Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-07-17

h' "'"'A -" a. r. 49, N@N'~I aH'
perhaps more.
An elFor, vas at once made, and
10 literally 10y the mem
ber- and their .risa6s, and a very
considerable amount raised. we cannot
give the exac, figures. The sum was
duplicated in New York, aaj the
cash placed in Bank.
\ building committee was op-
pointed lots purchased, and prepare
u)os made TO proceed with the build
ing.
Renbranlr Lockwood, Esq, one
Of the most eminent architects of New
York city. vas employed to IL Ike a
design fora church. and the necessa-
" drawings oad specifications.
The pau was approved oad work
begun on the foundations last wiu;er.
rs soon as spring opened, operations
we're pushed with vicor, ard the
building will soon be ready for the
roof. The style is Elizabe,hau Cor
The Jenc6t Of our readers who are
not posted, We viii say that the
E]izabctban style, is a con binaIion
Of rbe Co,bic and Norman) The
building Is of tues. with Clere
tory, thar d, a story rising from the
roof, something 90 the style of the
Mars,rd.
The ciegs Story Is. to De sisted q
framework. The house is - by so
fe p inr.de the walls. Audience
room Al by y feet The SIDE walls
are JIG feet 20 ;he frst brc.E.
hen ceiling to the bottom @: the
,lcrs story, sn1 The olere story y II. .
high: from the floor to the peak OF
the roof, Is 81 feet. There is no
plssteriuE. bat the rore = ar open
timber eoisA that Is. all the timber
dressed and inished, with a ceiling
Il wood also, under ;Le root The
-oof boards will be ofclc.uu., and .
the timbers ofyel.ov!ine, al finished
10 on. IN TIE roeF of'ha Church
win be the Organ gallery, Iafeet
rom tho saor. - by % feet: . feet
below that : the Choir Gallery, 8 by I.
2G feet Uuder that again is the
5uIrj, which ia siap.Jn platform and
e ding desk 3 feet above the floor,
.vev eYor,iou Of which the choir
;lliery vii! project.
There will s'ao be a cal'.ry IN tine
ont Of the Church, 10 e ct from the
DOR 10 by2s The revs vii be
.ui-bc3 to correspond with the arch
,ectu-c Of the church 10 black wal
tut
The basement vii! contain thrc.
eaters for vormins the church and
be storage for fo,l
There viii De o cover and s?jro C,
lie uo-thvest corner OF the church.
he tower Wal be Of Jriyk So feet
i,b enc TIE .7,ro Of wood VII, b,
: fee, nas.rs ~ fsj from The
round 60 the top Of he ornament
", vjujovs 1-a Q, Pee Of ,n.r.ped
h.-. irr-e lights lower windows
D As;ok woyt ne Norm7n. uppc.
aes IN gjeIo story Go,hic. The
ou-e when completed will be an
ralusot;o or city, aai an honor
b the church vhieaise-sct.rg IT, ItI
, expected tia, a bell costing SgO,.
D New York. viII be put in tn,
.eep'c. When finished, it is sup
csed that the cost will be between
yelye and s,,eeo thousand doRars.
one of the work il bsirz done IN
heap style, but the best material and
.orFmanship is manifest allthrough .
lr L. ;. Wynn, did TIE stonevork
q the foundations, and it is not nee
ssary -.say word as to bis work,
b SPY one who knows bin. Il
Messrs Wrightaud ykes are doing
be triok work, they are first rate
leehanirs and take great pride il
heir work and will see to It tina: it
well done Mr.. Aaron Walker B
supervising architect and buId,r:
u the wood work is done under his {
ireetioa. 1t is expected the
uildiug will be completed this fall
1d paid for. There has been but "a
ne accident since the church was S
'mmcUccd, aud that was by the SC a
dental firing Of kiln. whereby .
vera ia usand feet of lumber wa, In
ssueyeI csusrrc iJs. OF about o