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 ![]() ![]() ![]() |