The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-14

some Facts About the Building.---Eto

The Broadway Presbyterian church, on
the corner Of Seventh avenue and 23d
street, is now entirely under cover and
part of it will be ready to occupy early In
January. The architect was Henry r.
Scarle, of Washington, D. G. It is what
is called the ENGLISH gothic style, which
represents small church built for the
vans of those who then needed it, and
afterwards as the congregation increased
the capacity of the building was increased
by building sheds on both sides of the
church and in every corner where they
could get e shed in and not materially cut
off the light. To say that there is any
thing imposing or beautiful about it would
be to tell an untruth. 1t is neitherimposing
or beautiful, and everybody who looks at it
is inclined to. laugh at the absurd idea OF
adopting little old church of many cen-
turtles ago with little sheds built around it
as standard style of architecture.
OF course it may be made a comfortable
place of worship-but it is to be regretted
that such a squatty ill-shaped thing was
built. If the society had set Mr.. Holmes
at work on plan we think the people
would have been better pleased with the
result of his labors. If they had followed
the plan of either the Congregational or
the new Swede church in Moline they
would have had an edifce that our citi-
zens might have felt some pride in. BY
the way-did it ever occur to our people
that Moline is beating US badly in
public buildings. Her churches and
school buildings far surpass ours. But
we havn't space to moralize any further
now, and will briefly describe the new
church: 1t fronts Seventh avenue; ant
is y by 1O3 feet in size, the body of thu
building is of LeClaire, Iowa, stone, th'
trimming Of Anamosa cut stone, and tht
! steps Of Joliet stone. The height, frou
the ground to the gable is As feet, Will
a small tower ascends from the northwest
corner to a height of 70 feet,
The basement of the church has beer
fitted up for living rooms for the sexton
water closets, furnace, wood and coal bins
etc.
The first foor contains the pastor
study, vestibule, two good sized parlors,
large hall, and an auditorium so by 60 fee
in size.
The secondi or gallery floor contains
room about 10 feet square which will b
used for the:Sunday school library; and |
lecture room about 25 by Sc and which
will be fitted up Immediately for church
services and Sunday school,
The organ and choir will be on thi
floor, and the gallery will have a seatin
capacity Of about one hundred. A sma
dumb waiter and speaking trumpet ez
tends from the sections kitchen in til
basement to the lecture room on tn
second floor.
The seats Of the auditorium have nc
yet arrived, but they will be of butternu
and oak, of unique design, and vi
comfortably seat about 400 people. A
doors and trimmings above the basemer
will be of butternut and oak.
Matthias Schnell was the contractor an
carpenter for the entire building, an
) he sub-contracted the various pc
tons of the work to the followin
: named parties: Stonework, McCarth.
Rafferty, & Co.; brickwork, Peter Farrell
plastering, Phaff & Kinner; painting
John Sutcliffe; tin, sheet-iron, gas al
: water pipes, Mike Kane, Fred Hass. al
Spencer i Noftsker; slate roofing, Hipwt
y 4 Huey, (Davenportl; doors and sas
John 4. Warner; stained glass, McCu
s Tough & Miles, (Chicago)
The auditorium and probably 9th
E parts of the church cannot be finished b
fore next season, but when complete
0 everything will be done in neat and So
:. stantial. manner. The cost of the edit
e will be about 5000.
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