New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-20
I TO BUILD A FINE CHUhCH.
CONTRACTS SIGNED FOR THE CENTRAL
PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION
p,rsrv or LIGHT AND A LARGE SEATING cApAc-
IrY-THE BUILDING TO BE FINISHED


IrY-THE BUILDING TO BE FINISHED
BY APRIL I. 1907.
The contract for the new Central fresoy 'e''""
Church of which the Rev. J. f. carson ~ p"''o'
and which is to be built at Marcy ana 'ene''o"
aves has been awarded TO Thomas d. ""'""
The trustees of the church have awarded the con"
tract for the entire building. and the coh'r"c'o'
has agreed 10 deliver IT, completed on Aprh j.
1907 The firm that will do the carpenter WORK ~
Henry J. Brown & Son. These contractors nave
built some of the largest churches ana ouh"'"s'
I'm this city. The chapel which STOOD on .hc '."'
OF the lot and In which Trinity Prespyte'ia"
Church formerly worshpped, has been torn uo""'
and the laying OF the foundation OF the new CEN
troi Church is now under way. The total COST OF
tho building including the furnishing ana the
ground is $4,000. The church VIII be one Oh '"e
largest and most commodious In BROOKLYN
The following Is a description OF the new church'
The lot upon which church and chancei VIII -.
built Is lODx30 feet. The style OF architecture WIN
u. round-arch Gothic and the building while
modern in all ts features will be distinctly church-
like in appearance On Marcy-ave there VIII oo
n large three double-loor entrance, opening i'''o
n vestibule sx37 feet In addition 10 th'S man
vestibule there will be n tower vestibuic AZ eaci'
end OF the church. with stairs leading to the gar
erv There will be six entrances iOur OH "id'''
ave- ard two on Jeferson-nve. and TWO entrances
tn the chapel on Jefferson-ave. The two mann
gables on Marcy and jefferson AYES VIII Dc ~ Ie'
high. the tower will be about 100 rect hiB" Inv
main floor seating capacity Will be 49, WIN an no-
dition OF i6i side-asle seats a total oil lVo' in'
gallery will contain 534 seats and extra sae-as'c
seats TO the number of l4i. making its seating ca
pacity 67s The choir gallery viii seat ~ t'"'
total OF the seating capacity lI9I me pulpit WIN
Ina on the west side Of the auditorium racing 9hs
Marcy-aye The church Will mus Icc'lsT 49, ~,
from three large gable windows on ti' '.oi ~ ~
and south sides and will. therefore. DE one Vi ~
rft
and choir gallery will be back or the pulpit ' h
nhou eight feet above the pulpit platform. III Wy
left of the pulpit there Will be a larSe ,h
room DIRECTLY over this room and On the SUI 90 o.,
fect with a bay window to the southern eNposu.,',
Th.re viii be choir room. l2xS2 feet on the nor'h
side OF the organ. -, ,.,.ah Mill no q
this building will be the same height AZ 'nH s,,r MT
gables of the church. Between chapel anu Vi,i'
mail ,ow-r will rise about sixty feet. IN" chdP'I
basement will be fitted ny with u, iIoo," ,n o
on ~ end there Will DE I"aulhb,
room 1890 feet The first floor OF the chapri WI" VII
be A ecture-roOm, capable OF accomniodalluS 4|'
n.rsons Al the south end OF this moor VIII ne
The church parlors. and on the Jef@rson-aFc. en-"
The church office ana officers cOnferencefootn
I'M. second floor OF the chapel Will he the man
5abbath-school room ON inc south emu WI o
the infant class room seating lbI scholars ana nay
ur Two separate exits. On the north end Will De
the library Against the west wall VIII De seven
large classrooms. The seating capacity OF ms
opens into the main schOolrOom Will contain tWtfNt
ciasSrooms connected by means or Wide gallery
which circles the entire room The seating capacl}
of the gallery floor will be iOi. giving a total Tor
The school OF 81 for the three hoors OF the
chanel ij0 The total seating capacity VI the
church and cha pei combined will be 5.41.