First United Methodist Church (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

First United Methodist Church is an historic Methodist church in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. The church was chartered in 1880 and the original building, constructed between 1880 and 1882, was the first church in New Town. By the turn of the century, the original sanctuary was found inadequate and was demolished. In 1904, a new sanctuary, now known as the Fellowship Hall, was built to replace this original adobe church on the same site. The architect was Charles Frederick Whittlesey and Tiffany-style windows were installed some short time after the completion of the building.^[3]

First Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NM State Register of Cultural Properties
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Location	315 Coal Ave SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates	35°4′52.5″N 106°39′4.5″W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1904
Architect	Charles Frederick Whittlesey, A.W. Hayden
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Folk Gothic
NRHP reference No.	76001192[1]
NMSRCP No.	383
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1976
Designated NMSRCP	June 20, 1975[2]

By 1955, this sanctuary itself was outgrown and so a larger sanctuary was built on the property.^[4] The building was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1975^[5] and the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "New Mexico State and National Registers". New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
3. "U.S. Territorial Churches". Albuquerque Historical Society. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
4. "History of Our Church". First United Methodist Church. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
5. "Properties by County" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved April 29, 2011.

External links

Media related to First United Methodist Church (Albuquerque, New Mexico) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website