Methodist Episcopal Church - corner of Richhill and Franklin Streets, Waynesburg

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Methodist Episcopal Church - corner of Richhill and Franklin Streets, Waynesburg

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.172

Description

Real-photo postcard of the Methodist Episcopal Church on the corner of Richhill and Franklin Streets in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Brown stone from Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, was used for the exterior of the Methodist Episcopal Church, later the First United Methodist Church, on the corner of Franklin and Richhill Streets, dedicated 29 September 1907. In 1908, Andrew Carnegie donated one half the cost of the original Hinner pipe organ. This church construction was completed in spite of the failure of the Farmers and Drovers Bank. Original, printed by W. T. Hays.

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Hays, William Thompson [Publisher]

Date made

circa 1907

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Waynesburg (Pa.)--Church buildings--Methodist Episcopal Church, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Franklin Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Richhill Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN027-0001-0140

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection, Waynesburg - Places - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Notes

Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2005-2014. Source Citation: Methodist Episcopal Church on the corner of Richhill and Franklin Streets in Waynesburg, item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0140, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).