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The construction of a new house of worship was begun in April 1803. It was consecrated in December of the same year. In April of 1802, a subscription program was started. One quarter of each pledge was to be paid in August 1802, one quarter in January 1803, one quarter in July 1803, and the remainder in January 1804. Dally gives a list of subscribers and the amount each pledged--the total being $3,522. The building was to be sixty-six by forty-six feet with a tower and steeple. It was designed and built by Elder Jonathon Freeman. As the photo shows, it was a rather plain, typical Colonial building with no fancy cornice or exterior trim and no windows on the sides. A bell for the spire was bought in 1825 by popular subscription. |