Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10
A Pretty Parsonage.

terrain church is completed, furnished,
and occupied by the pastors family.
1t is neat edifce, of semi-Gothic two
story exterior, "a by so feet. bay-win-
dow front, quarto-gabled, and finished
in yellow and brown trimmings.
Standing but few feet alike from the
church on the north side and street on
the east, it is conveniently accessible
from either.
1t contains eight spacious chambers,
exclusive of a dressing room, bath,
pantry and closets. The parlor and
corresponding room above are pretty
oblongs. while the remaining rooms
are squares. The interior arrange
ment is a model of convenient COM
munication and easy privacy. The
hall, stairway, doors, ETC., are study
in oak and oak flush.
The equipments comprise two gas
radiators-one each in parlor ard
chamber above. These are of the
Wolfe pattern, and certainly vely
effective with no cost of labor what
ever.
In addition, the bath room fixtures
copper-lined, asbestos filled steel
tub, and basin, supplied by hot and
cold water, are the very best of the kind
made. This is one of the most admir-.
able features of the establishment,
made so by the taste and workman
ship of B. T. Schofeld, who selected
and put them in.
The masonry was done by Henry
Williams; plastering by John N.
Carson painting and papering by
Samuel Tiddy and tin work by John
A. Wagner-all, except Mr.. Sehofield,
under the employment Of Wilson
Bros, the contractors.
The amount paid contractors for the
completed house was $3.50; cost of
water and gas and drainage equip
ments, about $3.50, and of outbuild-
ings, fences, excavation and grading,
5000; in all, about $1,000.
In addition to the above Wilson
Bros. have built an addition to the
church in the rear for Sunday school
and social purposes. 1t Is u large
room, 30x35 feet, with Gothic ceiling
and admirably adapted to the uses
intended. The cost, with gas fixtures,
was 5000.
The same firm have also contracted
to remodel the church edifce, the
work on which was begun this week
to be completed by the middle of
October. A new wall will be built on
the south side; a new brick vestibule,
with massive stone step entry, added
to the front the old roof will be torn
off and one of much higher pitch put
in its place stained glass windows
will be put in ; the pulpit platform
changed, and the ceiling made Gothic
instead of flat, as at present. A large
arch is to be cut in the lear wall, thus
connecting the front and rear rooms,
so that both may be utilized in case a
larger audience is present at any time
than the auditorium can accommodate.
The entire building is to be painted,
inside and out.
AS soon as this work is completed a
new pavement will be laid the entire
length of the property on Broadway,
and from the street to the church and
dwelling.
The cost of the Improvement of
church building will be 81 800, which,
added to the cost of school room,
dwelling, will make total etc., of
$1,000 expended. When completed it
will be one of the handsomest church
properties in Frostburg. Not only to
Wilson Bros. and the other artisans
named, but the entire establishment
will long remain a monument to the
taste, enterprise and zeal ofthe incum-
bent pastor, Rev. Floyd l.. Kurtz.