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First United Methodist Church

— Historic Landmark —

 
 
First United Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 4, 2013
1. First United Methodist Church Marker
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First United Methodist Church
Weary and Kramer, H. Wagoner, Architects
1893-95, 1952

 
Erected by Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1952.
 
Location. 40° 27.377′ N, 79° 56.283′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Bloomfield. It can be reached from the intersection of Centre Avenue and Aiken Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield section. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5401 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15232, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War II Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. James Terrace (approx. Ό mile away); Roslyn Place Wood Block Paving (approx. Ό mile away); Colonial Place Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shadyside Iron Furnace (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1st Drive-In Filling Station (approx. 0.4
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miles away); Addy-Spencer House (approx. half a mile away); Western Pennsylvania Hospital (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
First United Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 4, 2013
2. First United Methodist Church Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 864 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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