Santa Barbara Polynesian Pop Expedition - General Tiki

S sputnikmoss Tiki Socialite Portland OR Joined: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 294	S sputnikmoss Posted posted on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 3:03 PM On 2009-04-30 11:27, Okolehao wrote: I went to some services in that A frame church back in the '80s. It was a Methodist church then. There is nothing South Pacific about. It just has a neat roof that creates the feeling of a cathedral. But it, like a lot of those A frame churches of the '60s, costs a fortune to heat because of the room height and the lack of insulation. I remember midweek events there where they didn't turn up the thermostat and you weren't too comfortable. Architecture Geek Thread Jack Methodist..that makes sense to me now. I'm almost positive it must be a Warren Weber designed church. He was a Portland Architect and has done several Methodist churches very similar to this one. I have started cataloging them and will have to research this one. Thanks for posting this! Here are 2 examples of his work near Portland.

On 2009-04-30 11:27, Okolehao wrote:

I went to some services in that A frame church back in the '80s. It was a Methodist church then. There is nothing South Pacific about. It just has a neat roof that creates the feeling of a cathedral. But it, like a lot of those A frame churches of the '60s, costs a fortune to heat because of the room height and the lack of insulation. I remember midweek events there where they didn't turn up the thermostat and you weren't too comfortable.

Architecture Geek Thread Jack

Methodist..that makes sense to me now. I'm almost positive it must be a Warren Weber designed church. He was a Portland Architect and has done several Methodist churches very similar to this one. I have started cataloging them and will have to research this one. Thanks for posting this! Here are 2 examples of his work near Portland.

Post #450819 by sputnikmoss on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 3:03 PM