[MassHistPres] Tudor Revival churches

[Ralph Slate]

Hi Herb --

I'm trying to identify churches that are larger (many churches in the 
Tudor Revival style, particularly the Episcopal examples around 
Springfield, are much smaller) and half-timbered, as opposed to just 
being in the same shape as a Tudor building.

Maybe the correct architectural term is "Mock Tudor" or "Tudorbethan".

The reason I asked is that I get the sense that the architecture of the 
Immaculate Conception church in Springfield is fairly rare in churches.

Someone sent me a list from MACRIS of "English Revival" churches, which 
is a great start. I will be able to use Google Maps to see if any fit 
the bill. So far, it is similar to the St. Lawrence church in Brookline 
except that the Immaculate Conception tower is timbered, whereas St. 
Lawrence is made of stone. I have seen some other stone tower churches 
in reviewing the list.

Ralph


Herb Skelly wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>   Do you mean larger churches in terms of square footage of the nave, 
> or seating capacity, or square footage of the entire physical plant? 
> St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Methuen, MA built in 1904/05 I think is 
> a suitable example of Tudor Revival; and Emmanuel Chapel, Manchester, 
> MA built in 1882, does as well. Massachusetts has two Episcopal 
> dioceses, one headquartered in Springfield, and one in Boston. 
> Diocesan offices will be helpful in identifying Tudor Revival 
> churches. I mention this only because I am more familiar with this 
> denomination than with others.
>
>   Good luck with your search. If you need phone numbers, etc. let me 
> know, although Google has just about anything I could offer.
>
>  
>
> Herb Skelly
>
> Co-chair, Eastham, MA Historical Commission.
>
>  
>
> *From:* masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu 
> [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] *On Behalf Of 
> *slater at alum.rpi.edu
> *Sent:* Friday, January 22, 2010 1:46 PM
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> *Subject:* [MassHistPres] Tudor Revival churches
>
>  
>
> Does anyone know of any examples of larger Tudor Revival churches in 
> Massachusetts?
>
> This is Immaculate Conception Church in Springfield:
>
> http://media.masslive.com/breakingnews/photo/orchardchurch121jpg-d9a61d7dd627341d_medium.jpg
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ralph Slate
> Springfield, MA
>