. The city of Troy and its vicinity. 849. ^hs trustees of St. PaulsChurch accepted the terms and condi-tions proposed by St. Johns congre-gation. On February 10, 1853, twolots, numbered 6 and 7, belonging toDennis M. Fitch, on the southeastcorner of First and Liberty streets,were purchased for $3,600, and in thespring of that year the erection of thepresent substantial and attractive edi-fice was undertaken. On March 14,the property on the northwest cornerof Congress and Third streets was soldto Gardner W. Rand for $9,000. Itsdelivery was under an agreement thatthe building should be torn down
. The city of Troy and its vicinity. 849. ^hs trustees of St. PaulsChurch accepted the terms and condi-tions proposed by St. Johns congre-gation. On February 10, 1853, twolots, numbered 6 and 7, belonging toDennis M. Fitch, on the southeastcorner of First and Liberty streets,were purchased for $3,600, and in thespring of that year the erection of thepresent substantial and attractive edi-fice was undertaken. On March 14,the property on the northwest cornerof Congress and Third streets was soldto Gardner W. Rand for $9,000. Itsdelivery was under an agreement thatthe building should be torn down,and until that was done, the edificeshould not be occupied or rented bythe purchaser for any purpose what-ever. On Saturday, June 18, thecorner-stone of the present churchwas laid by the Right Rev. JonathanMayhew Wainwright, ProvisionalBishop of New York. On August25, 1854, the unfinished building,during the conflagration of that day,when two hundred buildings wereburned in its vicinity, was barelysaved from the destroying ST, JOHNS CHURCH. 116 A large brand lodged in the highestpart of the frame-work of the steepleand set it on fire. James Stantial,seeing the lodgement of theflaming wood, climbed to the dizzyheight and hurled the brand to theground. On May 31, 1855, thechurch was consecrated by the RightRev. Horatio Potter, D. LL. D.,Provisional Bishop of New sermon was preached by theRight Rev. Alonzo Potter, D. of Pennsylvania. The redsandstone of the structure was ob-tained at the quarries of Portland,Conn. The length of the building,including the chancel, is 100 feet, thewidth 62 feet. The chapel at the eastend of the church is 50 feet long and21 wide. The spire has an elevationof about 150 feet. Henry Dudley ofNew York was the architect of thebeautiful structure. It cost about$50,000. In 1858, the stone spirewas added to the tower, in memoryof Miss Jane Porter Lincoln, a formermember of the parish, by her mother,Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, of Ba
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