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Florida · United States
Flagler's Memorial Presbyterian Church was dedicated on March 16, 1890. The old Presbyterian Church on St. George Street was vacated as the congregation moved to the new sanctuary with room for 480 worshipers. Flagler built the church for his daughter Jennie Louise Flagler, who died in 1889. He chose Carrere & Hastings, the same architects who built the Ponce de Leon Hotel. Its design is based on the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice, Italy.
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9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Memorial Presbyterian Church
Welcome, observant travelers and students of architectural history, to the grounds of the Memorial Presbyterian Church here in the ancient city of Saint Augustine, Florida. As we begin our analytical journey today, I want you to…
Listen in the app2The Great Dome and Exterior Construction
Before we proceed to the entrance, let us pause to analyze the most prominent and structurally daring feature of the Memorial Presbyterian Church: the magnificent dome that dominates the Saint Augustine skyline. Direct your gaze…
Listen in the app3The East Door and Spatial Orientation
Let us now navigate toward the primary point of entry. As we approach the building, we encounter a fascinating architectural anomaly that frequently puzzles first-time visitors and architectural scholars alike. …
Listen in the app4The Nave and Floor Mosaics
Having crossed the threshold, you now stand in the central nave. I encourage you to pause here and simply absorb the sheer volume of the space. …
Listen in the app5The Stained Glass Windows
As you stand in the nave, it is impossible to ignore the ethereal light filtering through the perimeter of the sanctuary. Let us now turn our analytical focus to the magnificent stained glass windows that pierce the thick…
Listen in the app6The Baptismal Font and Shell Canopy
Let us now advance toward the front of the sanctuary, to the area situated directly beneath the crossing of the transepts. Positioned prominently before you is an artifact of profound emotional and artistic weight: the baptismal…
Listen in the app7The Chancel, Choir Screen, and Organ
Move your attention now to the area directly behind the pulpit and lectern, known as the chancel. Here, the visual boundary of the worship space is defined by an intricately carved, monumental structure known as the choir screen. …
Listen in the app8The Flagler Mausoleum
As we move away from the central chancel, we turn to an area that is entirely unique to this structure, a space that explicitly fulfills the building's primary mandate as a memorial. Adjacent to the main sanctuary space, we find…
Listen in the app9Closing
As our analytical tour of the Memorial Presbyterian Church draws to a close, I invite you to take one final, sweeping look down the nave, from the mahogany doors to the grand choir screen. We have traversed an environment that…
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What is Memorial Presbyterian Church?
Memorial Presbyterian Church is a place in Florida · United States with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Florida · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 9 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 29.8938, -81.3169 |
| Last updated |
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