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Domestic News
September 22, 1911
The Forrest City Times
Forrest City, Saint Francis County, Arkansas
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Shreveport's new Noel Memorial Methodist church, costing $65,000 with $50,000 from J. S. Noel in memory of his son, features Batesville stone, gray brick, steel roof with Spanish tile, copper cornices, iron columns, and Southern lumber.
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New Church at Shreveport.
Shreveport.-Artistic to a degree that would be creditable to an Eastern metropolis, the Noel Memorial Methodist church will be another beautiful ecclesiastical edifice of which Shreveport can justly be proud,
The building and furnishings will cost $65,000. Of the amount J. S. Noel individually contributes $50,000, the church being erected in memory of his son, J. S. Noel Jr.
Batesville stone and St Louis pressed brick of a pleasing gray tint will be used in the exterior construction. A steel roof covered with Spanish tile, cold rolled copper cornices, ornamental iron columns and the best of Southern lumber for making the woodwork will form special features in the building, making it substantial as well as beautiful.
Shreveport.-Artistic to a degree that would be creditable to an Eastern metropolis, the Noel Memorial Methodist church will be another beautiful ecclesiastical edifice of which Shreveport can justly be proud,
The building and furnishings will cost $65,000. Of the amount J. S. Noel individually contributes $50,000, the church being erected in memory of his son, J. S. Noel Jr.
Batesville stone and St Louis pressed brick of a pleasing gray tint will be used in the exterior construction. A steel roof covered with Spanish tile, cold rolled copper cornices, ornamental iron columns and the best of Southern lumber for making the woodwork will form special features in the building, making it substantial as well as beautiful.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Religious Event
What keywords are associated?
Shreveport Church
Noel Memorial Methodist
Church Construction
What entities or persons were involved?
J. S. Noel
J. S. Noel Jr.
Where did it happen?
Shreveport
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Shreveport
Key Persons
J. S. Noel
J. S. Noel Jr.
Event Details
Artistic Noel Memorial Methodist church being erected in memory of J. S. Noel Jr., with J. S. Noel contributing $50,000 of the $65,000 total cost. Exterior uses Batesville stone and St Louis pressed brick of gray tint, steel roof with Spanish tile, cold rolled copper cornices, ornamental iron columns, and best Southern lumber for woodwork.