Dedication

The Work of William P. Ginther Ecclesiastical Architect

Anthony J. Valleriano

• Verlag: The Kent State University Press
• Jahr: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781631010743
• Thema: Architecture
• Thema: Architecture General

An illustrated compendium of a prolific designer of Ohio churches Akron-based architect William P. Ginther (1858-1933) designed sexty-hree Roman Catholic churches, primarily in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Dedication is the first book to document his architectural designs. By combining historical images with twenty-first-century photographs, author Anthony J. Valleriano presents the most comprehensive overview or Ginther's architectural career available today. the son of German immigrants, Ginther demonstrated considerable drawing skills at an early age. In grade schoo, he was known for illustrating picutres of the school building and grounds. As his skills advanced, Ginther was encouraged to study architecture as a profession at Buchtel College (now the University of Akron). Frank Wheary, a leading Akron architect of the time, spotted Ginter's drawing talents and promptly put him to work. Under Wheary's guidance, Ginter learned the craft of architectural drafting and engineering and helped design and supervise the construction of his first building, McKinley Churhc, in Canton, Ohio. Ginther became one of the most influential ecclesiastical architects in Ohio during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The designer of churches in Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Erie and many other communiteies, he defined the sense of sacred space for countless worshipers and enriched the aesthetic and religious lives of the region's residents. Those interested in religious architecture or in Ohio historical architecture will find Dedication a valuable addition to their libraries.

CHURCHES

CHURCHES

As listed in the The Ohio Architect Magazine, as of December 1912, Ginther had created designs for the following churches. In addition, Ginther was often called to work on church “renovations,” schools, and parochial residences. His influence across the United States on worshippers—as well as those who were just “passing by to admire his work”—is immeasurable. Following this listing are visual examples of a great number of the churches listed. Many of these wonderful structures are still in existence. Some have been replaced with more modern structures, some were never built due to lack of funds, others have been renamed, torn down due to a lack of parishioners, or burned down and yes, some have been sacrificed for “progress,” including a freeway.

Those that remain are entrusted to us.

CHURCH DESIGNS

Akron, Ohio

Annunciation Church

Page 111

St. Bernard’s Church

Pages 62–65

St. Mary’s Church

Page 9

Antwerp, Ohio

St. Mary’s Church

Pages 36–37

Ashtabula, Ohio

Mother of Sorrows

Church

Pages 24–27

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Church

Page 41

St. Joseph’s Church

Pages 74–77

Barberton, Ohio

SS. Cyril & Methodius

Church

Not pictured

Bellefontaine, Ohio

St. Patrick’s Church

Page 15

Cambridge Springs,

Pennsylvania

St. Anthony’s Church

Pages 106–7

Canton, Ohio

St. Paul’s Church

Page 104–5

Circleville, Ohio

St. Joseph’s Church

Page 103

Cleveland, Ohio

Annunciation Church

Page 16

Holy Rosary Church

Pages 100–101

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Page 110

St. Adalbert’s Church

Pages 108–9

St. Anthony’s Church

Pages 52–53

St. Martin’s Church

Pages 88–89

Clinton, New York

St. Mary’s Church

Pages 114–15

Columbus, Ohio

St. John the Baptist’s

Church

Pages 18–19

St. John the Evangelist’s

Church

Pages 22–23

St. Leo’s Catholic

Church

Not pictured

Cortland, New York

St. Mary’s Church

Pages 112–13

Coshocton, Ohio

Sacred Heart Church

Pages 20–21

Crafton, Pennsylvania

St. Philip’s Church

Pages 78–79

Danville, Ohio

St. Luk...