National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-03-14
VENERABLE RELIC.


The Bridgc-strcCt Presbyterian Church 10
be IoTn Down nud RebuiIr.
The subject Ut removing hOm the old Bridge
street Presbyterian church has been agitated
among the congregation for many years past;
but held by the ties which bound them tO'the
venerable church CdiaCe, which dates back 10
lIS2, they stu continued TO worship In this tune
honOred church, and II was not until the rapid
progress Of our sister city, which made the
church too far from the centre anu caused u pOr-
tlOn Of It's congregation TO worship elsewhere,
that the CONCLUSION 10 move was arrived at aud q
change Of location decided upon. Numerous
meetings were held and the subject thoroughly
discussed, and finally II was decided to build on
the lot located on West, near Congress street,
which had been purchased some years ago.
During the war Dr. Clsscl erected a brick chapel
upon II, and presented the same to the Presby-
terrain church Of this city.
About SIX months ago the congregation OF
bridge street Presbyterian church moved into
the chapel as place Ut worship, and are there TO
this day. What to do with the old church was q
question. Some favored tearing It down and
using the material IN building a new church,
while Others favored selling 1t. THIS last sug.
gestlon, however, met with no success The
subject was not definitely settled until last We'd
nesday night, when meeting Of the cOngrega-
ton was held IN the chapel, Rev. DR.. SOuTse
presiding. II WAS decided TO tear down the Old
structure and rebuild with the same material.
during THIS interval OF suspense Il committee
was appointed to secure an architect, amt have
MIN prepare plans for the new building, and the
services OF MI. j. II. McGnl, Of Washington, were
secured, and he presented the following plans
at the meeting, which were adopted. The build
ing Is to be 90 front by 90 feet deep, to be con.
structed OF red brick, with pfcssed-briCk front
on either corner are to be towers, with one
grand sptTe $50 feet high, with belfry The front
elevation Will he b! feet, rear elevation the same
The congregation hall Is TO he supplied with
pews made VI solid walnut, able to accommO-
late go persons, TO be thoroughly upholstered.
Ia hFH IGHN al limit
IN the rear Will he the choir, situated little
above and behind the pulpit. 4 niche Will be
supplied In which Will he placed an ele-
giant organ, The walls arc to be frescOed, and
the church Will he lighted by means Of ceiling
renectOTs. over the Yestibulc will be a church
paTiOr, with sliding doors, and have easy access
TO the congregation hall. The walls will be four
teen inches thick, supported by pllasters, the
whole TO he covered by peaked roof, covered
win susquthanna slate. In the cellar will be two
large furnaces, which VIII heat the building.
Messrs. Young 4 Keenan, have been awarded the
contract for building the church, at u cost Of
t22,bso and they are to work In the Old material,
valued a. 1900, leaving the actual cost only
sl'6sA 10 be finished by November.
Permits TO Build.
The following permits to build were Issued
yesterday; John tIuuln, eleven tWO-stOTy frames,
Cedar stIeet, between Seventeenth and Eigh,
teenth and and Z northwest; HOllZClaw and
Graham, two twO-stOry frames, corner Eigh-
teenth and streets southwest; Mrs. Mccarthy,
one twO-stUTy frame, FIRST street, between and
u northeast; +. lddns, twO-stOTy brick, Fourth
street, between l. street and New York avenue
northwest; JnO. 7. Pllc, twO-stOry brick, Second,
between Market and High streets, Georgetown;
w. II. WCtlel, twO-stOfy frame, II street, be-
tween TWcnty-fTst and Twenty-scCond north
west; q. EdmUnstUn, twO-stOry brick, Ninth, be-
tween and streets northwest; H. j. Fleming
iOT Phillips anu Cox, six thTee-stOTy stores and
WI tehOuses on LOUISIANA avenue, between Ninth
and Tenth streets; Crosby &. NOyes, tWO-sLOry
brick, NJ street, between Eleventh and Twelfth
northwest James Wood, lwO-stOry frame, be-
tween | and x aud Twenty aud Twenty
sixth streets northwest; \. G. Bcaman, four
twO-stofy frames, n street, between Fourth and
flfth' northwest; =. kclroy, twO-stOTy brick, r,
between First and Second southwest; y. Just for
nue., between FIRST and Second southeast; T. W.
Murphy, thrCC-stUry brick, q, between sixth
and Seventh northwest, for wheelsight shop; j.
II. llanlcin, do, ID stect, between Sixth and
seventh northwest; {. MCCOllisteT, by Charles
EdmunstOn, three story brick, Is by ~ feet, with
buCk building - by ~, II street, between Seven.
tocnth anu Eighteenth northwest; Lewis Morgan,
twUrstOiy brick, J. street, between Sixteenth AMI
Seventeenth northwest; Martin and Walker, two
iwOstJTy flames, Ninth street, between Il aud
northwest NJ, sullivan, one do, North Capitol,
between U AMI T. northwest; iettit and Dhpps,
One-stOTy hnUk, ~ by ~, Tor foundry, Fourteenth
story brick, lgJ by 80, for machine shop; John
scanloh, Two tWO-bluly frames, street, between
INenly-hith aud IWvuly-siNth northwest; DR..
II. Lindsey, 10y BALDWIN bros, thTee-stOTy brick
on lOhhttuyul avenue, between II and streets
northwest IHmys GaNIu, lwO-HiuTy frame be-
tween aud Il, IwCuy.nlth aud Iwunty-slNth
streets,