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Catalog Level: item
Type: church
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Classification
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architecture
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Titles or Names
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Text: North Christian Church
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Creation
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Creator Description: designed by Eero
Saarinen (American, 1910-1961); posthumously, construction
was supervised by firm of Eero Saarinen & Associates
(American architectural firm, 1950-1961)
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Identity:
Saarinen, Eero
Role:
architect
Identity:
Eero Saarinen & Associates
Role:
architectural firm
Identity: Repp and Mundt, Inc.
Role:
general contractor
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Creation Date:
designed 1961, completed 1964
Earliest:
1961 Latest:
1964
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Measurements
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Dimensions Description: spire rises
58.5 meters (192 feet)
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Dimensions Extent: spire
Value: 58.5 Unit: m Type:
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Materials and Techniques
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Description: hexagonal plan, concrete
base, leaded copper spire, slate roof; welded steel
buttresses support the roof and spire at the 6 axial
corners
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Material Names:
steel
concrete
slate
Technique Names:
hexagonal
plan
buttresses
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Subject Matter
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Indexing Terms:
architecture
religion/mythology
church
worship
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Descriptive Note
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Text: The architect was working on
this building when he died unexpectedly. Building
has a hexagonal plan elongated along the east-west
axis; it is a one-story building with the lower level
nested in a moat within an earthen berm. The massive
roof and spire rest over a concrete base. The sanctuary
is located at center of interior space, direct light
from oculus high in the ceiling and ring of clerestory
windows. Six rolled steel arch legs are supported
on steel arch bases set on the concrete foundation.
The roof slopes on all sides; the central spire is
terminated with a cross.
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Citation: Columbus Indiana: A Look
At Architecture (1980)
Page: 18
Citation: Architectural Record (1964)
Page: 136:185-190
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Current Location
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Repository Name/Geographic Location:
Columbus (Indiana, United States)
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Ownership/ Collecting History
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Role: owner
Owner/Agent: Disciples of Christ (Columbus,
Indiana)
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Revised 28 August 2006
