[MassHistPres] Tudor Revival churches

[Garrett Laws]

There is a church on main street in Waltham that might come close to being
described as Tudor. It has a large river stone steeple that might draw it
away from a tight Tudor definition...

Google shows it as being around the mid 700 numbers.

Cheers,
Garrett

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On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Ralph Slate <slater at alum.rpi.edu> wrote:

> 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
>> *To:* masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
>> *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
>>
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