All Saints Church (Hamilton, Ontario) Explained

All Saints Church
Dedication:All Saints
Denomination:Anglican Church of Canada
Parish:Ontario
Diocese:Niagara
Province:Canada
Website:http://www.vansondesign.com/allsaints/ Official site

All Saints Church, was located in Hamilton, Ontario, on Queen Street South at King Street West.[1]

History

The establishment of the church parish dates to 1855, while the construction of the building began in 1872.

This building originally had a large tower. On September 24, 1998, a 5.4 earthquake hit Hamilton at 3:52 p.m. The support stones for the tower were damaged, and forced the removal of the stone spire.[2]

In the fall of 2009 the church was declared unsafe and was closed due to further instability of the structure - pieces of the roof were falling into the nave. The congregation moved to worship in a senior's facility, and then another local church.

The historic stone building was demolished on August 25, 2016, to make way for a new condominium with plans for a worship space for the congregation included.[3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Saints Anglican Church. Function Junction.CA. 2009-06-13.
  2. News: Burman. John. No, you weren't dreaming. A small quake rattled nerves in city's east end on Sunday. The Hamilton Spectator. 2008-01-22. 2008-01-24.
  3. News: Fragomeni. Carmela. Queen St. church to rise again in condo project. The Hamilton Spectator. 2016-08-16. 2016-08-16.