United Presbyterian Church and Rectory (Albany, Oregon)
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The Albany Presbyterian Church and Rectory, also known as Whitespires, is a historic church building in Albany, Oregon
, United States. It was built in 1891 in the Carpenter Gothic
style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP) in 1979. Although individually listed in the NRHP, it is located within the Monteith Historic District
.
Whitespires houses a Kimball pipe organ
that was installed in 1906.
The building is currently the home of the Whitespires Berean Bible Fellowship, also known as Berean Fundamental Church of Albany.
The present-day United Presbyterian congregation in Albany gathers in a 1913 church known as the Stone Church.
Albany, Oregon
Albany is the eleventh largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and is the county seat of Linn County. It is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is...
, United States. It was built in 1891 in the Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
(NRHP) in 1979. Although individually listed in the NRHP, it is located within the Monteith Historic District
Albany Monteith Historic District
The Albany Monteith Historic District, also known as Monteith Historic District, in Albany, Oregon, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It includes the Alfred Dawson House, which is separately listed on the NRHP...
.
Whitespires houses a Kimball pipe organ
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
that was installed in 1906.
The building is currently the home of the Whitespires Berean Bible Fellowship, also known as Berean Fundamental Church of Albany.
The present-day United Presbyterian congregation in Albany gathers in a 1913 church known as the Stone Church.
External links
- Images of Whitespires from University of OregonUniversity of Oregon-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
Library archives - History of the church from Linn County Roots