<p>In 1855, a group of Methodists dedicated Seattle's first church. It was a plain white building, commonly known as the "White Church." The Methodist Episcopal congregation grew quickly over the next few years. They sold the church in 1887 and built a larger one several blocks away.
In this photo, the White Church stands behind its picket fence at Second Avenue and Columbia Streets.</p>
<p>Original copy negative.

Original photograph: ca. 1885. Copied after 1902 by Webster &amp; Stevens</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Churches; First Methodist Episcopal Church (Seattle, Wash.)</li></ul>
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circa 1885 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1885-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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