New Plymouth Congregational Church

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New Plymouth Congregational Church
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The New Plymouth Congregational Church in 2015
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Location207 Southwest Ave.
New Plymouth, Idaho
Coordinates 43°58′08″N116°49′17″W / 43.969010°N 116.821415°W / 43.969010; -116.821415 Coordinates: 43°58′08″N116°49′17″W / 43.969010°N 116.821415°W / 43.969010; -116.821415
Arealess than one acre
Built1920
Architect Tourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Neo-Classical revival
MPS Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No. 82000359 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

The New Plymouth Congregational Church is a historic church on Southwest Avenue between West Park and Plymouth in New Plymouth, Idaho. It was built in 1920 and was added to the National Register in 1982. [1]

A review by the Idaho State Historical Society identifies that "The New Plymouth Congregational Church is architecturally significant as a full—scale, monumentally porticoed and pedimented neo-classical revival church which is the outstanding structure in New Plymouth, and which is related to that town's unusual history." [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Patricia Wright (1982). "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory: New Plymouth Congregational Church". National Park Service . Retrieved August 23, 2017. With photo from 1980.
  3. Patricia Wright (September 22, 1982). "Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture Thematic Resources". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.