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Paris Plains Church 1845

Paris Plains Church 1845

Photos by Alan L Brown - June, 2004

Paris Plains Church 1845

Location

The County of Brant
On the north side of Paris Plains Church Road 2 km east of Road 24A, street number 705

Text

Built by free labour of its own congregation with stones gathered from nearby fields, the West Dumfries Chapel was completed and dedicated in 1845. It is a fine example of a type of cobblestone construction seldom found elsewhere in Canada, and introduced into this area about 1838 by Levi Broughton, an American builder. The first minister, the Reverend John Law, served from 1845-7, and the church remained active in the Methodist Conference until services were discontinued in 1921. The building was restored in 1948 as a memorial to the pioneers of the community.

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