Bra-14, Paris Plains Church, 598-760 Paris Plains Church Road, Brant

Documentation

Building date: 1845

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Map Location

Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°14'16.05"N 80°22'53.80"W.

South Dunfries Township and Brant County Maps.

Comments, Additional Information, References

Paris Plains Church was built by volunteer labor in 1845. The building materials cost about £1,000 sterling. It was nearly abandoned in the 1940s, but was restored by a committee of dedicated citizens. It is a small rectangular structure with a center entrance flanked by a window on each side. Window openings and the entrance have pointed arches in the Gothic Revival style. Walls are built of water-rounded cobblestones. The long oval shapes are laid diagonally, Cobblestones are gray, yellow and brownish. Richard Palmer blog.

"Ontario church made of cobblestone", "A Heritage of Cobblestone" Page 16, a product of the Cobblestone Society, printed and published as a supplement to "The Orleans Republican American" circa 1966.

Cobblestones of Paris, by Paris Museum and Historical Society. Portion of pamphlet that applies to the O'Neail Farm.

Paris Plains Church, County of Brant Public Library Digital Collections

Travel with TMc

County of Brant Heritage Driving Tour, page 11: West Dumfries Chapel (Paris Plains Church), 1845 (Designated)

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"Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Paris Plains Church

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¹ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
² Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.