St.
John's - Table of Contents
Exterior - St. John's United Evangelical Church / St.
John's United Church of Christ
85 Amherst Street, Buffalo, New
York
| German Evangelical Church
formed: |
1847 |
| German Evangelical Church built: |
1852 |
| Present church built: |
1891-1892 |
| 1892 church architect: |
? |
| 1892 church style: |
Gothic Revival |
| Church becomes independent
from other formal religious organizations: |
1980 Name changed to St. John's United Church of Christ |
July 2018 photos, unless
indicated otherwise
 Historic photo ... Note house at right, later burned by arson  August 2018 photo. Gothic Revival style ... Tower topped by a steeple ... Side lots owned by the church ... Lot
on the right (west) side had a house owned by the Church. An
evicted tenant intentionally burned the house to the ground in
2013. There was $160,000 damage to the church
  Cornerstone  Cornerstone  December 25, 1979 fire  Steeple  Corbel tables ... Louvered belfry  King post     Center bay ... Note gauged arch and compound arches  Protective covering (insurance required) for stained glass window  Right side entrance bay  |
East
elevation Loophole and lancet windows  Hoodmolds and voussoirs  Buttresses between bays with lancet windows  Medina sandstone foundation  Medina sandstone lintels and sills  Onondaga limestone |
West
elevation King post ... Corbel table ... Louvered belfry ... Loophole  Hoodmolds and voussoirs ... Buttresses between bays with lancet windows  Corbel tables ... Buttresses |