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*The Wesley United Methodist Church on 8 North Street was dedicated on July 31, 1888. The church was designed by Lawrence B. Volk of New York. The architectural style of the church would be described as "Romanesque Revival, with round-arched windows and door apertures, concave pyramidal-roof nave and corner spies, and slightly projecting wall buttresses" according to Bryant Tolles in his book, Architecture in Salem. | *The Wesley United Methodist Church on 8 North Street was dedicated on July 31, 1888. The church was designed by Lawrence B. Volk of New York. The architectural style of the church would be described as "Romanesque Revival, with round-arched windows and door apertures, concave pyramidal-roof nave and corner spies, and slightly projecting wall buttresses" according to Bryant Tolles in his book, ''Architecture in Salem''. | ||
*Lafayette Street United Methodist Church (1910) and Wesley United Methodist Church (1888) merged in 1994. | *Lafayette Street United Methodist Church (1910) and Wesley United Methodist Church (1888) merged in 1994. | ||
Revision as of 08:23, 2 September 2010
- The Wesley United Methodist Church on 8 North Street was dedicated on July 31, 1888. The church was designed by Lawrence B. Volk of New York. The architectural style of the church would be described as "Romanesque Revival, with round-arched windows and door apertures, concave pyramidal-roof nave and corner spies, and slightly projecting wall buttresses" according to Bryant Tolles in his book, Architecture in Salem.
- Lafayette Street United Methodist Church (1910) and Wesley United Methodist Church (1888) merged in 1994.
See Also
- Vertical File in Salem Collection- Salem Churches
- Wesley United Methodist Church Church website
- Architecture in Salem by Bryant F. Tolles Jr., p.121-2.