Asylum Hill Congregational Church Agrees It’s Time to Complete the Building

02/10/1875 |

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The Asylum Hill Congregational Society held a special meeting this evening.

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The special meeting proceeded as follows:

George Chase read Roland Mather’s letter of February 3 to the attendees.
Several gentlemen offered remarks regarding Mather’s generosity.
The attendees formally voted to accept Mather’s gift and to authorize the society’s committee to proceed with the project.
A committee was created to prepare a letter of gratitude to Mather.
Elisha Carpenter, George Chase, and Erastus Collins were appointed to this committee.

Why this is important

The society considered and accepted Roland Mather’s gift of funds for a steeple at this meeting.

The past recalled

Roland Mather addressed his letter to George Chase on February 3, 1875.

The present illuminated

According to the article, negotiations with Brown & Valentine to execute a contract for the construction of the steeple were already underway and would “soon be closed”.
Quarrying of stone would begin immediately, and it was anticipated that construction would begin around April 1.
Construction was projected to last four months, from April to August 1875.

The future foretold

Construction neared completion on August 23, 1875.

Neat little tidbit

Although there’s no contemporary reference to this item, the article stated Brown & Valentine had “built the church ten years ago.”

Caught my eye

“The whole tower will be symmetrical and beautiful, and the completed edifice will soon be what its original design contemplated – a noble edifice and a fine specimen of church architecture.”

Sources

Unattributed, “Asylum Hill Congregational Church,” Hartford Daily Courant, February 11, 1875, page 8

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