St. John the Baptist, Glandorf

Some good photos of Glandorf's St. John the Baptist church can be found at the Dakota Church Furniture website.  Click HERE.

St. John the Baptist, Landeck

A postcard from 1916, showing the interior of St. John the Baptist church at Landeck. This is the church that was destroyed by a tornado in 1948; two school boys died in the tragedy.

St. John the Baptist, Glandorf

Uncertain of a date on this photo.

St. John, Point Place

I'd seen this one before, but the location makes getting the right light for pictures a matter of pure chance. The light on this particular day wasn't good, but a lot better than you'd get in full sun, unless it was early in the morning.
I have to admit I have mixed feelings about this one. The main block of the building isn't bad at all and I do like that entrance.

The belfry isn't bad, either. It's rather interesting, actually, and a damn sight better than all those silly little fiberglass spires that sprout like weeds from a lot of churches of the period. The more I look at it, the more I like it.

Not much in the way of windows, but that wall is really very nice.

There's a problem, however,...

...in the form of that big, white, er......thing. ( Don't know what to call it. It's not really a dome and it's too ruddy big to be called a cupola. Let's just call it "that thing." ) Looks like it was designed by the props department of "Plan Nine from Outer Space", and if you know the reputation of that film, you'll realize that's a serious matter.

Maybe covering it with something a bit less glaring than those white panels would help. I wish they'd try. The rest of the building's decent enough to deserve better.

St. John the Baptist, Landeck

Not bad at all. This is another one built in 1950. Rather resembles St. Joseph in Tiffin. I'd like to get a better look at the stonework around the entrance.

St. John the Baptist, Payne