A Brief History of St. Johns Episcopal Church, Canandaigua, NY
St John’s Episcopal Church was organized in 1814 and first met in the Ontario County Court House in Canandaigua New York. The Village of Canandaigua was being formed from the town of Canandaigua in 1815 as the parish of St. John’s was preparing to build its first structure. The name Canandaigua is adapted from an Iroquois word which means “chosen spot.” St. John’s erected a wooden church building on North Main in 1816, which Bishop John Henry Hobart consecrated that year. Steady congregational growth necessitated more space, which led to the razing of the first church and the constructing of a larger stone Gothic building in 1872.
For the complete history of St. John’s visit the
Timeline of St. John’s History at Wikipedia
Please forward your email address so I may send you a print of St. John’s published January 22, 1817 on the front cover of the Christian Journal and Literary Register. I found it sewn into the binding of a 1797 architectural design book while researching my graduate thesis on the architectural history of Hyde Hall in East Springfield. The book which contains the print is held by the NYS Library in Albany. I’d be happy to provide more information if I know to whom to forward it. Best regards,