The Asbury First United Methodist Church in East Avenue, Rochester in upstate New York is quite a late building to be described as Art Deco. According to
this case study on the InSpired Associates website,
The church was constructed with an Indiana limestone façade according to plans developed by the Reverend Dr. Weldon Crossland and the architectural firm of Wenner and Fink, Methodist Church Architects, located in Philadelphia.
I like the stepped style of the body of the church, mirrored in the buttresses of the spire.
And this spectacular art deco style 'hand of God' plaque on the face of the spire directly above the main entrance.
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Are there many steepled churches in Art Deco style? Obviously a lot of the towers of non church Art Deco buildings took inspiration from Gothic architecture (thinking of examples like Manchester Unity), but I don't think I have ever seen an actual Art Deco church steeple.
ReplyDeleteThe besy two I have seen are the Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in Tulsa http://www.bostonavenue.org/ from 1929 which is fantastic and the Hallgrímskirkja (Hallgrim's Church) in Reykjavik http://www.sacred-destinations.com/iceland/reykjavik-hallgrimskirkja which was constructed from 1945-86.
ReplyDeleteThey are both great but that one in Reykjavik is absolutely stunning. Thanks for those links.
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ReplyDeletePlease where can the InSpired Associates website, and the case study you mention, be found? I've had no luck on google. By the way, Asbury First was planned in the late 1930, but not built until 1953, and at a much reduced size and program.
Thanks, Jeff Freeland
Thanks for your comment Jeff. Unfortunately the link doesn't seem to be live anymore. In fact the URL www.inspiredassociates.com no longer works.
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