Otter Creek Hall
25 images Created 22 Jan 2021
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The former Otter Creek Congregational Church, now the Otter Creek Hall, Otter Creek, Maine.
Fundraising for a Congregational church in the village of Otter Creek began around 1901: the local paper reported on a steady stream of chicken suppers, fairs, and entertainments organized by the Otter Creek Aid Society. The church was probably designed by its builder, whose name I have yet to uncover. It was dedicated in 1904, and decommissioned in the early 21st century. The building is now a community hall owned and maintained by the Otter Creek Aid Society.
The windows of the Otter Creek Hall are made of cathedral glass set into a wooden framework, which was a less expensive alternative to leaded glass windows. 'Cathedral glass,' also called 'rolled glass;' is machine-made, rolled into flat sheets and and stamped with patterns while hot, and was popular in the US from around the 1870s onward.
The former Otter Creek Congregational Church, now the Otter Creek Hall, Otter Creek, Maine.
Fundraising for a Congregational church in the village of Otter Creek began around 1901: the local paper reported on a steady stream of chicken suppers, fairs, and entertainments organized by the Otter Creek Aid Society. The church was probably designed by its builder, whose name I have yet to uncover. It was dedicated in 1904, and decommissioned in the early 21st century. The building is now a community hall owned and maintained by the Otter Creek Aid Society.
The windows of the Otter Creek Hall are made of cathedral glass set into a wooden framework, which was a less expensive alternative to leaded glass windows. 'Cathedral glass,' also called 'rolled glass;' is machine-made, rolled into flat sheets and and stamped with patterns while hot, and was popular in the US from around the 1870s onward.
