A wood-framed church with a bell tower stands with a wood-framed manse to its left in this 4-1/4" x 3-1/2" black and white photograph. A dirt street runs in front of the two buildings, and a man stands on the sidewalk in front of the church.
The Presbyterian Church and manse in Fairmont, NE, located at 665 F Street. The First Presbyterian Church of Fairmont originated on May 14, 1871, when a group of pioneers met in a sod house south of the present site of Fairmont. At this meeting, Reverend Erastis Spear, a Baptist minister from Indiana, preached what is believed to be the first sermon in Fillmore County. On February 21, 1872, the church was formally organized with 13 charter members. It was decided that the church would be built in the newly planned town of Fairmont. This building was erected in 1873. The church outgrew the original building; therefore, an addition, a new vestibule, and a bell tower were added in 1898. The manse was added to the church property in 1909. This church was later consolidated with the Congregational church in 1922 and became the Federated church.
Fairmont Public Library/Fillmore County Historical Society
