First Evangelical Church, Portsmouth, Ohio

- Title
- First Evangelical Church, Portsmouth, Ohio
- Subject
- First Evangelical Church
- Description
- colored image of church building at 701 Fifth (5th) Street showing the 1915 educational wing addition. This building was dedicated in 1887 as the German Evangelical Church. The church banned the German language in 1918 and became the First Evangelical Church. In 1963 the education unit was replaced with a more modern wing which houses a child daycare. The group has been known as the Evangelical United Church of Christ since 1956.
- Creator
- photo by Cook
- Date
- 1915
- Format
- 8.5 cm x 13.5 cm postcard
- Coverage
- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
- Rights
- Scioto County Public Library
- Publisher
- H. A. Lorberg
Collection
Citation
photo by Cook, “First Evangelical Church, Portsmouth, Ohio,” Scioto County Public Library Local History Digital Collection, accessed February 24, 2025, https://sciotolibrary.org/history/items/show/4265.