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Daniels Recital Hall, formerly the First Methodist Episcopal Church, is a preserved church sanctuary that has been re-purposed into a recital hall. It was built in 1908 on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Marion Street in Seattle, Washington, United States. The recital hall opened in 2009 hosting concerts that use the already existing church acoustics.〔"History." 5th + Columbia. Daniels Development, 2008. Web. 18 Mar 2011. ().〕 The hall is owned by Nitze-Stagen & Co. who saved it in a deal that was met with the First Methodist Episcopal Church. This deal brought an end to a nearly 25 year battle for the preservation of the site.〔Bhatt, Sanjay. "Deal Reached to Save Downtown Sanctuary." Seattle Times 21 May 2007, Web.〕 In 2009, Mark Andersen was appointed as Artist in Residence, and asked to provide a free noontime concert music series, with performances each month in the sanctuary.〔Upchurch, Michael. ("Seattle's historic First United Methodist church goes from sanctuary to concert venue." ) Seattle Times. March 23, 2009.〕 More than 57 noontime concerts were presented over 6 years, and many other evening concerts and events were also booked in the Hall. Many of these concerts were filmed and aired on the local television show Crescendo! by International Artists Records. The television program originally aired on SCANTV, and now on Seattle Community Media (SCM) at North Seattle Community College. Crescendo! also airs across the country on Time Warner Cable. These concerts continued until December 2014 in preparation for reconstruction of the Recital Hall in 2015〔Stiles, Marc. ("Should auld acquaintance be forgot: Last concert – for awhile – at historic Seattle church" ) Puget Sound Business Jounral. December 15, 2014.〕 The final concert before reconstruction was held December 16, 2014. In 2012, Seattle-based Mars Hill Church leased the building and began holding services.〔Bhatt, Sanjay. ("Mars Hill Church to move into historic Methodist Church building downtown" ) The Seattle Times. August 6, 2012.〕 In 2014 the congregation moved out of the building. 〔Blumberg, Antonia. ("Mars Hill Church Begins Church Closures Due To Financial Trouble" ) The Huffington Post. September 8, 2014.〕 ==Building== Built by the architects of firm Schack and Huntington, the structure is commonly placed into the Beaux arts style of architecture. This is important in that previously churches in the area had been built in what is commonly considered the Gothic Revival style of architecture. This shift is considered to be the result of a progressive change in order to reference the new age of the 20th century. The change is thought to be a representation of a new simpler time as shown with the simple, yet still elegant exterior terracotta reliefs, and the harmonious synchronization of how these pieces become a whole. The building's base measures at 114’ by 165’ with a maximum height of 66’ from street level. The form is a centrally planned Bastille like structure modeled after classical churches such as the order of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Constantinople. The rectangular base rises from the ground with a terracotta vine pattern relief cornice, which has since been removed. The façade is a large beige brick with a light cream colored terracotta trim. All four sides of the base have been extruded to create 4 alcoves. There lie fenestrations on three of the four sides of the base, with original elegant stained glass windows laid into each of the openings. In the final alcove the structure houses a full pipe organ, as well as a stage which was previously used as the church's altar. On top of the base lies a cylinder with stained glass windows that allows light into the interior shaft. Above that is a 64’ in diameter dome that is covered in red terracotta tile paneling. The main room is a large auditorium. This space is 3 stories tall going from the floor to the top of the dome measures 66’ in height. The ground level houses enough seating for 1,224 people. The west alcove is where the altar lies. In the other three are the entrance to the east, and the stairs to the three upper galleries which house an additional 600 seats. The basement houses the footing for the primary columns which extend up 72’ from the base. This below grade basement houses rooms that were previously meant as a classroom, suit for the pastor, a parlor, a banquet hall, a kitchen, and a few small multi-purpose rooms.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daniels Recital Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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