New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-27
PLANS FOR A NEW CHURCH.
PROMISES OF ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY.
FINE BUILDING TO BE ERECTED BY ST
ANDREWS METHODIST EPISCOPAL
SOCIETY.


The church architecture OF this city will be en-.
rched in the course Of the present by example
Of great beauty. Some time the oomnttee Of St.
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church Society. whose
pastor is the Rev. DR.. j. NJ. King, authorized J. c.
Cady d Co.. the we'll known architects. OF No. Ill
Broadway, TO make The design for new church which
the society proposed to build the south side OF
West Seventy six th-st., near Nnth.ave. This plan
has now been finished As designed. the building Will
be a great and lasting ornament to that part OF the
city, As the property in the centre Of the block.
instead Of the is usually the case with
edIhces Of like nature, the design coupled with
usual difficulties. These. however. have been happily
solved in the chosen plan. which is ROmanosoue in
style Of architecture.
The plot Of ground upon which It will stand has
frontage OF 100 feet aud 10 inches, with depth equal
to half that of the block. The church proper will
cupy rs feet OF the frontage running back the entire
depth Of the lot The chanel will be 80 feet bv so
feet, and the parsonage, which adiOIns tho church.
will be is feet by 66 feet. Tho chapel will be
shortened at the front by the interposon Of vesii
bule 90 by 30 feet, through which It will be ncccs
sary to pass in order 10 reach the church auditorium
or any OF the departments Of tho chapel build
Ing The vestibule will be fitted up IN attractive
manner making what Is usually unIntcresinE
feature OF church IN this instance one OF great inter
est. II will have large fireplace I'm one corner. ~
one side will be broad oaken stairway leading 10 tho
rooms on tho second moor. Inc Ctlllng Will DO oi
oak. and high wanEcOngs will encirole tho room.
The floor will be marble mosaic.
The auditorium will be amply lighted ard will be
decorated in a beautiful manner. The central portion
will DO surmounted by hemisphcrical DONE fifty feet
In diameter. with ribs rising from ornamened
frieEe In this dome. and tesrnin atnE In central
rosete over sixty feet from the floor. between the
ribs nennOned Will be thirtv.slx loaded mosaic glass
windows, which will give varied effects OF light and
color 10 the interior. The dome Will be carried on
system of arches and columns. Fiat places en-.
tirey absent from the ceiling thus bToakinc
sible echoes and greatly adinG the acoustic proper
ties
AT each side of the south end OF the main auditorium
is for the choir. with seating capacity for
forty and the other for the organ, which the architects
propose to make a highly urnsmencd architectural
feature of this part Of the interior.
The pulpit end will be pierced by but two small
windows. They will DO part of relief OrnAmentauon
which will decorate that part OF the building Tho
parlors and class the main floor VIII be
exit from the church. The pariors will have large
fro place. They arrangrd IN such manner that
II necessary they may be divided into several small
rooms. The main school room viii be on the second
floor 1t will be 25 feet high lighted in the main. bv
southern windows. Convenient class rooms arc
placed about Il.
Tho parsonage, which adions the church and forms
in fact part OF IT, will be four stories high. and Will
contain twelve rooms The tower. which stands neNt
10 It. will be 100 feet high In the upper part Of
also the stairway leads 10 the chapel In the matter
Of ventilation great fresh afr inlet Will DO used. Ths
air Will be driven steam coils BY mechanical con.
txtvanccs 1t is probable that liEht limestone will be
used for the front. The church when finished will
cost, It is said. about 800 600