From the Archives
Original Elevation of the Central Baptist Church
The church was respected by the architectural community for its design.
One of the best known and prolific architects to have called Radnor home was David Knickerbacker Boyd. Over the next few weeks "From the Archives" will look at some of Boyd's work in the township. Boyd designed the Central Baptist Church while partnering with his brother, Lawrence Visscher Boyd. The church was built ca. 1898 on a prominent piece of land between the Wayne Title & Trust Company (built in 1890) and the George W. Childs Memorial Library (built ca. 1893). This created a row of attractive gray stone institutional buildings along the south side of Lancaster Avenue in the center of town, the church being most prominent of the three. Today the church and library remain, though the Title & Trust Co. was replaced by a more modern …
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