The old Methodist Church. Built in the 1880's with it's Gothic type architecture and stained glass windows, it is an excellent example of the nineteenth century church building.

Rom@nce, on June 8, said:

very nice photo Mary :o)

cheers!!

MaryAlice, on June 8, said:

Thank you so very much for your visit this evening, Romance! I'm so glad that you enjoyed this Church. It is one of my favorites in our little city. :)

Goodnight,

Mary Alice

Madidi, on June 9, said:

Nice shot Mary Alice and another interesting little history: nice contrasts between the red brick and the greys in the steeple.

Best Regards,

Séan.

MaryAlice, on June 9, said:

Thank you so much for visiting, Sean! I'm glad that you enjoyed this church! I've always thought that it was really pretty with it's pointy steeple and bright red door! You are very observant as well, taking note of the bricks and the beautiful greys in it's steeple. This church was actually used as our bandroom when I was in high school, but now it is once again used for a church. ( but not the methodist.) It sits right next to our old high school, which actually looks very much like it in character. Same bricks and such. It was all built at the same time. I will post up a picture of the school soon! :)

Thanks so much for your visit, Sean. I'm sure you're already in the bed, but I hope you slept well, and that the morning finds you well and rested. :)

Best regards,

Mary Alice

Jan de Boer, on June 10, said:

Beautiful picture and colours. Nice weather vane. In Holland animals are often used. In my hometown it's a horse. Have a wonderful day, Jan

Madidi, on June 10, said:

Thank you Mary Alice for your kind wishes :-) and the additional history of this fine building and your home town/city. You are right to be proud of it and Thomaston can be proud of your efforts in displaying it to the world.

I hope you are having a fine day and the temperature is getting back to a liveable level :~)

Warmest Regards (well you know what I mean),

Séan.

Marilyn Whiteley, on June 10, said:

You chose a beautiful time of day to shoot this, Mary Alice! The light is simply wonderful. Yes, that type of corner steeple was so very common in Methodist churches of that era!

Best wishes, Marilyn

MaryAlice, on June 10, said:

Jan, Thank you so much for visiting! What interesting facts you pointed out about the weather vanes! Do you all really have a horse on the top of a church steeple? Wow! I'd like to see that. I've only seen crosses on the tops of the ones around here! I'm so glad that you stopped by, and thank you for your compliments!

Sean, Your sassy WIT keeps me smiling! :) Thank you for your wishes for cooler temperatures! Today we were only in the upper nineties, so its looking a little better! Thank you! Thank you also for the very kind things you said about Thomaston and my efforts! You are so thoughtful. Your nice remarks really mean a lot to me.

Marilyn,Thank you so much for stopping by this evening. It's always a treat to see you here. I'm so glad that you noticed the lighting on this shot! I was very pleased with it as well, as I usually am not actually up this early! It was just a lucky moment! :) Thank you very much for your visit and praise! I hope you're enjoying your evening!

Thank you all again for stopping by.

Best regards,

Mary Alice

Elemér, on June 10, said:

Beautiful old church , in good illumination

Elemér

Víctor Schz de Lara, on June 11, said:

Perfect!!! and what a nice church!! Mary Alice Y.S.*

Greetings!!

Jan de Boer, on June 11, said:

Hi Mary Alice, in my hometown it's a horse and in nearby places it's a cock or a cross. Here is an exsample of the church of Leek a nearby town. Greetings, Jan

Jan de Boer, on June 11, said:

PS not my photo

MaryAlice, on June 11, said:

Elmer, Thank you very much for your kind words. I'm so happy that you liked the lighting! It was doing good things for me that day and I was also pleased. Thank you so much! :)

Victor, I am quite flattered for the Yellow Star! Goodness, thank you so very much! I'm delighted that you enjoyed the shot so much. Thank you Greatly! :)

Jan, Thank you very much for the cool shot! Yes, that's really neat! I've never seen anything like it before, but now I have, thanks to you! :) Thank you very much for that interesting piece of history! :)

Greetings to you all,

Mary Alice

Andres TM, on June 16, said:

Excellent shot! It just works perfectly. The time and the lighting conditions were perfect for a church picture, and the angle could not be better.

Kindest regards,

Andres

MaryAlice, on June 16, said:

Andres,

What very kind words of praise! Thank you ever so much. You have made me quite proud.

I'm so glad that you stopped by this evening.

Kindest regards to you also,

Mary Alice

Faintlightofdawn, on July 8, said:

Very nice shot! Best wishes Fai

L.Mariano F.A., on July 8, said:

Beautiful photo!

MaryAlice, on July 8, said:

Fai, and L.Mariano F.A.

Thank you both so much for visiting. I'm very pleased that you enjoyed this shot.. It is truly a beautiful church and I'm so happy to share it with you.

Best regards,

Mary Alice

picsonthemove, on July 14, said:

... and a nice pic, too. Good colors and no converging lines

Ciao

picsonthemove

MaryAlice, on July 15, said:

Picsonthemove,

Thank you so much for visiting! I'm so glad that you enjoyed this old church! It's one of my favorites in our city.

Thank you for your praise.

Best regards,

Mary Alice

WolfDreamer1112, on July 27, said:

I love the sunlight in this picture. It really casts a natural glow on the church. Great job.

You can see my most recent church pic here:

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12450838

Let me know what you think. :-)

WD

MaryAlice, on July 28, said:

WolfDreamer,

Thank you very much for stopping by, and I'm so happy that you enjoyed this church. It's actually one of my favorites in town.

I appreciate your praise very much, and I am on the way over to see your church right now!

Thank you again for your kind visit. =)

Greetings,

Mary Alice

P.S. Tell me about your name. I am curious to know why you call yourself Wolf Dreamer. =)

blai, on August 8, said:

If you enlarge this photo, you could watch in detail gothic aestetic.

Sober and austere in decoration but very beautiful and with many personality.

MaryAlice, on August 8, said:

Blai,

I thank you very kindly for the very nice comment! I am so happy that you've enjoyed this old church. It's a favorite of mine, and I'm really happy that you've shown it so much attention.

Thank you again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Best regards,

Mary Alice