The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-23
GOTHIC TEMPLE.
The Splendid New Church of
the Holy Names.
PLANS ARE ALREADY PREPARED.
The Edince VIII Cost s12s.oO and
VIII BE One of the Finest ON
the Coast.

Mr.. p. 81. Donovan, of Victoria. the
supervising architect of the new Catholic
church OF the Holy Names, came to the
city yesterday ano is staying at the Dilier.
He has with him the plans for the struc-
ture, which is 10 stand on Blanchard
street. They were drawn by Perault &
Meserard. OF Montreal but all the details
have been worked out by Mr.. Donovan.
The building is to be $50 feet long and
50 feetswide. while the transept is to be
IS feet frsm end to end. The front
elevation was shown to q Posr-
iErELLreKScER reporter by Mr.. Donovan,
and II represents very imposing struct-
ure- The style OF architecture is pure
Gothic, with the usual large rose window.
Four columns with finely wrought bases
and capitols set off the arched doors of the
main entrance. They will be of polished
stone. while the walls are to be of brick
with trimmings of cut granite and sand
stone. The detail of the front is especi-
ally artistic with the combinations of stone,
brick and terra Gotta panels about the
doors and windows.
On each corner will be a tower; the one
on the left as You face the church being
ls0, and the one to the right 100 feet high
from the sidewalk. These towers are also
notable for artistic detail.
The feature of the interior will be the
groined ceiling in the usual Gothic style.
1t viii be supported by two rows of pillars
eighteen inches in diameter, set seven feet
from the outside or cloister walls of the
church. The groining viii run
over the seven feet of space
on each side from the pillars
to the wall. and then in larger arches meet
ing in the joists of The roof over the so foot
space between the two rows OF supports.
There will be four of these pillars in each
side. and between them double ones at the
transept corners. The outside wall of the
church is to be a feet high. and an inner
wall, resting on the pillars. rises II feet
higher.
The affairs, confessionals and all the in
terror wood work are TO be of cherry, maple
and walnut deliberately wrought, but adj
herring consistently to the Gothic style The
windows are to be of a common grade of
stained glass. but viii be replaced as rap
idly as possible by more costly and beauti-
full windows. Several have already ex-
pressed desire to put in memorial win
dows.
The sanctuary, which is to have groined
ceiling corresponding to the main part,
viii also contain some handsome windows.
In the front of the church, directly over
the entrance. will be two galleries, one for
the sisters, and the one above it for the
organ. The church viii be lighted by cleo
tricity and heated by steam. while all the
other arrangements are to be the best that
modern science has devised. An idea OF
the labor to be expended upon this pace
of worship may be gained from the fact
that the cost is to be $l25. 0O0 making it the
finest church in this part of the country.
The contract for building has been let to
Eneas Mcdonald. OF Victoria, and he is
10 hnish his work by August 1. 1891. Mr..
Donovan is in the city to ind sub-con-
tractor for the brickwork.