First Church of Christ (Northampton, Massachusetts)

It features a clock by E. Howard & Co., a Johnson & Son organ, and stained glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

The church structure boasts a front-gabled nave flanked by cross-gable wings, adorned with high, sharply-pitched parapets.

At its southeast corner, there is a buttressed square bell tower, crowned by a broach spire, is also built entirely of stone.

The green and gold enameled clockwork located directly below the steeple was designed and built by E. Howard & Co. of Boston and weighs roughly 1,600 pounds.

The interior features a spacious main audience room and chapel, with cherry wood pews designed to accommodate around 1,000 individuals.

Its stenciled interior was originally adorned in ash wood and built with a hammerbeam roof and iron columns.

The interior also contains a Johnson & Son Organ, which is situated directly behind the pulpit and displays a full front of 2,126 decorated pipes.

Following the destruction of its fourth meetinghouse in July 1876, the parish convened to initiate plans for reconstruction, setting a budget not to exceed $50,000.

The committee tasked Peabody & Stearns, architects of nearby Smith College, with overseeing the project while adhering to cost constraints.

Peabody & Stearns devised a Gothic-style design with cost-saving features such as stone construction for the exterior and a slate roof.

Church in the 1900s