Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-06
LOCAL NEWS.

The FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
I he work of erect ting a new house of gorsh,p
Tor the First Congregational Society OF Wash
lngton, which was organized here several
months since, and has been worshippinp ar
Metzerott Hall. under the pastoral charge of
Rev. DR. Boy ton, has been commenced on the
northeast of 1Oth and q streets. The church is
to be so feet by l43 on the outside and on the
south front are to be two towers the one ar the
corner the largest. The style of architecture is
the byzantine, the walls to be of red brick
with lines of light eolored stone making a
PLAN and substantial, as well as fine looking
building.
Between the towers there will be three doors,
as well as one on the west side of the
main tower. Entering at the front the first
place will be a vestibule III feet wide, from
which, In the centre, will run a hall rs feet
side Of the hall will be a room Is feet square
between which. and the auditorium will be
feet wide, stairways leading to the gallery and
lecture room. The latter covers an area Of a.
by - feet, which is separated by windows from
the gallery, and more seating room can, there
by, be obtained whenever the auditorium ia
er.crowdeG
The rooms below are intended for infant and
Bible classes, but can also be used as parlors
The auditorium will be IS by 30 feet, with a
ceiling OF 80 feet, with seats arranged in clip.
ucai form. so that every one may face the
speaker. The galleries will contain five rows
of seats on the south end, and four ON the
sides. The platform will be at the north end
OF the church, over which will be the choir
gallery, with seats for forty singers and the
organ. On either side of the platform will rise
stairs five feet wide TO the gallery. On 10th
street, at the north end of the church.
Will be the pastors study, and oc the Opposite
sioe the church the sections room. Under the
whole building there is 10 be a feet cellar
In which there is to be a kitchen, with the
necessary appointments, and a dumb waiter
so arranged with trap doors i'm the floors and
adjustable guides that il can be run from the
cellar to the upper room, if required In a
part OF the cellar, and accessible from one of
npr MI
closets for ladies, children, and gentlemen
The rest of the cellar will be used for the gen.
eral purposes OF fuel and furnaces The cell.
ings will be fiat, AID the main auditorium will
BE- lighted from the openings in the ceiling
The church, including the gallery, will seat
about l,5OC, and by filling the spaces in the
corners and the aisles with seats. and opening
the lecture room, level with the gallery, the
ayailable sittings may be increased to about
2,500 The estimated cost of the building Is
S6itW, not including lighting, upholstering,
or furnaces, or the fencing OF the lot. This
estimate. from the best information we can get
and at the rate Of contracts already let for the
excavation and foundation, is quite high
enough. By leaving OF the portion of the
main tower absve the roof, the fencing, and
some other things that can be dispensed with
for the present. the building can be completed
for use for abort $4,000.
The plans were furnished by Mr. H. z.
Searie. architect under whose superintend.
ence Tie church will be erected Mr. Searle
brings with him high reputation from West.
ern New York, and 1t is expected that the edi.
lice will not only he a credit 10 the nelghbor.
hood and the society, but TO himself, as the
design is much admired.