Built in 1771, this Greek Revival church was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975 for its role in sheltering the Amistad Africans before their return to Africa.

Among First Church's pastors was Noah Porter, who began America's first foreign missionary society in the parlor of his home.

The present church, the third, originally known as the Meeting House, was built in 1771, designed by Judah Woodruff.

It was a hub of the Underground Railroad, and became involved in the celebrated case of the African slaves who revolted on the Spanish vessel La Amistad.

When the Africans who had participated in the revolt were released in 1841, they came to Farmington, and stayed with Austin Williams before their return to Africa.