Today in Wheeling History: November 1--Cornerstone of Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Church laid (1866).
On November 1, 1866, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Wheeling held their cornerstone laying ceremony for a new church at Fourth and Centre streets (now Chapline and 15th streets). Led by Rev. T.G. Addison, the event included a sermon by Rev. Mr. Gillett of Ohio and other clergymen. Long-time church members like John Armstrong Jr., W.L. Good, Joshua Morton, and Phillip Doddridge participated, gathering at Union Hall before processing to the new church site. There, a time capsule prepared by the congregation was placed in the cornerstone, marking an important milestone for St. Matthew's Church.
The congregation of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church was established in 1819 by 25 charter members, who initially met in the old courthouse. On May 9, 1821, they laid the cornerstone for their first permanent church on the northern end of what is now Market Plaza, but they soon outgrew this space. A second church building was briefly used in 1836 but proved unsatisfactory, so they built a third church on the corner of Bryon and 12th Street, consecrating it on October 27, 1837. This Greek Revival-style church, designed by James H. White, was also eventually outgrown, leading the congregation to sell it to the Baptist Society for $8,000 on March 13, 1866, and purchase new lots for their current church. The Gothic Revival-style church that stands today was designed by Gordon W. Lloyd and J.S. Fairfax, with its cornerstone laid on November 1, 1866, and construction completed in 1868, though consecration did not occur until 1888.
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV
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On November 1, 1866, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Wheeling held their cornerstone laying ceremony for a new church at Fourth and Centre streets (now Chapline and 15th streets). Led by Rev. T.G. Addison, the event included a sermon by Rev. Mr. Gillett of Ohio and other clergymen. Long-time church members like John Armstrong Jr., W.L. Good, Joshua Morton, and Phillip Doddridge participated, gathering at Union Hall before processing to the new church site. There, a time capsule prepared by the congregation was placed in the cornerstone, marking an important milestone for St. Matthew's Church.
The congregation of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church was established in 1819 by 25 charter members, who initially met in the old courthouse. On May 9, 1821, they laid the cornerstone for their first permanent church on the northern end of what is now Market Plaza, but they soon outgrew this space. A second church building was briefly used in 1836 but proved unsatisfactory, so they built a third church on the corner of Bryon and 12th Street, consecrating it on October 27, 1837. This Greek Revival-style church, designed by James H. White, was also eventually outgrown, leading the congregation to sell it to the Baptist Society for $8,000 on March 13, 1866, and purchase new lots for their current church. The Gothic Revival-style church that stands today was designed by Gordon W. Lloyd and J.S. Fairfax, with its cornerstone laid on November 1, 1866, and construction completed in 1868, though consecration did not occur until 1888.
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV
To learn more: (https://tinyurl.com/mez4d9bb) (https://tinyurl.com/t6yc7m68) (https://tinyurl.com/jj4h6cnj)
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