Curries United Church

Curries United Church is located at a well-travelled intersection between various cities and towns including Ingersoll, Woodstock, and Norwich. The church's orientation to the intersection acts as a historical focal point for the rural community as well a landmark to those travelling through the area.

Curries United Church was constructed in 1891. A newly established Wesleyan Methodist congregation that would evolve into the United congregation purchased the land for the church in 1855. Several families have worshipped at the church for five and six generations, and include members of the 1891 congregation in their ancestry.

The Curries United Church is associated with the development of Curries community and Cuthbertson, the church's architect. Cuthbertson was a notable local architect, who based his practice in Woodstock.

Curries United Church is a fine example of Victorian church architecture. Some of Cuthbertson's better-known projects are the Woodstock Opera House, the House of Refuge and the County of Oxford Court House, all located in Woodstock. The church's façade is asymmetric, characteristic of Victorian architecture, and features regularly placed windows, intricate brickwork, as well as a three-storey bell tower at the church's northwest corner. The interior dark wooden ceiling has curved portions along the wall and is supported from above by hidden hand-hewn beams. The gallery features a detailed wrought-iron railing that was also designed by Cuthbertson. Also of note are the sloping pine floors, wainscoting and original stained glass, in the windows of the sanctuary.