Beverly Shores, Indiana - "Old North Church"
The Old North Church is the only remaining structure of the ten Colonial Village buildings that real-estate developer Robert Bartlett moved to his subdivision at Beverly Shores, Indiana, from the 1933-34 Chicago Century of Progress Exposition. The church, now used as a private residence, is a loose copy of the historic Old North Church in Boston, Massachussetts.
The Old North Church was added to the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition for its 1934 season only. It was located at the head of Milk Street between the Village Smithy and the Betsy Ross House in the Colonial Village, a display loosely representing significant buildings from the early history of the United States. The Colonial Village itself was situated between the 23rd and 31st street entrances on a piece of land between Columbus and Leif Erikson Drives just off of the Village Plaza. Not officially considered an exhibition, the village was included as a part of the Concessions Division.
The reproduction was a loose one: "In order that the whole may be harmonious many of the buildings have been reduced in size and some changed in form, but in each case it is hoped that the character has been maintained." In the case of the Old North Church, the building was reproduced at a reduced scale and with an added classical portico. The architect wrote, "As everyone knows, the original had no portico. This was added for convenience and beauty and is typical of churches in the latter part of the century. " Such a loose interpretation was consistent with all of the buildings in the complex with the exception of Mount Vernon, a quite literal replica.* The original Old North Church on Salem Street in Boston, Massachussetts, was built by William Price in 1723. Its steeple has become famous as the place, immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, where a friend of Paul Revere hung midnight lanterns indicating the direction of the British attack. The steeple at the fair imitating where lanterns "One if by land and two if by sea" were hung appears to have been a closer replica than the steeple erected after the church was moved to Beverly Shores. An early drawing of the church at the fair indicates windows and a clock in the steeple arranged in a manner similar to the Boston original.
A photograph taken after the move to Beverly Shores shows a steeple completed sheathed in brick without a clock or windows. Today the spire has been entirely removed and only the steeple base remains. The most notable feature of the original church missing in the reproduction is a simple, rounded apse at the church' s far end. Michael Breen, current owner of the house, indicated that local residents recall that the end of the replica had been lost during transportation by barge to Beverly Shores. This story seems unlikely as the building appears of have been brought by truck-8 As all of the photos from the fair were taken from the front entrance, I was unable to tell if an apse or any rear extension ever existed.
After the fair closed on October 31, 1934, ten of the original twenty buildings in the Colonial Village were purchased by real-estate developer Robert Bartlett and transported to Beverly Shores by truck. These included: Mount Vernon, Old North Church, the Governor's Mansion, Ben Franklin House, Paul Revere Home, the Wayside Inn, the Village Smith, the House of the Seven Gables, the Wakefield House and the Virginia Tavern. By 1938 most of the houses had been purchased. Mount Vernon had just been sold as a hotel and tea-room, the Old North Church had an active Presybterian parish, the Virginia Tavern was being used as a bar, and the Ben Franklin home and the Paul Revere House had private owners. Robert Bartlett continued to own the House of the Seven Gables, the Governor's Mansion, and the Wakefield Cottage. The article did not report on the ownership of the Village Smithy or the Wayside Inn. An earlier article mentioned that the Village Smith had become the garage for the Wayside Inn which was to be redecorated by Mrs. Bert Laudermilk and used as a place for holding Women's Club meetings.
The Old North Church was converted from a single-room religious structure to a private residence according to plans designed by Tucson, Arizona architect Hal Driggs in 1989. Although the interior has been altered significantly, the house's exterior retains much of its original appearance. The structure consists of one large rectangular area with a gable roof preceeded by a classical portico. The portico has eight Doric columns, six free-standing and two engaged. It has a gabled roof with a classical dentil cornice running around its pediment. The house has three original arched windows, two large and one smaller. The large windows located to either side of the portico consist of forty rectangular fixed lights topped by a lunette with radial mullions. The smaller window located in the central bay of the building above the portico has twenty-four rectangular fixed lights and a lunette with radial mullions. There are three windows on either side of the main part of the building, each consisting of a sash window with two lights and a single fixed-light clerestory. The upstairs reading alcove has three sash windows with two lights each framed by shutters.
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Beverly Shores, Indiana - "Old North Church"
The Old North Church is the only remaining structure of the ten Colonial Village buildings that real-estate developer Robert Bartlett moved to his subdivision at Beverly Shores, Indiana, from the 1933-34 Chicago Century of Progress Exposition. The church, now used as a private residence, is a loose copy of the historic Old North Church in Boston, Massachussetts.
The Old North Church was added to the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition for its 1934 season only. It was located at the head of Milk Street between the Village Smithy and the Betsy Ross House in the Colonial Village, a display loosely representing significant buildings from the early history of the United States. The Colonial Village itself was situated between the 23rd and 31st street entrances on a piece of land between Columbus and Leif Erikson Drives just off of the Village Plaza. Not officially considered an exhibition, the village was included as a part of the Concessions Division.
The reproduction was a loose one: "In order that the whole may be harmonious many of the buildings have been reduced in size and some changed in form, but in each case it is hoped that the character has been maintained." In the case of the Old North Church, the building was reproduced at a reduced scale and with an added classical portico. The architect wrote, "As everyone knows, the original had no portico. This was added for convenience and beauty and is typical of churches in the latter part of the century. " Such a loose interpretation was consistent with all of the buildings in the complex with the exception of Mount Vernon, a quite literal replica.* The original Old North Church on Salem Street in Boston, Massachussetts, was built by William Price in 1723. Its steeple has become famous as the place, immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, where a friend of Paul Revere hung midnight lanterns indicating the direction of the British attack. The steeple at the fair imitating where lanterns "One if by land and two if by sea" were hung appears to have been a closer replica than the steeple erected after the church was moved to Beverly Shores. An early drawing of the church at the fair indicates windows and a clock in the steeple arranged in a manner similar to the Boston original.
A photograph taken after the move to Beverly Shores shows a steeple completed sheathed in brick without a clock or windows. Today the spire has been entirely removed and only the steeple base remains. The most notable feature of the original church missing in the reproduction is a simple, rounded apse at the church' s far end. Michael Breen, current owner of the house, indicated that local residents recall that the end of the replica had been lost during transportation by barge to Beverly Shores. This story seems unlikely as the building appears of have been brought by truck-8 As all of the photos from the fair were taken from the front entrance, I was unable to tell if an apse or any rear extension ever existed.
After the fair closed on October 31, 1934, ten of the original twenty buildings in the Colonial Village were purchased by real-estate developer Robert Bartlett and transported to Beverly Shores by truck. These included: Mount Vernon, Old North Church, the Governor's Mansion, Ben Franklin House, Paul Revere Home, the Wayside Inn, the Village Smith, the House of the Seven Gables, the Wakefield House and the Virginia Tavern. By 1938 most of the houses had been purchased. Mount Vernon had just been sold as a hotel and tea-room, the Old North Church had an active Presybterian parish, the Virginia Tavern was being used as a bar, and the Ben Franklin home and the Paul Revere House had private owners. Robert Bartlett continued to own the House of the Seven Gables, the Governor's Mansion, and the Wakefield Cottage. The article did not report on the ownership of the Village Smithy or the Wayside Inn. An earlier article mentioned that the Village Smith had become the garage for the Wayside Inn which was to be redecorated by Mrs. Bert Laudermilk and used as a place for holding Women's Club meetings.
The Old North Church was converted from a single-room religious structure to a private residence according to plans designed by Tucson, Arizona architect Hal Driggs in 1989. Although the interior has been altered significantly, the house's exterior retains much of its original appearance. The structure consists of one large rectangular area with a gable roof preceeded by a classical portico. The portico has eight Doric columns, six free-standing and two engaged. It has a gabled roof with a classical dentil cornice running around its pediment. The house has three original arched windows, two large and one smaller. The large windows located to either side of the portico consist of forty rectangular fixed lights topped by a lunette with radial mullions. The smaller window located in the central bay of the building above the portico has twenty-four rectangular fixed lights and a lunette with radial mullions. There are three windows on either side of the main part of the building, each consisting of a sash window with two lights and a single fixed-light clerestory. The upstairs reading alcove has three sash windows with two lights each framed by shutters.
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