Williamsville Christian Church | |
 Williamsville Christian Church, November 2009 | |
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| Location | 5658 Main St., Williamsville, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°57′48″N78°44′33″W / 42.96333°N 78.74250°W |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000546 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 2002 |
The Williamsville Christian Church, also known as the Meeting House, is a historic Disciples of Christ church located at Williamsville in Erie County, New York. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick Italianate-style structure constructed in 1871 and remodeled in about 1900. [2]
Organized some forty years earlier, the evangelical congregation had been meeting in simple quarters nearby. They were a dedicated, community-minded group and are credited with having founded the first secondary school in the area, the Williamsville Classical Institute.
In 1976, following a decline in congregation, the building was turned over to the Village of Williamsville for community use and for preservation.
The Meeting house is sometimes used as a community theater, and has an annual season, usually consisting of a couple plays and a musical.
Today, the Meeting House, named to the National Register of Historic Places, is a beautiful structure belonging to the Village's people. This historic building features a rose window facing Main Street. This window and the church's twelve arched and arcaded windows contain three kinds of glass: the original stenciled glass, pebble glass, and newer leaded glass. [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]
