Catholic Architecture and History of Toledo, Ohio: St. Bernard, New Washington

Friday, May 23, 2008

St. Bernard, New Washington

Notice the hinges.

Then compare them to this one at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, in Downtown Toledo.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Kudos to them for such attention to detail, and kudos to you JS for noticing!

Very heartening! It Pittsburgh I saw wooden doors like this replaced with the kind of glass doors on banks or department stores. I am glad that trend is not everywhere!; May 23, 2008 at 2:54:00 PM EST
ShariYS said...: Were they both built at around the same time?; May 23, 2008 at 6:54:00 PM EST
Jeffrey Smith said...: Both are mid-19th century, I believe, but with the facades rebuilt in the 1950's. If it were just one, I'd think they used old hardware.
I remember the banks and department stores of Downtown Pittsburgh well. Used to take a bus down there several times a year. My cousin Msgr. Lambing founded St. Mary of Mercy Church, near the Point.
All the banks in Toledo seem to have glass doors, too.; May 23, 2008 at 7:43:00 PM EST

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