New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-06-21
WORK BEGINS ON ST. PETERS
New Home For Episcopal Congre
CATION Started.
Beautiful Brick Edifice to be Built
on Broadway.
plans Call For Seating Capacity OF
One Hundred and Fifty.

Ground has been broken for the new
Episcopal church which is to stand on
the corner of Broadway and south
Second street on the lots that were
formerly the property of B. Juni. The
work is under the direction of Tape
& Gronau and will be pushed to COM
pletion as rapidly as possible.
The plans of the new church of st.
Peter are very elaborate and call for
neat structure, which while not very
large is still large enough for all the
requirements of the congregation as it
now is and probably will be for many
years, but they are so arranged that
at any time the building may be in
creased in size to nearly twice the seat.
ing capacity, without greatly distub-
ing the rest of the building.
The building will be set back from
Broadway twenty five feet and from
she side street fifteen feet leaving ten
feet between the church building and
the next lot. The building will be
twenty-five feet wide opening on Broad
way and will be constructed of brick
the walls being twelve feet high with a
gothic roof, the whole style of archi-
lecture being gothic, both for the
building and its furnishings.
The nave, or main part Of the build
ing is 25x25 and the seats will be of
walnut, with but one aisle running
down the center of the room to the
Litany altar Ia the rear of this and
to the right is the lectern altar and on
the left the pulpit. Back Of this is the
.chanceI which is 13X25 arranged so as
to accommodate very large choir,
with view to having vested choir ii
it is thought advisable.
The organ will be placed in the
,chancel and arrangements will bemade
so that in time an opening can be made
in the side of the building and pipe
organ placed. At the extreme end OF
the building is the altar. This will be
a beautiful piece Of work and will be
made of oak and ornamented as be-
comes that part Of the church furniture
This place is known as the sanctuary
and is 1Ox18 feet Here are placed the
chairs for the bishop and the clergy
man.
Between the nave and the chancel d
Beautiful arch will intervene, partially
dividing this section from the other
and at the same time supporting the
ceiling. Another arch will stand be-
tWeen the chancel and the sanctuary
This will be a closed arch, plastered
and behind it will be concealed lights
illuminating the altar and the recess
within the sanctuary.
On the side fronting the south there
will be small room l0xl8 that vii
be used as robing room and a place
20 store the effects of the church.
The whole church will be wainscote(
up to few inches above the windoy
and pIastered from there to the ceiling
but the entire ceiling will be the slel
sstOn work of the roof showing thu
rafters and beams which will be con
structed of Washington fir and finished
in oil. The first arch will also b.
open grill work, handsomely finished
The basement, for the present vii
only be finished sufficiently to accomo
date the hot air furnace. 1t is planned
however, to have a Sunday schoo
room and other parochial rooms and
kitchen under the building which will
be raised sufficiently to give ampl
light for all purposes.
When the building is completed, q
it will be before fall, it will be a hand
some structure, not magnificent bu
churchly in appearance and a credit t.
the congregation and that part of tn
city.