NS0081 Former United Memorial Church, Halifax NS

Former United Memorial Church, 5375 Kaye St, Halifax.Visited by JR Spurway, on 22-Jun-2008.

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ESTABLISHED: BUILT: 1921REBUILT: CLOSED: 2015DEMOLISHED:

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ARCHITECT: Andrew CobbBUILDER: SPECIAL FEATURES:

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Built after Halifax Explosion as worship centre for Presbyterians and Methodists whose churches, Kaye Street Methodist and Grove Presbyterian were destroyed and as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the explosion. Originally had 700 worshipers. When it opened in 1921 it was the first United Church congregation in Canada – 4 years before the official union of churches in 1925.

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