New London - First Congregational Church Collapse

[DrFreewind]

A beautiful church built in 1850 collapsed today in New London, luckily no one was inside at the time. A loss of some great architecture that sadly will probably not be rebuilt.

https://www.wfsb.com/2024/01/25/church-collapses-new-london/

 

[stellarfun]

Engineer's assessment on the possible cause of the collapse.

Includes video of the collapse as it occurred.

Engineer's recent follow-up assessment on possible cause.

 

[DwnTwnr]

Engineer's assessment on the possible cause of the collapse.

Includes video of the collapse as it occurred.

Engineer's recent follow-up assessment on possible cause.

Super interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Not sure about the whole anti-ADA diatribe at the end . . .

 

[riptide]

$30M apartment complex proposed for New London church collapse site

New London ― For the first time in nearly 175 years, pedestrians gazing up through a narrow slice of State Street this month got an unobstructed view of the horizon, though that vista isn't expected to stay clear for long.

theday.com

 

[riptide]

Plan for housing and business space at site of collapsed church in New London gets green light

Next month will mark one year since a church collapsed in New London. Now, there are plans to bring new life to the site that currently sits empty. Eastern Connecticut Housing Opportunities, or ECHO, got the green light for their proposed mixed-use development in the Union Street lot where the...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

Renderings in this (non-paywalled) article

 

[Lrfox]

Sad the church won't be rebuilt, but it's nice to see the parcel being used for housing.