West Side Methodist Episcopal Church
(First United Methodist Church)
| Dates: | 1897-1898, partially demolished 1973, demolished December 2004 |
| Location: | Northeast corner South and Main ( N. Chauncey Ave.), West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Architects: | J. F. Alexander & Son, of Lafayette, Indiana |
| Contractor: | James Strate |
| Cost: | $26,000 |
This beautiful church was one of the finest works of the firm during this period and was a significant landmark in the West Lafayette village area. In 1973 the front half of the building was demolished and a modernist-style sanctuary built offset from the original. Now known as the First United Methodist Church, the congregation built a new church elsewhere in 2004. The building was demolished in December, 2004.
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| West Side Methodist Church, c.1915. | West Side Methodist Church, 1944. Roll your mouse over the image to see the same view in 2003. |
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| Remains of the building from the front. | Intact rear portion of original building. |
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| Detail of dormer. | Rear with additions. |
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| 12-21-04 Demolition of the remaining portions of the building and the 1973 addition. | |
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