First Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church of Cheshire is a historic church at 111 Church Drive in Cheshire, Connecticut. Built in 1827, it was designed by David Hoadley and is a prominent local example of Federal period architecture.- Type: Church
- Denomination: United Church of Christ
- Description: church building in Connecticut, United States of America
- Also known as: “First Congregational Church of Cheshire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cheshire Academy and Peck Mountain.
Cheshire Academy
School
Peck Mountain
Peak
Peck Mountain of south-central Connecticut, 371 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located in Cheshire, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Peck Mountain is situated 2 miles northwest of First Congregational Church.
Cheshire Correctional Institution
Prison
Cheshire Correctional Institution is a Connecticut Department of Correction state prison for men located in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut. The facility was built beginning in 1910, partly by the inmates of the Wethersfield State Prison, and opened in 1913 as the Cheshire Reformatory for male youths ages 16 to 24. Cheshire Correctional Institution is situated 2 miles north of First Congregational Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheshire and Prospect.
Cheshire
Town
Cheshire, is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Cheshire was 28,733. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
Prospect
Village
Prospect is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Waterbury to its north, and is on the north-eastern fringes of the New York metropolitan area. Prospect is situated 4 miles west of First Congregational Church.
Yalesville
Village
Yalesville is an unincorporated village in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. The village was founded in 1677, and was originally called "First Falls". It was renamed Yalesville in 1808. Yalesville is situated 4½ miles east of First Congregational Church.
First Congregational Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Town of Cheshire, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.49783° or 41° 29′ 52″ north
Longitude
-72.90314° or 72° 54′ 11″ west
Elevation
262 feet (80 metres)
Open location code
87H9F3XW+4P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=united_church_of_christ
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