Calvary Lutheran Church and Parsonage (Silverton, Oregon)

United States historic place


Calvary Lutheran Church and Parsonage
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Calvary Lutheran Church
Location	310–314 Jersey Street Silverton, Oregon
Coordinates	45°00′16″N 122°46′49″W / 45.004562°N 122.780414°W / 45.004562; -122.780414
Built	1891
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Queen Anne^[2] Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	85001182^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1985

Calvary Lutheran Church and Parsonage is a historic church building and parsonage in Silverton, Oregon, United States. The church is also known as the First Christian Church.^[2] The church is a combination of the Carpenter Gothic and the Queen Anne architectural styles.^[3] The parsonage is Bungalow/Craftsman and Greek Revival style.^{[citation needed]}

Originally, the church was known as the First Christian Church.^[4] In 1906, the church building became the Norwegian Lutheran Church and in 1926-1927 it was remodeled to its current configuration.^[3] The church was sold in 1975, and in 1984, it became the White Steeple Gallery and Tea Room, a name by which it was still known in 1992.^[3]

The church, a balloon frame 26 by 52 feet (7.9 m × 15.8 m) building built during 1891-92, is Gothic Revival in style, with Eastlake ornamentation. It was moved to a new location on a raised foundation on the same tax lot in the 1920s. The parsonage, built in 1926, is a one-and-a-half-story bungalow. The property includes a non-contributing parson's study, a one-story detached building built between 1953 and 1956, behind the church. ^[4]

The church and parsonage buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Site Information: Calvary Lutheran Church & Parsonage". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
^ ^a ^b ^c Friedman Ralph (1992). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd. pp. 371–372. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
^ ^a ^b Louis C. Androes (September 5, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Calvary Lutheran Church & Parsonage / First Christian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved May 8, 2018. With accompanying eight photos from 1984