The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-16
CHURCH WILL
COST $4,000
J. M. Stansberry Completes
Pencil Drawings.
WILL SEAT 1000 PEOPLE
Stone and Brick Church at
Corner of Market and Second

John N. stansberry has completed the
pencil drawings for the snew Central
Christian church to be erected at the cor
ner Of Market and Second streets early
IN the spIing. The drawings. which have
met the approval OF the trustees Of the
church show one OF the most beautiful
church edifces in the city. Massive, IL
its general outlines II viii present . grand
/ appearance. The material is OF The heav-
lest and viii be cut into designs that
show elegance.
The building without approaches is 10
have a frontage of sixty-two feet on Mar
ket street and viii extend along Second
street a distance Of seventy-two feet.
Entrances will be built on Market street
and Second street. both to the basement
and auditorium proper. stone and brick
are to be used in the construction.
IN the basement facing Second street
wil be a Sunday school class room 30x6S
feet. Besides this viii be the store-room
and furnaces. This floor viii be on the
level Of the street grades.
The main auditorium with the gallery
viii seat 1909 persons. Both main floor
and gallery will have graduated floors
Fine art windows win furnish the light
10 this room. Inside the chancel rail is
the pulpit choir loft and baptistry and
lack Of this the big pipe organ. 10 either
side of which are dressing rooms.
Entrances win be at either side of the
Market street front. These open into d
large vestibule directly back Of the audi
tcrium and this vestibule can be thrown
open and seats arranged for several humid
red more persons Stairs lead from this
vestibule into the rear, right and left gal
leries and all Of the ais.es Of the main
acor are reached from it.
On the gallery floor on the Second street
side Of the building IS the pastors study
end to the right OF the pipe organ is an
other room. These rooms are reached
with separate stairways.
From the Sunday school room in the
basement q stairway leads into the main
auditorium or 10 the galleries without
going outside the building. From the floor
to the ceiling in the center Of the audi
forum is thirty-two feet. The walls and
ceiling are to be made Of steel artisti-
cally decorated. Very little Of the interior
plans have beer made but Mr.. Stansbe~-v
stated yesterday when completed the
church viii be one OF the hendsomest
in the state ana also one of the best
arranged for it, purpose. The total cost
viii reach $500,
Mr.. Stansebrry has modelled the church
somewhat on the colonial style of arehi-
lecture, but with g number Ct modtdca-
lions. The interior arrangement is such
that it viii give ample room for every
department Of the church and yet give
a large seating capacity
The old Central Christian church build
ms at the corner Of Market ana second
streets. was condemned ny the fire mar
shall some time ago. It is one Of the
Oldest buildings in the ciy. The church
members have lonE contemplated building
new and handsome edifce and a year
ago III subscription list was started and
almost all of the money necessary for
me construction Of the building has been
subscribed.