Monday, May 23, 2016

1874 Christ Episcopal Church on School Street



The Christ Episcopal Church is a little gem in Medway. Designed by Worcester Architect, Stephen C. Earle, it was a smaller scale building compared to his other works of the late 19th century. But it was the right scale for the small community of Medway.
It was constructed in 1874 by a Medway stone mason, Elmer Videtto, who used local stones for the construction.


Architect of the Christ Episcopal Church, Stephen C. Earle

Earle also designed many buildings in the late 1800's, Worcester was a thriving, industrial city that was expanding its city limits and doubling in population.  Earle was commissioned to design many churches, universities and museums in Worcester, as well as outside of Massachusetts. Some of his well known projects still standing today, Old Chapel at UMass Amherst, Worcester Art Museum, Slater Memorial Museum (one of many for Norwich University), Clark University Campus, as well as some mansions that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Elmer L. Videtto, Medway Stone Mason
Much of the stone work you see around town done in the late 1800's, early 1900's was done by, Elmer L. Videtto.  Whether stone walls or part of the a home's foundation, he worked using local stone.  He is most known for his construction of the church.






The interior is just as beautiful with its intricate brick work and wood trusses






1 comment:

  1. Fantastic photography! Did you know this church served as a sort of prototype for several constructed in Dakota Territory during the 1880s?

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