Paris Presbyterian Church, Paris, Ontario, Canada

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Paris Presbyterian Church, Paris, Ontario, Canada
Paris Presbyterian Church, Paris, Ontario, Canada

Built in 1893 at no. 164 Grand River Street North.

"Architect Thomas J. Rutley created the same Romanesque Revival church design for the Paris and Chatham congregations. This imposing red brick structure satisfied the late Victorian demand for large-scale church architecture. Note the round stained glass rose window and terra cotta detailing. This was the fourth Presbyterian Church in Paris and the only one still standing. This building was funded through donations from John Penman." - info from the County of Brant.

"Paris (2021 population, 14,956) is a community located in the County of Brant, Ontario, Canada. It lies just northwest from the city of Brantford at the spot where the Nith River empties into the Grand River. Paris was voted "the Prettiest Little Town in Canada" by Harrowsmith Magazine. The town was established in 1850. In 1999, its town government was amalgamated into that of the County of Brant, ending 149 years as a separate incorporated municipality, with Paris as the largest population centre in the county.

Paris was named for the nearby deposits of gypsum, used to make plaster of Paris. This material was discovered in 1793 while the area was being surveyed for the British Home Department. By late 1794 a road had been built from what is now Dundas, Ontario, to the east bank of the Grand River in what became Paris, called The Governor's Road (now Dundas St. in Paris). The town has been referred to as "the cobblestone capital of Canada" (in reference to a number of aged cobblestone houses).

The use of cobblestones to construct buildings had been introduced to the area by Levi Boughton when he erected St. James Church in 1839; this was the first cobblestone structure in Paris. Two churches and ten homes, all in current use, are made of numerous such stones taken from the rivers. Other architectural styles that are visible in the downtown area include Edwardian, Gothic, and Post Modern." - info from Wikipedia.

Late June to early July, 2024 I did my 4th major cycling tour. I cycled from Ottawa to London, Ontario on a convoluted route that passed by Niagara Falls. During this journey I cycled 1,876.26 km and took 21,413 photos. As with my other tours a major focus was old architecture.

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Taken on: June 28, 2024
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