Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-25 | Page 20 | Methodists Plan SkyScraper for Memorial Pile

METHODISTS PLAN SKYSCRAPER FOR MEMORIAL PILE I CHICAGO May Nay 25 A A church twenty-one twenty stories high with o offices occupying the space not given to an auditorium and church headquarters will be ere ted t by y the Methodists of ot Chicago on the site of at the First Methodist church in the center atthe of at the business district The building will cost will be bea a 0 monument to the centenary of the denominations denomination's mission work Rising from the roof root of ot the foot toot building will be ho a spire feet high with chimes Plans have received the approval of the tru trustees ees of the First church it was announced today Construction will be star started ed as soon as con conditions in the building Industry industry industry indus Indus- try are favorable it was said and the building will v ll h have ve a frontage of ot 80 by feet It will be French gothic in stylo style and American in general structure The auditorium has been designed to accommodate date 1200 persons As much mush of ot the street level as is not occupied by bo the church will be given over to stores I