Weston Methodist Episcopal Church, South
- Title
- Weston Methodist Episcopal Church, South
- LC Subject
- Architecture, American Historic buildings
- Alternative
- Weston United Methodist Church
- Photographer
- Delph, Sheldon G.
- Description
- The Weston Methodist Episcopa l Church, South is a small, cross-gabled rural church of very simpleconstruction in the Gothic Revival Style. Located in the rural city of Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon , thechurch is found on rising ground on the eastern margin of the City. The building is rough ly rectangular inplan, with a cross gable that extends the footpr int to the west, and a bell tower that sits into the northwestcorner created by the main volume and cross-gable. The building is clad in coved shiplap siding, and sitsupon a brick foundation housing a daylight basement. Reflecting the traditional Gothic style associatedwith churches of this time, the building makes extensive use of gothic arches in the windows (individualand grouped), vents, and bell tower openings, as well as in smaller details like the openings at theentryway rail. In addition to these typical features, the church also demonstrates small design details atthe windows, including flares at the side trim and molded hood trim characteristic of the work of thebuilders, Banister and Banister, who constructed both the original 1881 massing, and the 1910reconfiguration. On the interior, the main floor is dominated by the sanctuary , and includes aclassroom/overflow area at the north end that can be opened to enlarge the sanctuary, and a smallvesting room in the southeast corner, for use by the clergy. The basement is largely open and used forstorage of donated materials, but does include a kitchen area, furnace room , one classroom, and a restroom. The upper story (within the gable) contains two classrooms. Overall, the school retains good integrity to the Period of Significance (1881-1910), though alterations have occurred which include alterations within and outside of the period of significance. Within the period of significance, a 1910 reconfiguration by the original builders Banister and Banister included adding thewest-facing gable, which extended the footprint of the church and moved the original belltower from thenorth elevation to the interior northwest corner created by the western addition. Additionally, the originallyplain bell tower was ornamented with single gothic-arched windows and the original entrance wasrelocated along with the bell tower. Outside of the period of significance, a 1960 interior alterationincluded adding two classrooms upstairs and other minor alterations occurred throughout the 1980s and1990s, such as the replacement of the original two-over-two recessed-panel entrance doors with solidcore slab doors. Despite the 1910 reconfiguration and subsequent alterations, the Weston MethodistEpiscopal Church, South retains the character defining features reflective of its design at the time ofconstruction.
- View
- interior: view of sanctuary, looking east
- Style Period
- Gothic Revival
- Work Type
- churches (buildings)
- Location
- Weston (United States >> Oregon)
- Date
- 1881/1910
- View Date
- 2017-10-25
- Identifier
- OR_UmatillaCounty_WestonMethodistEpiscopalChurchSouth_0010
- Rights
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Dc Rights Holder
- Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
- Source
- Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- brick, wood, metal
- Set
- Building Oregon
- Primary Set
- Building Oregon
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Citation
- Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/
