The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-05-19
THE NEW METHODIST CHURCH.


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A DEMOCRAT reporter called at the office Of
Architect Mr.. Frank o. Weary, IN the County
Surveyors Office and was shown the plans and
specifications Of the new Methodist church. Judg.
ing from these designs the building will be one
OF the finest church structures In this part OF the
State. 1t will be 4 mixture Of the gothic and
modern styles Of architecture, and win be built
OF pressed brick with Berea stone trimmings. The
length Of the structure will be 1874 feet, In the
shape Of q letter T, with the cross arm running
east and west at the south end OF the building.
The front will be 70 feet long, with three entrau.
ces a stairway iuTret at the east SIDE and the
tower rising to height Of 1876 feet at the west
The audience room, which will be on the first
foor is 72G65 feet. The pulpit will be located at
the north end, with the choir and organ back Of
1t, Main entrances are on each side Of the pull.
pit. The seats are designed In amphitheater
style and the floor ls raised two feet higher In the
rear than In the front In the center Of the pides
OF the auditorium are large windows, topped by
gables on the outside. Three additional double
windows are on each side Three large doors Is
119 feet at the south end OF the audience room
separate 1t from the Sunday School room; when
desired these doorS slide down into pits, provided
for the purpose and thus throw the TWO rooms
into one. The Sunday School room will be di.
vded into two stories, each OF which will con.
tain Ave class rooms, arranged In q semicircle
aud facing the general Sunday School room, at
the north end Of which is the superintendent
platform. The class rooms are to be separated
from the regular Sunday School room by doors
with glass panels. The ceiling Of the audience
room will be finished In walnut panelllng and
freSco work; that Of the Sunday School room will
be made dome shaped With sky-light at the top.
The means Of entrance and exit to the first floor
are numerous; the audience room is provided
with two large entrances, and the Sunday School
room with four. The north eud Of the structure
will be raised Ave feet from the ground, and the
south end seven feet. This makes q nice, airy
basement, which will be divided into lecture and
supper rooms, ladies' and gentlemen's parlo1a,
cooking and serving kitchens, store rooms, pan.
tries, toilet rooms IanltOr's room, cloak rooms
and boiler room, Ia the latter will be located the
steam boilers, which will furnish the heat for the
building. veDtating registers will he put in the
walnsooung Of the audience and Sunday School
rooms, which will be connected by Aues with the
ventilating tower, located at the iuncture Of the
roof OF the main building aud the hip roof Of the
Sunday School part Of the structure, The inner
part Of the building will be finely finished in
walnut, and the large windows will be furnished
with stained glass. The roof will be surmounted
Dy an ornamental tile casing, and the gables will
be topped with stone trimmings. In the tower q
place will be made for a chime Of bells. The con.
tract for the foundation to be OF Massllon stone,
has been let to Mr.. John Melbourne, who will
begin work az soon as the ruins are cleared away.
Contracts for the other work will be let, and 1t
is expected that the building will be under roof
before snow flies. The estimated cost Of this
magnificent structure will be between 900 and
$4,000,