Brick Church for the Performing Arts

The church was built and organized by town residents circa 1850.  The building was used for more than a century as a place of worship.   The evolution of this church is reflective of the evolution of many churches throughout Maine.   After the merging of two local churches, the need for this church grew less important and the building gradually deteriorated.   

The Lovell United Church of Christ was devoted to the building, but could no longer afford the maintenance and therefore, considered selling the building to preservation minded people.   It was the potential sale of the property that prompted  a group of Lovell residents to discuss various ideas for making the historic building useful and functional. 

This opportunity, in conjunction with the need of the town to have more multi-functional space, gave birth to the creation of a nonprofit group to provide the framework for the future.  The Brick Church for the Performing Arts nonprofit 501(c)(3) was established in 2004.

The structure is a classically proportioned, single-gable building containing its original massive, double hung windows that allow light to fill the open space within. The structure is a classically proportioned, single-gable building containing its original massive, double hung windows that allow light to fill the open space within. Located in  Lovell Village on Christian Hill Road, “the church is a one- and-one half story brick structure with a gable roof, granite lintels and a wooden steeple. The rectangular building rests on a granite foundation and has double-hung sash with twelve- over-twelve lights. Designed in the Greek Revival style, the principal facade is on the narrow gable end which has a full brick pediment and a triangular louvered fan in the tympanum. The main entrance, which consists of two large panelled doors, is in the center of this facade and flanked by two windows. Directly above is the belfry with pilasters, entablature and a round dome on a hexagonal base.” (National Register of Historic Places).