Established 1926
This building was completed by April 1940 on land donated in May 1939 by the estate of Barron Gift Collier, founder of the county which bears his name and its largest landholder. The congregation at that time was Presbyterian, officially established in 1926, and had met in various places in the city. Before then, various visiting pastors served the area, the first being the Reverend George W. Gatewood in 1888. One condition of the gift of land was that the structure be erected before October 1, 1940 and that the church be non-denominational. Both conditions were met when the dedication ceremony took place on May 5th 1940. The town was a Collier company town with buildings constructed of ship lap siding, a tin roof and flooring made of Dade Country pine. A fellowship hall and breezeway to the southwest was added in the late 1950s. The digital carillon was installed in 1990 and chimes hourly. On September 4, 2007, Everglades City proclaimed the church to be historically preserved because it "provides links with the aspirations and attainments of the City's pioneers and their descendants." The bell tower and narthex were repaired in June 2008, as the first step in a complete restoration of the building.| HM Number | HM1P3H |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | F-649 |
| Year Placed | 2008 |
| Placed By | A Florida Heritage Landmark Sponsored by Everglades City and the Florida Department of State |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, November 5th, 2015 at 1:01pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 461455 N 2859931 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 25.85725000, -81.38468333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 25° 51.435', W 81° 23.081' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 25° 51' 26.1" N, 81° 23' 4.86" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 239 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near E Broadway, Everglades FL 34139, US |
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