Cornerstone laid at Asylum Avenue Baptist Church

10/14/1871 |

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The cornerstone was laid for the Asylum Avenue Baptist Church.

Trust but verify

The source for this date is an article about the 1931 fire at the church, which included a brief history of the church to date at its present location.

The past recalled

A group of men bought the land for the church prior to May 24, 1870.
The Asylum Avenue Baptist Society was considering plans to construct a new church building prior to January 9, 1871.

The future foretold

The church would be dedicated on October 19, 1872.

Source

Unattributed. “Fire totally destroys Asylum Ave. Baptist Church; Loss $125,000,” Hartford Courant, February 2, 1931, page 1.

Asylum Avenue Baptist Church

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