New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-17
CHURCH ARCHITECTURE.
THE roMpKINs-AvE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BROOK

THE TOMPKINS-AYE. PRFsBYrERIAN CHChCh, ph'"h-
LYy.
The Society of the Tompkins-ave Presby-
terrain Church, Brooklyn, are erecting new ednce'
having frontage OF 100 feet in Tompkins-ave ana ~
feet in Electromagnetic. The principal entrance Is from
MoDonough-st, and on the OF this street ana
the main tower about 30 feet square ~
the base surnounted by spre $50 feet hgh' AT 'no
opposite corner in McDonough-st., Is similar tower
and spire. Between the two towers is cioister OF
coonnade Of five arches, with highly polsned
shafts of marble and carved capitals FROM
this cloter ia the entrance 10 main vestbule, which
extends across the entire 'front.' connecting the add
tiona entrances by the towers The plan Of the BUILDING
Is crucform, having span OF 70 feet IN lts proauess
part toward the northern or pulpit end The span OF
the nave at SO feet and that Of the tran
sept Al feet each. There three main ases and six
shorter Ones and at the left Of the platform ana Pup
eight feet above the foor is the organ and choir gallery
At the right OF the pulpit anteroom and yestioue
with an entrance FROM Tompkinsaye.
The span OF the auditorium Is clear, there oeing no
columns TO intercept sight sound. The ceiling e1-
tends up hight Of about so feet and constructed OF
omen timber and the arched russes with their various
preparations and the ties aud mbers necessary to su
tain It. are all visible, and constitute the principle
of the decoration At the intersection OF the
nave and transepts the diagonal arched trusses'
which meet In the center, and at tins point
will depend a massive chandelier. AZ the pack
of the pulpit IL series OF deeply sunKen arched
nanels for inscriptions Over these arches and
panels is large fOlaed and richly stained glass window
AZ the opposite end, the vestibule, anu sommu
eating with 1t by two starways IL gallery 20 feet wue,
aud arranged for family boxes with chars Tue seaDg
capacity Of the building IA for 900 persons Ihe eois
nj the front is 70 be continued as to connect the a
enceroom with the chapel The exterior OF the edlnce
Is of Philadelphia brick and Ohio stone arranged IN the
decorated English style. The architect Is George Ia
thorne. .
CHURCH OF THE TRANSPORTATION.
The building of the Church of the. Trans
fguration, In East Twenty ninthst., near Fifth-ave
known as the Little Church Round the Corner" may
be said to have boon developed rather than bnit snce
from time to time alterations and additions have been
made and are stil making. and this circumstance ac-
counts for its quaint exterior appearance Extensive
additions are going on which, II Is expected, VIII
improve the ed6ce greatly. The organ room has been
enlarged and projects far INTO the yard being ~ Dy ~
feet square, and about 30 feet high. The ROOF
"a hipped and slated, and will, WHOM nnlsned,
Next TO the organ building IL bay-wndow
with mullions aud tTacery, filled with PLAIN
glass TO transmit light In abundance and to protect me
more precious glass OF memorial window " DO pIacel
inside Other memorial Windows viii also Do added
one In the south aisle and la the transept Tue I'M
proyemens viii make the building much lighter wthn'
extend the pew accommodations, and 10 10 DeheVe1
from the street. and has in fr mt flower garden with
fountain 1t Is built from the English Gothic style oi
architecture aud contains chancel wlpdOw, panied
from Raphael's picture of the Transit Iuratlon The
present improvements are making under the ulrecuon
Of Charles W. Clinton.