Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-06-03
THE NEW FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Hearing a whole lot of compliment
airy remarks of the new Congregation
al church, we thought it might prove
interesting to our readers to have a
full description of the building, and
here it is:
The building as whole is of Colon
ial style, erected on the 132x1S5 #.
lot on which the original church was
built in 1858. The auditorium is 50x
80 #, including the portico, and the
parish house is 75x110 #. The prop
city as a whole represents an invest
m ant of about 100000. The setting
is beautiful, with a large grass court,
66X78 it., in the southeast angle of
the building. The rectangular audi
torium, with five arched windows, with
plain small paned glass, on either side,
the massive portico with its four Doric
columns, and the Christopher Wren
spire, replica of the one at Williams
town, Mass, are the elements typical
of the traditional American Colonial
church. The spire is 10 feet high
and contains the original bell, cast In
1855.
The auditorium has $50 brown ma
hogany finished chairs on the main
floor and 1873 in the balcony. But with
the use Of extra chairs 900 can be
seated. The floor is Of maple, curved
sufficiently to enable all to see the
speaker easily. The aisles, and the
spaces in front and the rear are COW
cred with blue carpet, as is also the
pulpit platform. The decoration is in
light tan, with darker dado, the birch
woodwork being painted in ivory
white. The lighting is by three AZ
inch bowls containing X-Ray indirect
lamps, with smaller bowls in and
under the balcony. The organ is the
18-stop, 1009-pipe, Hinners instrument
used in the old church. The organ
loft will accommodate chorus of 40.
The vestibule has tile floor and is
entered by three double doors from
the portico. A winding stairway at
either end leads up to the balcony and
two double doors open to the main
auditorium aisles.
The main floor of the parish house
has three cloak rooms, one for men,
one for women and a double one for
smaller children; the church school
rooms for the Beginners and Primary
Department, separated by ACCORDION
doors; the intermediate Department
with five radial class rooms and large
free space; the Junior Department
with six radial class rooms and moder-
ate sized free space; and the church
school office. Each department has
several roomy closets.
The second floor of the parish house
has the gymnasium, also used for DIM
ing room, with balcony at the south
end and two capacious store rooms
opening on the east side for chairs and
tables or gymnasium apparatus, as the
case may be. A knock-down stage,
22x18 it,, can be set up at the north
end for entertainments. To the south
of the gymnasium is the kitchen, fully
equipped with twelve-burner, cano-
pied gas range, a steam table, perco-
lator, four sinks, cooking-rack, count
ers, cupboards and drawers. East OF
the kitchen is the spacious parlor, IN
ivory finished birch with mahogany
finished doors, with fireplace and colo
Mai furniture, with a cloak-room on
the north side. The minister's study
is in the angle formed by the audi
forum and parish house anu is com
pletely furnished with desk, fling cab
met, large table, plain chairs and rock
er, costumer and bookcases in mahog-
any.
The third floor has three shower
baths, a locker-room, fire-proof NOV
ing picture booth, club-room and
storage attic.
At the southwest corner Of the par
ish house is a service stairway for the
delivery of supplies to the kitchen. 1t
also makes possible three fire-eXlts.
The excavation under the auditor
ium is shallow; but under the parish
house it is deep and has a concrete
floor, being so arranged that bowling
and other recreational equipment can
be installed when funds permit
The church is heated by low pres
sure vapor vacuum system. Indirect
radiators heat the air coming through
the ventilating intake. The electric
lighting system is complete and ade-
ouate. including an illuminated bull
! Iatin hoard and light in the splre oc-