, 1860-12-17
MONDAY, DECEMBER It, 1860
New Church EdI0ces.


New Church EdIf1ces.
Chicago may well be proud Of her presc,.t
array OF splendid church edi1ccs. The present
season will witness several highly crcditaole,
aud some Of them stEialngly beautiful :,j;!i-
iious to the number. 4 few notes On TIL 81
latter may interest our readcra-
NORTH rREsnT1EEIAS,
This new edidce, located on the corner Of
Rush aud Indiana streets, is in tho Eons1es4rs
orlcr Of architecture, Of red brick, faced with
pressed brick and trimmed with cut stone
from the Athens quarry. 1t is ninety
eight by one hundred feet on the ground,
eighty feet high to tue ridge. and iort,-threeto
the caves. On ono co7Ecr stands q tower twei,-
ty-fous feet square st lis lasc, one hundred a1:d
two feet high, and snr7uounted by wooden
octayonal epire ninety feet high and slinglrd
orna,ncntally. On the other co1neri is lfkc
turrct, thirteen feet square and ono hundred
nul ninc;y-six feet high. The windows are
spacious and Of very heavy stained g1azs, the
main front one being twenty feet vide ly thi:-
ty high. The main front door is fourteen fec,
wide and eighteen feet high. It his double
trass opea-tiu,bcrcd root, supported on ciihsr
side by columns and :ra:ned oak. The main
audience room is sevcat7 Ly eighty feet, with
four aislcs, containing one hundred End seven
ty paunelcd-end aud caryedarm sips, 10 bc
upholstered with crimson dam:sk. The pul
pit Is raised four feet from the main floor, AMI
is 1ivo by fourteen feet square. On this stant:s
h:ary desk in columns, approached on eitln1
side by Al easy flight Of stairs. the organ r.
cess, &: the right hand of the t.cak, Is in tic
northeast corne7 Of the building.
There arc galleries on three eides, containing
serenity sli,m- The whole scryice rom wiil
comfortably seat eleven hundred PERSONS. Tin
basement las Two side xestib,,,cs n,s,or-, str.
pio, ladics' parlor, two lecture rooms. and fur
mace room. ". ". Doyipgton is the architect.
Degliu. mason: Bo,rs 4; Sou ear,,.ntrrs. ~,
Doreu s. E;nuc. painters: Merri,nan 4, co
cut stouc: ". & E. Cook. sta;ned o1,ss
Jeync & A1m{ni frcsco na:n.or; ,J,s p,r,,or
tin yoofsr. The cd;l;c. is NOW uuder the ,,n,,s
or the naintcrs aci r,i,n!,tcrars anil ,,;,1
probably be in 4 condition fur dct;c,tio, ,v
Christmas.
SECOND US1yERsAL1sr.
On Washington street, near Union Park, tlsc
occo'u cn1'cisa''s1 eoelc'sr 4scs. j. H. lutih'-
isN'~.' ''' 's's '.'''.'oiiss "oooe'
structure, now nearly ready fer the frcsco
work on tic interior. Twill 3robaoIy be DEL.
;ratc,, sor,. t;,nc ncxt ,,,,,,,
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TILE Ne" TRINITY cHcEcH.
lie elegant and substantial cdifce bcin:.
erected by t1c Society Of Trinity. fEpiscona.
liz, ,R.~ :1,x,,. prs,t
''-''( Ase'" o''4iee A'.''', Aeeto', elluateo tdl
Wabash aud Michigan avenues Is a'r,a~ ,,,. IA.
closed anu tic work on tho interior n-r.rcs :.
in.,. The tovcrs IN rise fro,n ,;.,,rr c,-nar =,
| the Sor,1.r,u front arc ,ct unroun1ctcd 7,..
whole is, however, lcin. pushed forward viii,
all no:.il,,c t,isna,ch mi 10 ;rt,,1.a n ~,
conluIctcI for dedication M, Easier This c,,,,r
| j. ;,t.,1.1 C,r rim ,,,,c, or ,r--.h:, or
MR. c,,1ca: established coprrc~,.;o,,s ,n,, d., !,
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VIII deserve cOGGrltuEltio1 Wien Its two hun.
lrc1 commandments +,r,1r. .,,rdro,, ,,,,,,,.u,
alu '"o aau4isu saouatE SeASoi cA1lufcn, SIC
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clark md ,s,, .t,r.,s ~ un ,ns,r ,..s us."ssa hna
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| ine AZ" 1efnsaem ts"easnoorgtan) -
clcty, Kew. J. H. ulb5arst, pastor, are erecting
| on the north side of Adn3,s strcrt hc.vcc1
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