Now Emmaus Deliverance Ministries. Designed by John Lewis Beatty, this late-Gothic-style church was built in about 1925.(1) (The cornerstone has been effaced, which old Pa Pitt regards as cheating, though he understands that a new congregation likes to make a new beginning.)
A Gothic church must maintain a delicate balance: it wants to be impressive, but it also wants to be welcoming. The simple woodwork over the entrances (this one is the basement entrance) gets the balance right: it fits well with the style of the building, matching the angle of the Gothic arches, but it sends the message that we’re just plain folks here.
Footnotes
- Source: The American Contractor, July 19, 1924. “Church: $75,000. 1 sty., 2 bal. & bas. Brk. Perrysville av. & Vinceton st. Archt. John Lewis Beatty, Jackson bldg. Owner North End U. P. Church, Rev. John E. Simpson, 4064 Perrysville av. Drawing working plans.” (↩)
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