The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-07
AHANDSOMESTRUCTURE.
THE CHURCH or THE HOLY TRINITY
NEARING COMPLETION.
skstoh Of the Oh uFeh--A Beau tif 81 style OF
french Gotlsic-Mr. Barney's CIR
I,s History and Architecture.

Trinity is now almost complete -
In addition to being fitting memorial
TO the venerated Bishop Moore. the build
| ing. when complete. Will be one OF the
most imposing edi1ces of the kind In
| the city.
in 1873, by order OF the vcstry Of st:
James church, of which the Church OF
! the Holy Trinity is an off-shoot, the
| present site OF the structure on Laurel
street, between Main street and FIoya
avenue. was purchased and In July, Bf
| chapel was completed. Rev. Dr. feter-
| kin, to whom the present edihce conveys
| high tribute. preached the first ser
mon within the walls Of the chapel on
Sunday. July "a. 1874. The new place OF
worship, which cost about 500 was
| dedicated to the memory OF Blshop Rlch-
ard Claiming Moore. The first rector
was Rev. Robert A. Gibson, who served
the CONGREGATION very sucSesSi Yang, it 70
| Parkersburg, w. Va. For nearly year
the congregation was without regular la
preacher. but. In April, 1879 SEX Rev or
andria, accepted the charge.
10 BUILD ANOTHER HOUSE.
| About eight years ago the congrega-
ton sent out circulars inviting COMPETE
| ton in plans for building. The late h. D.
Black. OF Richmond. was the success
| full competitor. Owing to the Limitation
| of the funds only the rear portion OF
the building was erected. and this por-
ton stood unfinished with a temporary
board front for several years.
The building committee decided to con-
suit Mr. j. Stewart Barney, Of New
! York. formerly Of this city. and that gem
! tleman, after some correspondence win
| the committee mo other architect having
! been approached, made the following
| liberal proposition:
| THAT in considerable of the fact that
! the church was the one attended by MS
/ mother, the late Mrs. Charles e. Barney,
] bp ha6 associated
| it for several years past. he would do
| nate to this church his professional ser,
vices, which were TO be considered ana
| so stated on a tablet placed in the build
| ing, as memorial to his mother
FReSCH GOTHIC STYLE.
Mr.. Barney's proposition was accepted,
! and the front portion of the building.
which is on Laurel street facing Monroe
Park, is the result OF his labor and archl-
tectural taste. The style OF this addition
| is what is known as late French Gothic.
| and has been very conscientiously adj
| hered TO by Mr.. Barney.
The most satisfactory feature OF the
structure next to its purity OF style, Is
its restful dignity. The architect adopted
a scheme 10 concentrate the ornamental
| ton at points so as to bring il into
contrast with the wall surfaces, at the
same time avoiding an elaboration alton OF OF
the one that will destroy the sense or
repose derived from the other The wall
surfaces bear proportion TO the orna-
ments and the supports, Whlch lnpdIts
refinement to the former and suehBIH
and dignity to the latter.
AT THREE oINTs.
The ornament is concentrated at three
points The first OF these is the nam
| door the details OF the establishment or
which bring TO mind forcibly the beauli-
| full entrances peculiar 10 the FFench
school in which the architect has worked
The next point is the circular stairway
tower which is pierced by a band OF
rich windows throwing their hght across
the stairway and through interior WIN
dows 70 the apse OF me me not thn ssrown}ng
feature OF the design, is the top OF lle
main tower. Segregated from these orhd
mental studies the buildlng, Tor the res tho
conception Is that one uncOnsClously taxes
in the facade as a whole. Inc nam en-
trance TO the tower leads into Yestlbule
from which one can enter dlrect! mo
tfe church proper, or by turning 70 the
right he can enter the morning cha2eI.
This room is treated with tlmDer cellllS
and semi-circular apSe, ana VIII De useu
for early morning communion, Lehteh
services, and other small gatherings. III
win seat about 100 persons, and can, In
case OF an overflow, be used IN come tlOIi
with the main auditorium. over ~ IS
gallery commanding the body OF the
church.
OTHER ENTRANCES.
on the right Of the principal entrance
is an arched door. which opens INTO
vestibule connecting with a pack way 70
the Sunday school From tins Nesubuie
access is also had to the gallery over tle
morning chapel and another entrance 70
the large auditorium is afforded. Inc
main body Of the church remains upon
Mr. Blacks plan-a nave ana TWO dlSIes
and is not Included in Mr.. Barney
work but the extension. enlargement,
and rearrangement OF the apse, 'front.',
and organ space are after Mr. Barneys
design. The general interior effect Is
most pleasing. =. .ht. ot.,.
completed his course in architecture at
Columbia College in 1889, ana was Tor
several years in the office Of MT. George
gronn Of ecclesiastical buildings for the
CORPORATION Of Grace church, New lorh:
which will cost $4,000, and consisas OF
church, hospital school-house' Clergy
house, and boys club Later ne of
came associated with Mr.. Henry Otis
Chapman, and his firm competed sue
cessfullv for a group OF eccIeSlaStlCal
buildings to he erected IN New no. hotK H, ~
the Rhinelander estate; also, IoI tne rr rrat'
Memorial Library TO De ele''eu III A''''
Messrs G. f. Newell & Brothers are
the general contractors for the th .. -
the Hoy Trinity, and MI. lanes NetmeI-
v'ood &c the stonemason. The cohsIruc-
t ion Of the building has, however, been
nnder me supervision or Mr r. Il y.
MYERS Jr,. civil engineer, VINO mas sIhtn
his services free and devoted ms I lll,g5
and labor unstintedly 10 MS rlnev's
task His has been, as was MI D"'"''
truly a work OF love
ITS SEATING CAPACITY.
Tho CONGREGATION OF the Church OF the
11ai,S trinity embraces about 10 COM
rlUnicants and the general attendance Is
iaTra The seating capacity or the pulu-
ing is as follows;