Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-01
SACRED HEART CHURCH At TAFTVILLE|
Contract Let and Work Its Completion VIII be Started
This Month-Wil Require Year to Fini=L--Other Work
3 About Town.

On April Is work will be started
Cor the completion of the Sacred Heart
church in Taftville and it is expected
/ that the church will be ready for use
about March of next year. A Bros
seau of Taftville has the general con-
=, tract in charge and the sub-contracts
will be let later. The church will be
G. 1-2 feet wide and 124 feet long and
ON the southeastern end there will be
q chapel. 3Ox30. The average height
of the church will be IS feet and the
tower when completed will be 80 feet
high, exclusive of the cross, which will
bring the total height I'D to 100 feet.
] The roof of the present church, which
will form the basement of the new
church. will be torn off and the ad-
dftion will be built upon the walls
which will serve as the foundation.
The material used in the construction
twill be wire cut Burlington brick,
with terra Gotta trim, copper cornices
slate roof and the frame will be Of
steel.
On the east end there will be a tower
1Ex18, thes4erection of which will be
/: carried up only part way at present
and wifi be completed at some future
date. The granite steps on the front
i side will lead up to three main en-
frances in addition to the tower en-
trance and above the main entrances
there will be large rose window,
s12 feet in diameter The church win
ssdows will be rib glass and each will
be fitted with a ventilator. The plans
which were drawn by T. G. OHConnen
of Boston call for a gallery 32X25 and
when completed the church proper will
have accommodations for 800 people.
The interior of the church will be
I; finished in white oak, with marble
g.Ucco and plaster. The ceiling above
! the church auditorium will be con-
I. ssructed of wooden panels and the
; sanctuary ceiling VIII be of stucco.
sanctuary and the niche in the rear
OF the sanctuary. The construction
work viii not interfere with the church
services which will he held as usual
in the present church.
The cornerstone of the Sacred Heart
church was laid on Sunday afternoon,
August 5, 1900, by Ri. Rev. Michael
Tierney, then bishop of Connecticut.
The clergymen present assisting at the
ceremony included besides the rector
: of the parish, Rev. John Synnott and
! his assistant. Rev. ]. P. Perreault, Rev.
Hugh Treanor, Rev. u. O. Bellerose,
snow rector of the parish, Rev. E. J..
kBroderick of St Patrick's parish and
Rev. ]. J. Smith who. was rector of
! St. Mary's parish, Greeneville.
Bishop Tierney dedicated the present
chapel of the church on Sunday morn
ing, November 25th of the same year.
Conspicuous in the large congregation
were representatives of the Ponemah
company through whose generosity 1t
was possible for the parish to secure
such an advantageous site.
Rev. u. O.. Bellerose the present
rector of the parish and at that time
connected with st. Patrick's church,
Z: Norwich, delivered the first sermon.
which was in French, the language of
q large portion OF the congregation.
The erection of the chapel was made
possible through the efforts of the
rector. Rev. John SynI1ott. Father
/, Synnott was only able to have the
basement completed as the parish
funds were not large enough to war
Irant the completion of the entire
church The basement which is 134x65
lin extreme length and breadth, seats
about 1000.
The building when completed will be