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Home / Arts / Architecture / History / Building Types / Religious / Christian / Churches / Wooden
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- Greensted Church, UK - Photograph and outline history from the Aitken Fox Index of the oldest surviving timber church in the world. [Now known from dendrochronology to date from around 1063-1100.]
www.aitken-fox.com/tourist/churches/Greensted
- Historic Church Gets Grant for Renovation - Savannah Morning News reports that Nicholsonboro Baptist Church, the oldest rural black church in Chatham County, Georgia (US), was awarded a restoration grant.
www.savannahnow.com/stories/072798/ACCchurchrenovation.html
- Lithuanian Wooden Church Architecture - Extracts from a monograph by Dr Alge Jankeviciene on the hundreds of wooden churches, chapels and belfries in Lithuania, illustrated with expandable thumbnail photographs.
www.omnitel.net/lmsa/index-en.html
- Old Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, NZ - A fine timber Gothic church, designed by the Rev. Frederick Thatcher and built 1865-1866 in native timbers. From Wellington City Council Heritage Building Inventory.
www.wcc.govt.nz/wellington/heritage/inventory/pg334.html
- Petäjävesi Old Church - Frank Hellstén describes this World Heritage example of 18th-century Finnish wood architecture for Virtual Finland. Includes's Kari Palsila's 360-degree panorama photographs.
virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/petajav.html
- Samogitian Wooden Churches - Lithuanian lowlanders traditionally built timber churches; some survive from the 18th and 19th centuries. History and photographs provided by the Samogitian Cultural Association.
daugenis.mch.mii.lt/Samogitia/KULTURA/medbazn.en.htm
- St.George's Anglican Church, Halifax, Canada - Parks Canada explains why this unique round wooden church, inspired by Palladian architecture, has been declared a national historic site.
parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/NHS/NonAdmin/english/stgeorge_e.htm
- Tabernacle Baptist Church, Beaufort, South Carolina - ICW-NET provides a photograph of this tall-steepled wooden church, built in 1811 in an interesting blend of styles.
www.beaufort-sc.com/history/tabernbp.htm
- The History of Slash Church - Dianne A. Jones provides a drawing, history, description and list of ministers of the oldest surviving frame-built church in Virginia, built in 1729. Hosted by Hanover County VAGenWeb.
www.rootsweb.com/~vahanove/slash.htm
- The Unique Stave Church - Illustrated feature from Medieval Scandinavia on the wooden churches of Norway. Includes history, technology, decorated portals, classification. Illustrated descriptions of all surviving examples.
www.medsca.org/frameset.html
- The Wooden Churches of Eastern Europe: An Introductory Survey - An illustrated review by Andrew Gregorovich of this book by David Buxton.
www.infoukes.com/culture/architecture/wooden_churches
- The Wooden Churches of Marmures, Romania - An illustrated history from Discover Romania of these churches built in the 17th and 18th centuries without iron nails, yet reaching impressive heights.
students.missouri.edu/~romsa/destinations/html/wooden_churches.html
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