First Presbyterian Church of Eckert
- Also Known As: 5DT1379
- Also Known As: Eckert Presbyterian Church
- Address: 13011 and 13025 CO 65
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1915/08/02 | L B Valk and Son | Architect | Lawrence Valk is commissioned to design a Craftsman style church that will cost no more than $3,500 to build. The price for the plans is $50, but this will later increase $80. | |||
| 1915/10/17 | A worship service and groundbreaking ceremony is held at Eckert Church. The excavation of the basement by team and scraper will begin in 10 days while volunteers begin to source basaltic rubble stones from the nearby fields. | |||||
| 1915/10/26 | Lawrence B Valk | Architect | After changing the design to reduce the building cost, Lawrence Valk writes to the church building committee asking to "build it durable and churchly or don't buildit at all." | |||
| 1915/11/30 | Lawrence B Valk | Architect | As the building committee proposes more cost reductions, Valk writes them to complain that "This putting up of a barn of a church is a sacrilege to God." | |||
| 1917/04/00 | In April 1917, men, women and children from the church collect 33 wagon loads of basaltic rock from area fields and haul them to the building site. | |||||
| 1918/03/00 | A roof is erected over the new Eckert Presbyterian Church basement. The influenza epidemic delays the building project through 1918 and into 1919, as few public meetings, church services or school classes gather. | |||||
| 1921/00/00 | Meneely Bell Foundry of Troy, NY | Manufacturer | A bell cast by the Clinton H Meneely Bell Co of Troy, New York in 1882, is mounted in the tower at Eckert Presbyterian Church. | |||
| 1921/06/05 | The Eckert Presbyterian Church is dedicated. Acording to Rev Hunsicker, $4,500 had been spent on labor and $4,000 in materials. A debt of $1,500 will not be paid off in 1935. | |||||
| 1948/04/11 | S Joseph Hunt | Architect | Rev Hunsicker breaks ground for a manse through several inches of snow. The L-shaped cottage of basaltic rubble stone to complement the church was designed by S Joseph Hunt of Burbank, California. |
| Particulars for First Presbyterian Church of Eckert: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Building Type | Church |
| Building Use | Clergy House: Manse, Parsonage, Rectory, Vicarage |
| Architectural Style | Craftsman Bungalow |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Architectural Category | Rustic |
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