1917. 723 N. 8th St.
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(Photograph by Dell Upton) -
(Photograph by Dell Upton) -
(Photograph by Dell Upton)
This gable-fronted red brick church on a raised basement served a congregation established in 1864 that had met at several locations before this church was built. The cross-shaped church’s design is a blend of Romanesque and Gothic revivals with a broad round-arched entrance reached by a tall flight of stairs. Square towers of slightly different heights mark each corner of the facade, the larger one being a bell tower. The wall surfaces are highlighted in white with detailing that includes bands and keystones above the windows, a cross shape in the gable, and brick corbeling outlining the gable. The upper-level windows are composed of rectangles of stained glass. The builder was G. W. Hamans.