1879... by bmac62

Photography • Architecture • posted on Nov 25, 2010

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This is St. Paul's Church in the historic company town of Port Gamble, Washington, site of a very busy and profitable lumber mill from 1853 to 1995. "St. Paul's Church sits on a sloping grass bluff overlooking the waters of Port Gamble Bay. The church, built in 1879, is modeled after a church in the Maine hometown of Port Gamble's founders. The meticulously restored church boasts 8 cathedral stained glass windows, original pews and a domed altar area. One of the most photographed buildings in the area, the picturesque church steeple houses the original church bell, and wedding couples thrill to the sound of the church bell ringing as they are pronounced Husband and Wife". Quote above from a web site for planning your wedding at Port Gamble. In case anybody is interested, here's the site: http://www.portgambleweddings.com/default.asp?ID=21 Bill "Bell X-1B ~ for Neil and Rob"

Comments (32)

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awjay

2:30PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

wow...a grand building

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Faemike55

2:40PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

Beautiful and inspiring photo

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GARAGELAND

2:41PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

Super shot, but one question? I´ve noticed that many "old" buildings in america are built from wood, why is this?,

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durleybeachbum

2:42PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

This is SO American! Marvellous photo!

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T.Rex

3:06PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

Beautiful photo of the classical American rural/small town church. Interesting with the symetry. I assume the black thing to the right of the steeple is a smoke stack. Would be fun to see the inside, too. Probably nice and comfy. So, the abandoned saw mill from the other day is in Port Gamble. Thanks for the nice post. :-)

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MagikUnicorn

3:09PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

Superb shot well taking Great POV too... ;-)

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makron

3:25PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

Maravillosa imagen. Colores delicados y bien encuadrada. Genial!!!!

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Rainastorm

3:28PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

Bill this is SUCH a spectacular post just because the building is sooo pretty and the POV ROCKS!! I hope you and Tara had a beautiful Thanksgiving day if you celebrated...we had ours Saturday before Rob left..it was his first!!! :-)

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MrsRatbag

3:48PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

What a perfect capture, which is harder than one might think given the height of the place! Beautiful, and thanks for the information!

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Richardphotos

3:52PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

excellent architectural shot

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jayfar

3:52PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

Beautiful church, shame it has to have a chimney which breaks up the lovely lines.

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Erestorfan

4:23PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

This looks like a wonderful place to get married! Such a pretty, pretty building. Hmm...so the founders came from Maine. Will have to do some research on that. I may not get to Washington, but I'm right next door to Maine, LOL.

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jendellas

4:34PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

Beautiful church, love the church bells!!!

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bazza

4:42PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

Fabulous capture and pov Bill a really lovely building!!

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RodS

5:25PM | Thu, 25 November 2010

Lovely photo of an inspiring church, Bill! Superb! A Happy Thanksgiving to you and Tara! :-D

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cfulton

12:34AM | Fri, 26 November 2010

Okay, I am going to watch my 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' tonight... Brad and Janet could be walking down these stairs! Your symmetry on this is perfect, Bill! Very historic, Clive

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auntietk

1:32AM | Fri, 26 November 2010

Super pov! I know how hard it is to get a decent shot of this church, having tried several times myself. You've done an excellent job with this! (They couldn't have picked a worse color for the climate, could they?) In any event, you took a difficult subject and made it look great. Really fine work!

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prutzworks

2:35AM | Fri, 26 November 2010

agree with Richard

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helanker

4:41AM | Fri, 26 November 2010

What a lovely looking church. SO very beautiful.

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flavia49

7:51AM | Fri, 26 November 2010

great shot

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debbielove

9:09AM | Fri, 26 November 2010

What a great POV, Bill... Makes this look so impressive.. A church in the classic American style (as I am getting used to now! lol) This is good one! Love it! Rob PS: Will write soon mate, take care...

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zoren

10:25AM | Fri, 26 November 2010

very nice!!

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kbrog

12:56PM | Fri, 26 November 2010

Beautiful POV for this excellent capture! :)

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goodoleboy

1:27PM | Fri, 26 November 2010

Stellar POV, perspective, clarity, and detail on display in this utterly cool photo, Bill.

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neiwil

1:46PM | Fri, 26 November 2010

What a mavelous building, love the stepped steeple.So good to know this historic building is still in use.This venue would make that special day even more memorable.

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