Central
Park United Methodist Church - Table of
Contents
Central
Park
- Table of Contents
Façade
- Central Park United Methodist Church
216 Beard
Avenue, Buffalo New York
Central
Park United Methodist Church - Official Website
Architect: |
Charles
W. Bolton & Son Other church: Trinity ME Church on Masten at Northland |
Construction: |
1921-1923 |
Building
material: |
Onondaga
limestone. Indiana limestone from the Hunter Valley Stone Company, Bloomington |
Stained
glass
Studios: |
Montague
Castle-London Co., NY City |
Style: |
English
Gothic |
Land
donation: |
Lewis
J. Bennett. |
Other
Central Park sites on Buffalo
Architecture and History: |
Parkside,
Central Park, and North Park |
History Demolished 1894 Church, dissembled and moved piece by piece to (SW) Jefferson and Florida; now the Upper Room Church. See James Napora's history of the building. 1894 Church, dissembled and moved piece by piece to (SW) Jefferson and Florida; now the Upper Room Church. See James Napora's history of the building. January 16, 1921 Construction of current church. Completed 1923 |
2012
Photos South Elevation (Morris Avenue) Front entrance on Morris Avenue ..... Left: 214 Morris Avenue Indiana limestone cornerstone contrasts with Onondaga limestone walls Crenelated tower is a feature of English Gothic churches Pinnacles topped by finials Stained glass windows feature cinquefoil tracery Indiana limestone from the Hunter Valley Stone Company, Bloomington is used for the entrance Three pairs of crockets and top finial Carved Indiana limestone angels adorn the entrance surround Carved foliate (grapes?) ornamentation |