Grace Presbyterian Church Park is a piece of digital artwork by Larry Braun which was uploaded on February 20th, 2019.
Title
Grace Presbyterian Church Park
Artist
Larry Braun
Medium
Digital Art - Photography
Description
105 Bailey Rd.
Crystal City, Missouri
Around 1891, the Crystal Plate-Glass Company erected a handsome stone church for the Grace Episcopal Church.
The Crystal Plate Glass Company set aside four acres in the heart of town as the site of the church and surrounding park. The park was designed by Ethan Allen Hitchcock, president of the Crystal Plate-Glass Company with the help of a landscape architect.
The twin turrets or guard towers were later added to the park in 1920. They were designed by James Robinson, a talented employee of PPG. The turret’s stones were selected to match those of the church. Wrought iron gates added the finishing touch. Though placed there to protect the bank, no shots were ever fired. The turrets thus served only to create an imposing, regal entrance to the park.
In 1926 Grace Presbyterian Church took possession of the church and has operated it since that time.
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February 20th, 2019
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