First Churches of Northampton
- Address: 129 Main St
- Vicinity: Center St
First Churches of Northampton,the 5th meeting house built on the site, was designed by the Boston Architectural firm of Peabody and Stearns in 1877. - AsNotedIn
First Churches of Northampton,the 5th meeting house built on the site, was designed by the Boston Architectural firm of Peabody and Stearns in 1877. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1655/00/00 | Puritans of Northampton build their first meeting house (lost, site near the current Courthouse). | |||||
| 1658/07/00 | Eleazar Mather | Vocation | Eleazar Mather begins preaching at the first meeting house in Northampton. Built in 1655, it is now gone. The site is near the current Courthouse. | |||
| 1661/00/00 | Second meeting house is built on Meeting House Hill | |||||
| 1669/00/00 | Solomon Stoddard | Vocation | At the Second meeting house (lost) on Meeting House Hill, Solomon Stoddard gives his first sermon in Northampton. He will stay at this pastorship until his death in 1729. | |||
| 1737/00/00 | Northampton builds the 3rd meeting house (demilished c 1812) | |||||
| 1737/00/00 | Jonathan Edwards | Preacher | "A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God in the Conversion of Many Hundred Souls in Northampton" by Church of Christ pastor Jonathan Edwards is published in England | First Great Awakening | ||
| 1740/00/00 | Rev George Whitefield | Preacher | George Whitefield preaches in The First Church. | First Great Awakening | ||
| 1812/00/00 | Isaac Damon | Supervising Architect | 1737 meeting house is replaced by a classical revival church designed by Asher Benjamin and built by Northampton architect, Isaac Damon (burned down 1876) | |||
| 1812/00/00 | Asher Benjamin | Architect | 1737 meeting house is replaced by a classical revival church designed by Asher Benjamin and built by Northampton architect, Isaac Damon (burned down 1876) | |||
| 1851/07/00 | Emily Dickinson | Audience Member | Jenny Lind sings for an audience in the Old First Church on 129 Main St, Northampton, MA (burned down 1876). | Jenny Lind's American Tour, 1850 to 1852 | ||
| 1877/00/00 | Peabody and Stearns | Architect | Current First Church, 5th on the site, is built of sandstone, includes several Tiffany windows | |||
| 1877/00/00 | Tiffany Studios | Artisan | Current First Church, 5th on the site, is built of sandstone, includes several Tiffany windows |
| Particulars for First Churches of Northampton: | |
|---|---|
| Sight Category | Building |
| Building Type | Church |
| Architectural Style | Gothic |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Building Attribute | Stained Glass |
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