The Church Today

The Church Today
As architectural historian Craig Bobby points out, the original congregation (Cleveland Heights Methodist Episcopal Church) opted to place its primary entrance at the base of the smaller tower on the Hampshire Road side of the building, which was the intended front facade despite an address on Superior Road. A second entrance is at the base of the taller tower on the southeast corner, facing Superior (technically the side of the church). This stands in contrast to the entrance of an otherwise identical design in Lakewood by architects Badgley and Nicklas (shown in another photo in the array), in which the primary entrance is on the front of the base of the taller tower. The prominence of the Cleveland Heights church's two towers was somewhat diminished by the later second-floor addition that obscures the front gable between the towers. | Creator: Craig Bobby
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