About Williamsville Christian Church
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Also known as the Meeting House, this structure is a historic Disciples of Christ church located at Williamsville in Erie County, New York. It is a 2 1⁄2-story brick Italianate-style structure constructed in 1871 and remodeled in about 1900.
Organized some forty years earlier, the evangelical congregation had been meeting in simple quarters nearby. They were a dedicated, community-minded group and are credited with having founded the first secondary school in the area, the Williamsville Classical Institute.
In 1976, Following a decline in congregation, the building was turned over to the Village of Williamsville for community use and for preservation.