Sierra Madre Congregational Church

Old North Church Sierra Madre Congregational Church
Old North Church, Sierra Madre, California
Old North Church in Sierra Madre, California
General information
Status	Used for Youth Groups and Indonesia Church: Jemaat Kristen
Architectural style	Georgian architecture
Town or city	Sierra Madre, California
Country	United States
Coordinates	34°09′44″N 118°03′24″W / 34.1622306°N 118.0566944°W / 34.1622306; -118.0566944
Elevation	263 m (863 ft)
Current tenants	Sierra Madre Congregational Church
Construction started	April 1890
Completed	Dec. 14, 1890
Cost	$3,300
Technical details
Structural system	Wood
Designations	Sierra Madre Historic Landmark #40

Old North Church (ONC) is in Sierra Madre, California. Old North Church is a historic landmark building built in 1890, one of the oldest churches in Sierra Madre. It is owned by it builder Sierra Madre Congregational Church, called First Congregational Church of Sierra Madre at the time of completion. It is site #45 on Sierra Madre designated historical landmarks list. There are forty-eight properties listed on Sierra Madre's Designated Historical Properties List.

The Old North Church was constructed by hand with local wood. It is located on the north side of the current Sierra Madre Blvd at Hermosa. In 1890 Sierra Madre Blvd was a dirt street called Central Avenue. Old North Church is currently owned by its builder, Sierra Madre Congregational Church. The Old North Church is closely linked with the early settlement of Sierra Madre. The community of Sierra Madre was established in the fall of 1881. Sierra Madre Congregational Church started as a Sunday School class in February 1882. Without a building of its own, the church originally met in the city's original 1882 one-room schoolhouse at the corner of Hermosa and Live Oak, now called Orange Grove. To use the schoolhouse as a church on Sunday mornings, the pump organ, hymnbooks, and winter firewood were transported to the schoolhouse by the attendees. The following years the Church met in the original City Hall at the corner Baldwin and Central Ave (Sierra Madre), then the original city library (1889), located at the current library site. With the completion of the Old North Church in 1890, the church had its own meeting spot. Congregational Church of Sierra Madre was officially established in March 27, 1886 as a nondenominational church congregational church, with 13 founding members, called First Congregational Church of Sierra Madre then. One of the 13 founding members was Mrs. Annetta M. Carter, wife of the city founder Nathaniel Coburn Carter. From 1908 to 1910 the Old North Church was expanded with the addition of new meeting rooms.