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First Baptist Church, Waterloo and Berwyn Avenues, 1904

image not foundDescription: The First Baptist Church of Berwyn was practically brand new in 1904 when Lucy Sampson took this image looking north from Waterloo Avenue toward the railroad tracks. The church was located on the northeast corner of Waterloo and Berwyn Avenue, and its congregants were a splinter group from the Baptist Church in the Great Valley. Some 50 or 60 parishioners parted ways for reasons unknown, dissolved their membership from that church, and formed a new congregation in Berwyn and built this church building. The new congregation did not thrive, however, and finally dissolved. The former sanctuary is now the headquarters for the Isolite Corporation. Immediately north can be seen a private residence (razed in 2013 to provide additional parking for Isolite), and beyond, the well-known Oddfellows Lodge Hall. - Herb Fry and Roger Thorne
Photographer/artist: Lucy Sampson Date taken: 1904 Photo location:
Type: photo Subject: Church Township: Easttown
Source: Herb and Barbara Fry CollectionReferences: The First Baptist Church of Berwyn by Ruth J. Moore, TEQ 5-4 (1943) ; Twenty More Years of The First Baptist Church, Berwyn by Sarah M. Pyott, TEQ 13-1 (April 1964) Contributor: Digitized by Roger Thorne
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Rights: Owned by Herb FryIdentifier: FBB11Serial Number: 1463
Donation: Herb and Barbara Fry collection (#2)