Riverside-Avondale is a wonderful example of a walkable neighborhood. Sidewalks that run under a beautiful canopy of shade trees, parks and benches scattered here and there, the river and lovely old houses to drool over make for a nice walk. Not only that but the neighborhood is pretty much self contained. A hospital, grocery stores, restaurants and numerous churches are all within walking distance. This is one of our favorite areas to walk and so many churches to look at it's hard to choose just one to highlight...
Avondale United Methodist Church
The church was organized as the Avondale Methodist Episcopal Church and a lot was purchased and a small chapel built in 1927. In 1941 the Gothic style sanctuary was built by architect Leroy Sheftall. The message engraved above the sanctuary doors reads "To the Glory of God".
A lovely day of walking in a beautiful neighborhood!
The front facade is impressive. I'd love to see that large window from the inside on a sunny day.
ReplyDeleteWe tried to go in but the church was locked. I guess the days of open churches is over at least around here.
DeleteThe architecture looks typical of the time it was built, shame you could not see inside
ReplyDeleteI guess we'll have to check it out on a Sunday morning to be able to get in. It's funny because the tag line of the UMC is "open doors, open minds, open hearts" but there's no open doors on Saturday afternoon!
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