Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-03
St. Peter,s.Roman Catholic church.

3 Church, at present in process of construc
ton on Mechanic street, and if they are a
fully carried out to the end as they hav
, thus far been, it will, when completed, b
+ one of the finest church edifces in tn,
, State-hardly equal to the Cathedral a
Burlington on the exterior, but rivalline
it on the interior, and superior in every
respect to DR.. Lords church at Montpel
, ier. 1t is to be gothic structure, o.
stone, with trimmings and tracings Of
marble. The main building will be 1875
feet long by 70 feet wide, in addition tc
which is a middle entrance or nave which
is 80 feet wide and projects 20 feet front
and on the right the tower in which is
also al entrance and which has a similar
projection in front, A third projection OF
1O feet front on the left of the main build
ing gives third front entrance. Then
In the rear, not included in the above
dimensions, is the chancel, which is 90
feet deep by 80 feet wide, in the middle
OF the main building, and TO the right of
| JH6 mann tu1uCP, IN IHe
room 33 feet long by 90 rect wlde' iheso
are the general pros'~i 'i'ns OF me ooiiu-
i,,, u,s;,o. except the roof, which is to be
ot the double pitch pattern, the second of
l.ion will be what is known as clear
pitch from which will project eight dor
NOR windows on each side Immediately
above those in the walls of the building
below. 1t will be covered with purple
slate, in which will be seams of red and
green, forming rich and marked contrast.
! The chancel walls are to be considerably
higher than the walls of the church
proper, and the roof is to be brought
around in "a semi-octsgon shape at the
bottom and closing at the ridge, so as to
cover that appndage. The rakes of the
roof are to be trimmed with marble and
the ridge ornamented by an iron railing
running it's entire length, while the cor.
ners of all projections will be capped with
neatly carved stone ornaments. The roof
of the ves,ry and other projections is sep
arate and independent and not included
in the above except that of the ohancel as
described
The tower is to be 166 feet high, from
the foundation to the top of the cross on
the stetple, the first IS of which will be
solid masonry, with projecting ornament
ed corners. 1t will be finished on three
sides alike, until it reaches the level of
| the apex of the roof of the main building,
! from which all faces of it will be similar
to the top. The finish of the three sx-
posed sides are on the first story a door,
above it three gothic windows, then a
single small gothic window in the center
of the face, above it or on the third flor,
large gothic window, and lastly, at he
head Of the masonry, on each of the four
sides, are round spaces in which at somei
future time it is intended to place the
dials of town clock. From here up,
the steeple, assuming an octagOn shape,
gradually slopes to the height we have
mentioned, to be surmounted 5y beau
fully wrought gilt cross.
The front presented by the oiuroh, when
completed, will be decidedly handsome.
Besides the magnificent ppearanee of
the tower which we have rentioned, the
nave has an arched dooriu the center, |
with small gothic widow on either
side. Above these are tree large gothic |
windows, and at the toy about the level
of the roof, is Il circulr window Of the
same pattern On eithr side Of the nave,
in the main building, is large gothic
window, while the eft projection or porch
has door similar u that in the nave,
but I'm m4ller, and, on eacl of its other faces,
windows of the description we have al
ready described.
The interior of the odific,is more than
in keeping with the exterior,and for the
present battles description, tho,gh we can
give something of an idea of tn. plan on
which it is intended to finish it. Through
the center of the church, running from
end to end, are futed columns on each
side, standing at distance OF 173 feet
from each wall, allowing a space of 30
feet between them In the center. Fron
the walls to these columns are arches Oh
| % feet in height, with a center arch be-
tween the columns, across the church,
whose height is AZ feet. From each of
| these columns to the other and from the
extreme ones to the end walls, lengthwise
of the church, are arches % feet high, and
along the walls at the foot of the arches
| De H.
supporting columns of these arches is
4pped with carved ornaments, and above,
as the arches curve, tracery renders them
both substantial and ornamental.
No galleries, except what is known as
an organ gallery, are to be erected. The
organ gallery will be directly in front of
the nave, extending to both sides Of the
church, and besides affording room for
the organ and choir, will seat some 200
persons The seats In the main body of
the church will be in four tiers-two
single aad two double-with three aisles,
and will seat 400 people comfortably.
The stone work of the church is now near
~ com mpleteG, an q the WOrR OF fCChuS COLu-
menced. The masonry has been performed
under this personal oversight of Rev.
Charles Boylan, P, P, who is deserving of
much credit, not only for his persistent
endeavors to erect such an edifice as this,
but for the minuteness with which he has
carried out the plans of the architect, Mr..
P. G. Keelly of Brooklyn, who is a de-
signer of some of the fiaest and most cost
ly cathedrals and chuyches in the country.
The wood work Of the building now
commen ced is to be done under the su-
pervision of our townsman, Mr.. Milo
Lyman, who is well known as among our
best master builders. Evidences of his
skill as such can be seen in Morse's Block,
Cramton's Block, and the residences of
Messrs. Wallace Clement on Washington
street and E. ?. ellison at Center Rutland.