Knox United Church is a designated municipal heritage building at 838 Spadina Crescent East, in the Central Business District, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.[1]
| Knox United Church | |
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 Knox United Church front | |
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| 52°7′50.12″N 106°39′16.2″W / 52.1305889°N 106.654500°W | |
| Denomination | United Church of Canada |
| Website | www |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | City of Saskatoon municipal heritage property |
| Designated | October 16, 2003 |
| Architect(s) | Brown and Vallance |
| Style | Collegiate Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1912 |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Brian Maitland |
The congregation was established as part of the Saskatoon Presbyterian Field Mission in 1885 after the North-West Rebellion. Meetings were held in homes, the Old Stone Schoolhouse, the Methodist Church and even the railway roundhouse until a wood church holding 160 was constructed near the river.[2]
Architects Brown and Vallance of Montreal designed the present-day church in the Collegiate Gothic style. Construction started in 1912 and was completed in 1914.[3] The two-storey building is made of dark red brick walls, features stained-glass windows, and has seating 1,200.[1] The acoustic qualities of the church have made it a regular venue for various social and cultural events, including chamber music performances.[3] The Institute for stained glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at Knox United Church [4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Knox Church". Heritage Properties. City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "About Us". Knox United Church. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ a b "Knox United Church". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ Stained glass at Knox United Church (Saskatoon) http://stainedglasscanada.ca/site.php?site=105 Archived 2011-08-28 at the Wayback Machine