The Washington times., 1908-08-02
BEGIN NEW CHURCH
WITHIN FEW WEEKS
Ingram Memorial to Have
Three Stories, Surmount-
ed by Dome.

It is now expected by those in charge
Of TIE plans for the new Ingram Me-
mortal Church. which is 10 be erected at
the corner Of Tenth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue northeast. that the
work will be begun in about six weeks.
The contract has not yet been given out.
but bids viii be invited ia the near fu-
fura. The hrst official description OF
The building as it wiz really be was
given out yesterday.
The plans contemplate a structure
that VIII be practically three stories
IN height surmounted by a dome. In
general plan, the building viii ccn-
form 20 the idea OF the Greek cross.
This form is intended 70 carry out the
idea conveyed by the style of archi-
lecture, which IS pure Greek. In the de-
sign, also. an attempt has been made
TO convey the thought that this church
is practically non-sectsrian in its teacn-
ings. that. in other words, it is a mod
ern house Of worship as those connected
with II interpret the term.
The materials To be used will be care
fully selected with he Idea Of carrying
out the purity OF outline and chase de-
tail properly belonging to this STYLE Of
to the line Of what will be the main
story window siIls is TO be Of white
Warwaset limestone
The Upper Stores
Phe two upper stories are TO be OF
white Warweset iimestc ne brick. a new
building material The columns on
either side Of the front entrance ana
all Of the entablature and the trina
mings Of the building are to be con-
structed OF the same stone as the first
story.
The dome and the lantern. and all Of
the work around the dome, are &c be
Of REINFORCED concrete, surfaced on TIE
exterior in white cement finish. the
Tcaf is 10 be of dark red Spanish tile
The building viii be ninety-hve fCet
long and eighty-fOur feet wide TIE
basement floor. which will be entered
from the level Of both Massachusetts
avenue ana Tenth street. viii contain a
gymnasium. f0rty-one by sixty feet,
with a height OF eighteen feet This
innovation IN church construction Is 50
arranged with kitchen, parlor. lecture
room, bowling alley, and other offices
and rooms ali around it that by the re-
moval of sliding partitions it can be
thrown into a single room, eighty by
eighty :eet square.
A special feature in addition 10 the
above, wl.ich is included in the base
ment foor, are the swimming pool and
shower baths. so arranged that they
can be used by both sexes These are
situated in such manner that while
forming part of the gymnasium proper
they in no way interfere with its use
for entertainment purposes. 'Ehe swim
ming pool VIII be 81 feet long by % feet
wide II viii have continuously chang
ing water, six shower baths. and 80 in
dividual lockers.
The Main Floor
The next. or main. foo is approached
from the main entrance. as shown in
the design. This entrance connects di-
rectly with the level OF Massachusetts
avenue through a l5-foot wide vestibule
which IS treated as a memorial feature
and termed a social vestibule. II is
large enough IN itself to accommodate
quite a large crowd. From this vesti-
bule the main auditorium is entered.
This is arranged with semi-circuIar
peys. with floor sloping from all sides
toward the pulpit. 1t has a seating ca
pacity on the main floor Of 60. Includ-
ing the galleries. which are entered
from the main vesubule. the total scat
ing capacity Will be 1.15O people. These
galleries are so arranged with sliding
partitions that they can be separated
from the main auditorium and used for
Sunday school purposes.
The main auditorium will have special
attention paid TO its lighting and venti-
lation. The ceiling will be made TO con
form to the original idea OF the Greek
cross. the dome forming the central or
circular part thereof. The windows in
the dome viii be so arranged that they
viii shed mellow. evenly distributed
light over the entire auditorium. and
in hot weather they can be used ef-
fectively for ventilation.
Interior Treatment.
The interior treatment OF the dome
has been carefully studied. so that a
most artistic monumental effect will be
given 10 the interior, without detracting
from its acoustic properties. The build
ing will be heated throughout with hot
water and lighted by electricity
The land on which tie church is TO
be built was purchased about six
months ago. The Rev. ]. ". FrizzeIl,
ID. D.. is the pastor The new building
is TO be a memorial structure, donated
by man now living in Eau Clair. Wis,
/ in memory Of his son.
FINANCIAL