A corner-tower auditorium church built in 1910. It was designed by Chauncey W. Hodgdon.(1)
Years ago, when there was talk of demolishing the former Zion Evangelical Church in Bloomfield, old Pa Pitt saw an article that said it was the only known remaining work of its architect, Chauncey W. Hodgdon. Immediately it occurred to Father Pitt that there were probably many more works to be found, and he is pleased to say that the list has kept growing even without any special effort. We have pictures of a few buildings we attribute to Mr. Hodgdon, and more attributions can be found on the Great Big List of Buildings and Architects.
The building is no longer in use as a church, but the exterior is kept up as a commercial building.
Footnotes
- Philadelphia Real Estate Record & Builders’ Guide, April 13, 1910, p. 230. “At Pittsburg, the Presbyterian congregation, of Lincoln avenue, Millvale, have commissioned Architect C. W. Hodgdon, Penn Building, to prepare plans for a new church, to cost $20,000.” The cornerstone is dated 1910. (↩)
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