First Presbyterian Church National Historic Landmark Nomination
Haynes W. 2021. First Presbyterian Church National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 100006271_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark nomination for First Presbyterian Church near Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The NHL nomination for the First Presbyterian Church documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 4 as a singular work by Wallace K. Harrison (1895–1981), a major American Modern architect. The church complex exemplifies Harrison's skill in leading collaborative design. The sanctuary is an early and notable example of the use of dalle de verre stained glass and of using a thin shell constructed of precast concrete and inclined folded plates in a non-industrial building. The period of significance is 1956 to 1968.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Haynes, Wesley
- Date of Issue
- 2021-01-13
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- architecture, church, concrete, Connecticut, Modern, National Historic Landmark, stained glass, Stamford, Wallace Harrison