Excerpt from knoxburlington.ca:
When Martha and Andrew Gage donated the land for Knox Presbyterian Church in 1845, the site was in what was then known as Wellington Square. A small, wooden frame church building was erected at the corner of Elizabeth and James streets and it served the needs of those early worshippers. By 1876, that little frame church was bursting at the seams, and the decision was made that a larger church was needed. And so, just three years after Burlington was incorporated as a village, the cornerstone was laid for a new church building.
That building and its congregation serves the community in the heart of the city. The original church, today known as the Bell Tower Room, still stands, surviving as one of the oldest buildings in Burlington. While the Bell Tower Room is unique, there are important elements of the 1876 building, including the stained glass windows in the sanctuary, a gift from John Waldie, an elder and leading politician of his era.
In 1909, the frame building joined with the main church and covered with brick.
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