The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-12
ny apartment, which will undoubtedly be
popular with the patients.
CHURCH BUILDINGS.

ny apartment, which will undoubtedly be
popular with the patients.
CHURCH BUILDINGS.
Several church buildings are in the
course Of construction. D. Wiley Andcr-
son OF this city, is architect and superl'l-
.tendent of the Central Methodist Episco-
pal church in Manchester, Richmond's
sister city This will be a handsome edi-
flee and will cost about $4,000. The toun-
dations are completed, and work will pc
rapidly pushed to completion.
Ncland & Baskerville designed and are
experimenting work on the Third Christ
ian church 1T the corner OF twenty
sixth and Marshall streets. in this CITY,
This ediice, which is under roof and
nearly completed. will seat seven hun
dred people in its auditorium. 1t has an
ample vestibule and large entrances. a
high basement will be used as Sunday
school and for class and committee rooms
II has q large baptisrtry and is exceeding
~ well arranged. The interior Is attract
lively finished in hard oil, with open. TIM
Der roof. The windows are filled with
loaded cathedral glass. The exterior de-
sign comprises a battlemented tower and
low spire. 1t is constructed of brick, with
trimmings of nodded brick and terra-cot-
ia.
The congregation of Fountain Baptist
church (colored) is building 5000 edifice
at the corner Of Twenty-first and
streets in this city. D. Wiley Anderson
is its architect.
The Sunday-school building of the Sec
ono Presbyterian church, on Fifth street,
is being remodeled after designs OF No
land & Baskerville. The new arrange
ments gives a, large SuMday-school room,
five class-rooms and the pastors study
These smaller rooms are separated from
the main room by folding doors and the
movable partitions. fitted with dull glass,
between the classroons are lifted INTO
clustered columns, which carry tie curved
braces and trusses of the roof. These tai!
columns and the braces between form
pointed arches and divide the side OF the
room into five bays, like the arches be-
tween the aisles and nave of a regular
English Gothic church. On the SIDE away
from the main church building ample
clear-story light is obtained by means of
a large Gothic gable over each OF the
bays This gives very light ana AIRY
effect to the whole room and VIII LlaNe
il the handsomest Sunday-school room In
tl,,Ec;ty IF has an oIrer-timberel Gothic
roof. The windows have Gothic tracerled
sash and leaded cathedral glass OF sllgnt-s
w amber tone, with red border. Inc
principal window is memorial, ueo.s "e"
and made by Tiffany & Co., OF New 1orh
civ, This will be placed IN conoillcn do
soon as the building is ready 70 recelte
it This building IS partially unosr TO-
.and some of the interior work is being
done. It viii be ready fcr occu!''i'es
by January LIST.
= MoNuNIENTAI4.
Monumental Episcopal church. one OF
the most historic structures in the South,
commemorative, as it does, the death ai "
seyenty-three persons at the burning U
Richmond Theatre in 1911, has unoersohe
an interior transformation. Eariy III .ne
summer two Swiss artists, John ana Au-
oust Kaufman. now located here, under
took the work. They wrought "1th con-
s,1mmate skill, in architecture ana deco
ratjye work The structural Changes
were few, so that the general appearance
is but slightly altered; but the waits al
forded scope for the artist s prush- III
the great dome. in verisimiitude OF nte'
were painted in heroic proportions tne
four inspired evanselists AT the Dack VI
the chancel was placed large mural
painting Of the Resurrection. lhrouSh-
out. the decorations harmonic with the
architecture, the carpeting and brass
work which replaced woodwork me re
habilitation of old Monumental empha-
sizes the Importance of leaving TO one
competent head the planning OF the gen
eral effect and the inclusion OF all the
m,,ltitudiuous details In the prosecution
of that plan The effect is finished, mar
monious and altogether artlsuc. ,, 11s
church was occupied on November 5th.
The cornerstone of the new All Saints
church was laid Wednesday, December
+. 1885. When the church is finished II
will be one Of the largest In the CITY,
having a seating capacity of e1,Ooo's ana
soccupyinc a lot 6Sx153 feet on west FRANK
lin street The lot was donated by Mr.
p. H Mayo, Of this city 80
Mr.. ]. Stewart Barney, of New orK,s
was selected as the architect, ana the
style of architecture is the French Gose "rl5
ic Mr.. e. T. ID. Myers, Jr., IS me super
intendent of construction.
The church will be finished before next
sprinc. and. when completed. will be one
If the handsomest structures In the city,
COLLEGE BUILDINGS
Among the tionals buildings cen
strncted 2during the year are two builds
fnes ar Richmond College and the new
hane of the smithdeal Business College
at Ninth and Broad streets, this city, The 4
R.chmcnd College buildings area science
hall and dormitory, costing, respectively
s25 coo ana SO. ocO. They are OF similar
design and are constructed of brick, four
stories high. The Smithdeal building cost
q SIT s2oOD0,S is four stories high built Of
granite and buff brick, and surmountedt
by. two towers. It's first floor Is used fer
store purposes and the other for the in-s
creasing business of the school. sD. Wiley
Anderson was architect and superintend-s
ents of this building.
Tic Academy of Music has hcen re-,
modelled and has now one of the s hand
soonest auditoriuns in the South, S. z SINH.
lar work has been done In the 2 ijou
Theatre at the corner Of Eighth and
Broad. streets. The cost Of both was about
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