org/who-we-are
  3. http://www.ucbells.org/carillon

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