Religious Roots Tour Notes

ARCHITECTURAL STYLES

Gothic Revival Churches • 1830-1940’s
The style was most prominently used in the construction of cathedrals and churches. Pointed arches, rib vaults, buttresses, and vertical emphasis.
Designed to inspire a feeling of spiritual elevation and closeness to the divine.

Gothic Revival Homes • 1840-1860
Steep roof pitch, wall dormers, finials, bargeboards, and frame bay windows.
Evokes feelings of grandeur, romance, and elegance.

Queen Anne • 1870-1910
Asymmetrical, steeply pitched roofs, elaborate ornamentation. Distinctive features include towers, gables, and varied materials.
Displays whimsy, grandeur, and individuality.

Classical Revival • 1895-1950
Symmetrical, pediments above windows/doors, prominent columns.
Emphasizes formality, order, democracy, and simplicity.

Craftsman • 1900-1930
Low-pitch roof, wide overhanging eaves, exposed timbers, natural materials, built-in furniture, extensive woodwork.
Brings informality, human craftsmanship, nature, and value of human soul.

Spanish Colonial Revival • early 1900s
Asymmetrical, courtyard, horizontal massing, stucco wall finishes, clay tile roof.
Exudes warmth, comfortable luxury, and historical charm.

BUILDINGS

Provo 1^st Ward Meetinghouse • 195 South 100 East St.
Built: 1930
Architect: Pope & Burton
Style: Craftsman style elements

First Church of Christ Scientist • 105 East 100 North St.
Built 1926
Architect: Walter Ware
Style: Classical Revival

Harvey Cluff House • 174 North 100 East St.
Built: 1877
Architect: John Watkins
Style: Inspired by the Greek Revival & Gothic Revival

Samuel Allen House • 135 East 200 North St.
Built: 1893
Architect: unknown
Style: Queen Anne/Classical Revival

Provo 4^th Ward Meetinghouse • 396 North 100 West St.
Built: 1915-1925
Architect: Claude Ashworth
Style: English Parish Gothic Revival

St Mary’s Episcopal Church • 64 West 200 North St.
Built: 1907
Architect: unknown
Style: English Gothic Revival

Provo Community Congregational United Church of Christ • 175 North University Ave.
Built: 1924
Architect: Holmes & Von Schmid
Style: Spanish Colonial Revival

Provo Tabernacle • 50 South University Ave.
Built: Construction 1883-1898
Architect: William Folsom
Style: Gothic Revival