P6205

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Details

ID Number

P6205

Item Name

Image

Title

Sandwich Baptist Church / Église baptiste Sandwich

Title (Fre)

Église baptiste Sandwich

Description

Black and white photograph of a one-storey brick church; the church has three arched windows on the side and a high peaked roof; there is one arched window on the front of the building, with a small wooden entry-way built onto the brick; there is a utility pole in front of the building as well as grass and a sidewalk.

History

The Sandwich Baptist Church was built in 1851 and is the oldest existing Black Church in Windsor. It was built with clay bricks, hand-made by members of the church, many of whom were former slaves from the United States.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Sandwich

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Abolition movement / Mouvement pour l'abolition

Black Canadians / Population noire canadienne

Buildings / Immeubles

Churches / Églises

First Baptist Church / Première église Baptiste

Peter St. / Rue Peter

Religion

Religious facilities / Édifices religieux

Sandwich (Ont.)

Sandwich Baptist Church / Église baptiste de Sandwich

Slavery / Esclavage

Underground Railroad / « Chemin de fer » clandestin

Utility poles / Poteaux des services publiques

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