749 N. Park Ave., Phoenix Theatre, 1979

Description:	On slide mount: 749 N Park Ave., 1909 Yes St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church(originally First United Brethren Church)739 N. Park Avenue1907Rubush and Hunter, ArchitectsThis building was built in 1907 as the First United Brethren Church, the fourth church to be erected by the United Brethren Congregation. In 1921-22, a fifth church was built at 704 N. Park Avenue. The building then served a number of different congregations, including the Park Avenue Mission, and is currently in a state of disrepair. For a more complete history of the United Brethren Church, see 704 N. Park Avenue.Two types of brick were used in the construction of the church: a glazed, rough-finished brick at the foundation, and a smooth glazed brick above the concrete water table line. The basic gabled form of the nave of the church is offset by the front porch; rear, truncated tower; and the six-sided aspe. The motif of the four-centered, pointed arch is repeated throughout the exterior in the door and window openings. Most of the original stained glass windows have been removed, leaving only those in the small, irregularly shaped lights at the top of the arched windows.Chatham-Arch Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1982 Church
Origin:	1979-09
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/1177
Collection:	Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission Image Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright
Geography:	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4259418/, 39.76838, -86.15804
Subjects:	Architecture--Indiana--Indianapolis Built environment Historic districts Gothic Revival parapets brick stone lintels tracery stringcourses buttresses brackets

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