Each Monday we share a vintage image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Take a look at this old postcard. Do you recognize the church photographed? When go you think it was taken? What is different in the photo … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: St. John’s Church
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Old Stone Church
The former Methodist Episcopal Church standing opposite of St. John’s Church in Essex, NY, is the oldest church structure that remains standing in the village. However, it no longer serves as a church. Locals generally refer to it as the "Old Stone Church" when conversing about … [Read more...] about Old Stone Church
Former Essex Baptist Church & Masonic Lodge
The Baptist Church that once stood in Essex, NY, was destroyed by a fire in 1943 and its steeple is now missing from its place in the town's skyline. The Baptist Church in Essex village was organized in 1838 and the building completed in 1842. (Belden Noble Memorial … [Read more...] about Former Essex Baptist Church & Masonic Lodge
Essex Community Church
The Essex Community Church in Essex, NY, was built by the Presbyterians in 1853 with stone from Willsboro Point at total cost of $10,000 (Belden Noble Memorial Library. Essex, New York: An Early History. Burlington, VT: Queen City Printers, 2003. 76). This new church replaced … [Read more...] about Essex Community Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Before this denomination of church was locally established, Episcopal church services throughout the 1840’s in Essex, NY, were held by various missionary priests traveling from nearby locations, including Ticonderoga and Keeseville (Belden Noble Memorial Library. Essex, New York: … [Read more...] about St. John’s Episcopal Church