You are here

St. James United Methodist Church

-A A +A
1960, John S. Chase. 2485 Blanchette St.
  • (Photograph by Gerald Moorhead )

Houston architect Chase designed this modern church for one of Beaumont's oldest African American congregations. Chase's exuberant sense of style is especially evident along the Blanchette Street frontage, where a long screen of obscured glass is subdivided by triangular wall panels surfaced with mosaic tile.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.

If SAH Archipedia has been useful to you, please consider supporting it.

SAH Archipedia tells the story of the United States through its buildings, landscapes, and cities. This freely available resource empowers the public with authoritative knowledge that deepens their understanding and appreciation of the built environment. But the Society of Architectural Historians, which created SAH Archipedia with University of Virginia Press, needs your support to maintain the high-caliber research, writing, photography, cartography, editing, design, and programming that make SAH Archipedia a trusted online resource available to all who value the history of place, heritage tourism, and learning.

,