Kelowna First United Knox Presbyterian Church

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Begun in stages between 1909 and 1929 in the Gothic Revival and Tudor Revival styles. Designed by architect Wesley A. Peters, who designed two other churches in Kelowna at this time; and was constructed in local brick by prominent builder Harry W. Raymer. Sunday school rooms were built in 1919 and 1920 (the latter built by M.J. Curts). The Tudor Revival school and hall was built in 1928-29 and enlarged in 1947. The character-defining elements of First United Church include its: - Asymmetrical plan, with a corner entry through the base of the tower - Gothic Revival features, including pointed-arched (and segmental-headed) doors, pointed-arched stained-glass windows, buttresses, gables, and crenellated tower - Stepped buttresses, with sloped coping at each step - Light brown brick walls with cream concrete trim - Large stained glass windows that dominate the two main church facades - Stairs with parapets leading up to the principal doors - Tudor Revival Church Hall and Sunday School, which is sympathetic in massing with the Church, and which has features of that style, such as the decorative half-timbering and vertically-oriented windows - Fieldstone retaining wall along narrow raised landscaped beds on Richter Street #Kelowna_First_United #Knox_Presbyterian_Church