First Methodist Church, 1900 Third Avenue North, Jasper, Walker County, AL
Summary
Significance: This two-story Neo-Classical Revival style structure, sheathed in grayish-white marble with a two-story, Doric-columned portico entrance, houses Jasper's oldest religious congregation. The sanctuary interior features dark Honduran Mahogany woodwork and a spherical stained glass dome designed by A. Leyendecker and built by Kansas City Stained Glass Company at an original cost of $10,000. The dome is 34 feet in circumference. It contains more than 30,000 pieced of stained glass.
Survey number: HABS AL-909
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Benz, Sue, transmitter
Location
Jasper (Ala.), 33.83203, -87.27766
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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