Thesis (B.S.)--University of Illinois, 1900.Typescript.Bound with 8 other B.S. theses in architecture from UIUC, 1900. IU-

Hines, Edward George

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A Protestant church

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BY ...EDWARD GEORGE HINESTHESISFOR THE DEGREE OFBA( 1HELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTUREIN THEUNIVERSITY OF ILEINOISPRESENTED JUNE, 1900UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISJune 1, I9.Q..Q... laoTHIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE THESIS PREPARED UNDER MY SUPERVISION BYEdward George MinesENTITLED A Frotestant churchIS APPROVED BY ME AS FULFILLING THIS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREEIof Bachelor of Science in Architecture.HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF / '? Ojh i t 3 till? B .THE DESIGN ^OR A PROTESTANT CHURCH.The drawings represent ing this design are the first andsecond story plans at three thirty-seconds scale and two elevationsat five thirty-seconds scale rendered in color to indicate theeffect of the combination of material chosen for the construction.The design is the result of the solution of an assumed prob-*lem with the following conditions:A church was to be built for a Prot-stant society in a townof about 40,000 inhabitants. The site proposed is a triangularcorner lot 204 feet deep; 104 feet front with a west exoosure onthe narrower front which faces a small shady oark. The streetsare wide and shaded by large trees. The lot is nearly level.Thi auditorium is to have an ample vestibule and a seatingcapacity for eight hundred (not including the Ibalcohy)',' wilh spacefor organ and a choir of twenty Dersons. Adjoining the choirshould be a study a room for the choir.There will be* on one side of the church a parish house, toinclude a Sunday-School room to seat about two hundred persons, andinfant class room, and three other class rooms, library, parlors,kitchen, dining-'room, cloak and toilet room. The seating of th?Sunday- School room should extend tttxJubg the second story.The style desired is the Italian Romanesaue, executed inbrick with trimmings of terra cotta.To design a building in this style which shall be a fit"house of worship" a olac? beautiful as befits the life of thespirit, a place insoiring by its aspect, calmness of mind, aDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2013http://archive.org/details/protestantchurchOOhine_02.place in harmony with feelings of reverence and of faith, and cal-culated by subtile suggestions to stimulate these emotions was notan easy task. The style of this church and parish house is anadaptation of the Italian Romanesoe to our modern reoui rements,containing the essentials of that style in thei r ent i rety butadding certain properly recognized innovations that modern condi-tions of parish life and work require in the arrangement of theplan generally.The location is in the center of a metropolitan district andI have orooerly given my buildin? the distinction of a lofty scire,symbolizing thus the aspirations and the ideals of the worshippers.Not th 3 least striking phenomenon in the growth of the earlyChristian church was the breaking down, within the sohe're of itsown organization, of distinction, of class and caste, its affirma-tion of the brotherhood of man as a corollary to the fatherhoodof God, its effort to express in daily life its sense, of socialunity. The lapse of nineteen centuries has witnessed radical changejsin the forms of social life. It is for this phase of church lifethat we need to supplement the church, as the House of God,' withthe church as the house of man;' and hence, by the side of andunited to our house of worshio, I planned a parish house, withprovision for social activities for the expression of and the up-'building of social unity. The oarish house is ecclesiastical instyle for the court and arcaded porch are Temini scent of cloistersbut the parlors, large Sunday-School room and library instill intoit a social aspect and home feeling which is in accord with themodern spirit of worship-.The garden is below the street level so that oassers-bymay look through the broad entrance down onto its walks, flower-'beds, turf, and into its sparkling fountain.Our church will have the chief entrance to the west throughan ample vestibule kept' low to admit the western light throughthe great wheel window and from similar windows on eith?r side willfall a diffused and softened light. Stairs on either side of thevestibule lead to. the balcony,' and the great window above thiswill be one of the striking features of the church and a mostuseful one.The pastor's study and choir room are on the ri°;ht and left ofthe organ with access to the choir and pulpit olatform. Behind theorgan are two small toilet rooms for the use of the choir andpastor. The choir and puloit have been accorded sufficient SDaceto emphasize their imoortance and ?ive ample room for the service.The aisles are wide and roomy especially the center aisle wftichis essential in wedding or funeral processions.The parish house lies well toward the south and east of thelot with sunlight from the east and west. Here has been provideda Sunday-School room with class rooms adjoining but separated bycurtains or doors; a kitchen and large dining hall are above inthe second story.There are two entrances to this Dart of the bui Id in?, "onethrough the Campanile and the other across the court. Adjoiningthe street on the west is a large parlor,' cloak, coat and toiletrooms with stairs leading to the parlors in the second storywhich communicate with the dining-Toom by corridors. On this flooris also a library, easy of access from the stairs in the tower;also a committee and store room with access from the corridor.A ser ing and dish-Vashing room adjoins the dinine-room and isdirectly over the kitchen with which it is connected by stairs andia dumb waiter.The lar?e square tower in the anelie on the east side serves tobind, the two buildims together ar,d its lower story forms a vesti-bule uniting our House of God with our house of man emphasizingthus the necessity of an intimate connection between the life of thespirit and the activities of men.The material of the exterior wall is a light red brick', trimmecwith buff terra cotta; the roofs are to be covered with red tile.The cloisters are oaved with tile laid in simple pattern and coolgray bricks will fee used for the walks in the garden. The vestibulefloors will be of marble mosaic.In. the church interior we will see- to unite the pervasivecharm of rich, soft colorings with amarked of breadth of architect-ural treatment,- a. chaste severity of lines: a fitting dignity ofform. We will have to use piaster for the most Dart and shall, aohiejpermanent first decorative effects by the use of paneling and mold-'ings for our ceilings. The lower members of the trusses will pro-*ject below the horizontal ceiling: on the side and will be finishedin oak. All the glass will have the true, deep, rich color to givethe whole interior that soft indescribable glow. In the oarishhouse interior we will take care that our plastering has a finishthat will give a texture effect to the colorings chosen. Fere whileavoiding any freakishness or triviality of treatment, we shall relaxthe severity of style, and seek to imoart a certain homel i^enesswell suited to the exo ressi on of the building's purpose.I have honed to make this building imposing and eminently sat-isfactory from every point of view; typifying its purposes so dear-ly and yet withal so alluring that the passer-by," looking down5into the court will be tempted to enter and, pausing for a cudof water at the fountain will be farther tempted to turn asideinte the coll cloistered walk and to enter the parish house andchurch, and that entering: he shall linger for a moment",' and linger-ing shall be conscious, even though dimly, of a something: thatputs the spirit in touch anew with God and man.4* 4ti^\lffif^k l/jip # IF111#-f # 4 f 4 4 4 4' 4* * * * * * T F 5f * * T * #* JL 4£r ^ -T" nr r ^F-# * # # # - •* 4 ^ 4 -4 4 # # * |-fln- ^T" -^9** flP^i^P^i/^f^ ''/^Ff^i/^P * "'^rjt ^ JL -Jt „AT TP T • T T X T* # * * # 4 f 4r * IT ~* # * # * # -# *ff6 # . ^ ~t * # i* * - * A ' * ^ " m - * AS^jfc^y/I^^Jg^//)- IF 1r TN -* * # # *r * T" T T ;r* * ^ ^ * 4 *A. * * 4t 4k ^ ' ** *. : * :J* ' * * * ^ A+ * + #4 t *-+** + * i"~ ** ~ ~ ~,~g ^ + 4 # #1^ ^ *^^ ^ # ^^ ^ ^ ^ #^iiiiiHpsi^ r ifT ^ * "T * ^ ^4 f # 4 1* * * ' * f * ******** >f # # # # # * -4 4* + 4 * f * * # # # 4 4 ^ #^ ^ ^ * 4 + # * 4- . + # # ^ ^ ^"^yft + #f 4 # # # # # ^- f f- f # f *^ ^ ^ ^ ..i#- * * * -f :# : # * * * .-f * * ** * * * * * * *4444f4I * * f .44 4 ^ 4 ^ 44 4 1 4 * 4,. |«44444444444*4fi i#f"w'A4US1 #'..=JL-JL.+ 4T T54* # # * fK •1 ^ # ** *4 -4- * * * mm* # # # *• f4 ^flplHSiHii ' llliiilliJL, ^i:Jk --Jp-r-^p # * * -******** ******4 4 ^* "**. *****

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