Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-01
NEW CHURCH HOME TO BE BUILT
IN THIS CITY WILL BE HAND
SOME STRUCTURE.
MISSION STYLE, AND
CEMENT CONSTRUCTION
Description of Interior of the Building
Basement Modern and Convenient
Iy Arraneed-Much Attention Paid to
Heating and Observation-Disclosures
Cost of Church $4,000.

If the Baptists succeed in selling
their present church property on
Church street. Marshalltown will see
one of the handsomest church struc-
lures go up this season that has ever
been built in the west. 1t Will cost not
less than $4,000, much of which has al
ready been raised among the members
of the church. The floor plans and ele-
walton are herewith shown.
The new Baptist church, as can be
seen from the picture will be unique
and decidedly original in style. It has
been designed in pure mission type, the
heavy cement plaster on metal lath,
giving the appearance of masonry, and
the general lines, with red tile roof
completing the architectural motif
Covering a ground area of 100XS0 feet
the main audience room will seat APP
proximately 500 people. and the Sun
day school rooms will accommodate 200
more.
Entrance on Two Streets.
The building will face east. fronting
Second street on the site of the Biz
chard house, corner of Second and
State streets. There is an entrance
from the state street SlOe 10 the pas
! tors study, and to the main audience
room The vesibule on the corner is
approached both from State street and
from the front, and the other vestibule
has both a front and side entrance,
while there is still another entrance TO
the Sunday school rooms from the
south side. thus affording six entrances
or exits for large gatherings The
church will be placed on the north side
of the lots, leaving room on the south
side for a parsonage, which the Bap-
fists hope to build in the near future.
Description Of Interior.
The church consists of ground floor
and basement. In the rear of the pull
pit is the organ and choir loft facing
the audience and looking toward the
rising sun Back of the choir is the
pastors study or office with fire place,
and opening from a hall are the various
robing rooms and toilet. To the left
OF the pulpit is the baptistry, and in
the rear on the left side is a choir
room.
The main entrance to the church
from Second street is thru two wide
vestibules at the base of the towers
which are approached by a broad walk
twenty-six feet wide, ascending the
lawn elevation by easy steps and then
three steps up 10 the vestibule porch.
In time the towers are TO be equipped
with chimes. On the left, or south side |
Of the audience room, opens the large /
Sunday school room with curtain I
doors, disappearing in the wall above /
when opened Around the main Sun |
day school room are arranged twelve |
small class rooms, with good-sized |
parlor at the front
Basement Nicely Arranged.
The basement contains a dining room |
under the entire Sunday school portion, /
with kitchen, and under the main audi |
ence room is also an immense basement /
which the church society hopes event.
ually to equip as a gymnasium.
Much Attention to Ventilation.
The church will be heated and venti
lated by the fan furnace system, in
stalled by the Lennox Furnace Com
pany. of this city. Immense volumes
of fresh air will be drawn from outside.
passed over specially constructed, steel
furnaces and driven by an electric fan,
entering the rooms high above peoples
heads, fresh and invigorating as coun-
try air. and warmed so as to heat the
building and ventilate it without ex-
posing any one to drafts of cold air.
Foul air escapes thru ventilators.
The architects estimate on the cost
Of the building is $4,000.