Pursuing Truth – Eschatology studies, preterism, and more
Pursuing Truth – Eschatology studies, preterism, and more
A memorial to Hannaford and other Cincinnati architects would help Cincinnatians remember our unique history as buildings on the American landscape homogenize around us.
On the corner of Epworth and Urwiler Avenues in the heart of Westwood stands Westwood United Methodist Church. The historic church was built in 1896. It was designed by a man who is remembered as Cincinnati’s most famous architect, Samuel Hannaford.
Some 40 years before the completion of the Westwood church, a young Hannaford at the start of his career perhaps could have been observed walking past this site, traveling on weekends from his downtown boarding room to the home of his wife’s family in the Cheviot area (present day Westwood.) Hannaford had arrived in the United States with his parents and seven siblings as a nine year old immigrant from England; his father purchased a farm soon after arriving. This 1847 Hamilton County map shows the Hannafo
Pursuing Truth – Eschatology studies, preterism, and more
Pursuing Truth – Eschatology studies, preterism, and more