1898 Divine Temple, Church of God in Christ
Green Bay, Wisconsin
"With steeply pitched roofs, pointed-arch windows and an overall look of something from the Middle Ages, Divine Temple Church of God in Christ is considered a locally significant example of Gothic Revival architecture. It has lasted much longer than two earlier churches that were built at the northwest corner of Cherry and Madison streets in downtown Green Bay. Both burned down. Limestone is dominant in the current structure, which redefines "current" a bit. The cornerstone was laid in 1898. The walls are about two feet thick...
"The steeple and side walls of the church are supported by buttresses that are smaller than the famed flying buttresses on larger Gothic structures, but function much the same. Such "ribs" in combination with arches help open spaces for stained-glass windows. The church has 15 such windows, three of which are large.
While some elements of the windows are repeated in each — the ornate tracery of the Gothic style and a design that looks like a three-leaf clover — the focal image in the stained glass is different from window to window.
"The original style dates to the Medieval period, and some of the church's exterior elements look like they're straight off a castle in the time of knights." (See Link.)
Green Bay is the home of the foot ball team the Green Bay Packers.
Photo: Taken in Green Bay Wisconsin in 2006 by SW.
Link:http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090415/GPG04/904150685/Divine-Temple-s-exterior-illustrates-Gothic-Revival-style
