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 |