The Washington times., 1914-05-30
CHURCHES IN
SEVERAL PLACES
y Buildings Are Being Re-
paired or RemodeIed in
\ tionaI Capital.

b churches are springing up in
art of Washington, and several
r 4rlv completed will be dedicated
|r he next few weeks. Already
20 more than go church buildings
j. ity. many of them ranking ar
C. rally with the most imposing
cl Of any city in America, and
; none Of those now building are
-Ee. they are all we'll designed.
" add To the beauty of Washing
Rs a whole.
2 petworth Baptist Church, on
do ph street, near Georgia avenue,
rS rtically completed, and will be
GATED June :. It was erected at a
q about $4,000, and is ample in
frr the present congregation. An
ton is being made to the Grace
list Church. at Ninth and D streets
b ast. that will cost about S20.ooo
n completed. making the entire
fling and lot worth fully $4,000
Is have already been drawn for a
Duilding for the congregation or
ted at Seventh and l streets north
a block away from where the
building stands. 1t is to be on
o oIndation eighty-five feet square,
will be of re-enforced concrete,
non style with a red tile roof, the
cost 10 be about $4,000.
ork is progressing rapidly on the
< Road Methodist Protestant
r n. Park road, near Eleventh street
Invest. This building vil not be
pleted this year. but the lower part
he finished and covered with A
roof. The upper part of the build
and the Sunday school room in
rrar will be added when additional
Is are raised
unique feature Of this building. as
purarily finished. will be a root
iCn," where cpen-a:r services may
: I'D in summer. A parapeI sur.
7cs most of the tenporary roof and
an excellent background for a
iker.
Wy not FIX this roof up with a
lCeable floor and a railing around
3 that It will make a summer eu'
rum" asked William l. Speiden
architect. when gong over the
Is with the church committee.
Lr excellent idea" the committee
led. so this church will BE the first
Re city to have its own roof garden
Speiden, who has drawn plans fol-
=, At many Washington churches, be-
IS this idea might be applied more
arsliy in church building.
very pretty church building is being
I'D near the corner of Connecticu;
Cathedral avenues northwest for
souls Episcopal mission II is OF
{ granite, and in its setting of trees
shrubbery It will be most attrac-
Ie largest single improvement in the
Of church edifices that is contem.
ri fer Washington is the erection
ne Washington cathedral. The erec'
Of q sanctuary to cost S5oo.eso wil
begun this year, ami the total i'm.
ements, including the cathcdra
o"r. the school for boys, the school
girls. and the buildings for ST. Al
g Church, may cost Sll, ,lD0.9J0.
!. Adams parish is erecting a nev
ding on FoxhaIl road for the con
CATION there. The chapel is of brick
is lighted by electricity. Thougl
IL, il is a very creditable structure
is probable that a new Sunda.
col room will be added to 81
mas Episcopal Church, at Eight
IN street near Dupont circle, bu
hing definite has been done about
Some members are in favor o
with the present accommo
on till an entire new church build
can be erected.
representative church building to b
l-d by the Southern Methods
-ches At large is to be erected II
s hIngton soon at a cost of $500, 0D1
project has been held up some tim
r the matter of a site, but II is gen
ly thought il will be put opposiu
Carnegie Library at Ninth stree
Massachusetts avenue northwest.
ere has been some talk of locat;nj
q Mt. Pleasant, but il the downtown
u fixed on, the Mt Pleasant NJ. E
lrch. South. will probably put a nev
ding OF its own.
Etensive alterations and addition
icing made TO st. Matthew's Catho
hurch. Rhode Island and Connect
avenues. which will make this un
ally attractive interior. St. MarUin'
holic Church. North Capitol and :
etE. will also be a handsome st~uC
r when IL is finished.
was during the present month tina
cornerstone Of the new II Stree
0stian Church was laid at Sixth am
streets southwest. and this buildinj
be complete enough TO shelter tn
=regation before the snow begin
ay