Situated at the heart of Avon town center, at the crossroads of Route 44 and 202, the Avon Congregational Church is a two-story rectangular wood-frame structure. Built in 1819 for a congregation dating back to 1754, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
The church, designed by architect David Hoadley, is one of the finest works of the Federal period and shows evidence of influence from the works of Charles Bulfinch. It features a projecting entry section with three bays separated by two-story Doric pilasters, topped by a fully pedimented modillioned gable.
The structure includes a multistage tower with a steeple. The tower begins with a square clapboarded stage with a circular panel featuring a globe motif, followed by an octagonal belfry with louvered round-arch openings. The third stage is a smaller octagonal footprint capped by a short spire and weathervane. The building survived a fire in 1876 and the 1938 New England hurricane.
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