PRESIDENT'S CHURCH TO 'DISAPPEAR', 10 STORY CHURCH-OFFICE BUILDING PROPOSED
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On March 12, 1925, The Evening Star reports that the First Congregational Church here in the Nation's Capital, known as the President's Church, "will soon disappear to make room for a structure that will probably be a 10 story office-church building."
The church, located on the northeastern corner of 10th and G Streets, has been a landmark for sixty years.
While it is certain there will be a new structure, it is less certain if it will include "offices or apartments" in addition to the church.
Rev. Dr. Jason Noble Pierce*, church pastor, maintains the present building "has been inadequate for nine years."
JFK+50 NOTE
When completed, the new building will include two lower floors with brick exterior for the church and eight upper floors with an exterior of reflective glass.
*Dr. James Noble Pierce (1880-1948) authored "The Masculine Power of Christ," The Pilgrim Press, Boston, 1912.
SOURCES
"Ten-Story Church Building Proposed," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., March 12, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"Washington, D.C.: Churches-Congregational Church," First UCC DC, www.firstuccdc.org/
