Gothic Pride: The Story of Building a Great Cathedral in Newark

Appendix A

appendix a The Cathedral’s Materials, Dimensions, and Plan 221 A. Principal Materials Exterior Walls New Hampshire granite Ornamental stone at portals Vermont granite tympana and small columns of Connecticut granite Foundation Pennsylvania brownstone Roof Slate Flèche Copper Window tracery Terra cotta Main doors at facade Bronze (modeled and produced in Italy) Interior Walls Sheathed in Indiana limestone Base molding Massachusetts granite Vaulting Guastivino Akoustolith tile; limestone arches, ribs, and bosses Narthex, transept screens Indiana limestone Flooring American and European marbles Woodwork Appalachian white oak Stained glass F. X. Zettler (Munich, Germany) Columns All capitals Maine granite Apse shafts Maine granite Apse bases Massachusetts granite Nave shafts Vermont granite Nave bases Vermont granite Altars Italian Botticino marble, except for the Lady Chapel altar of Italian Carrara (pure white) marble Baldachin and cathedra Italian Botticino marble ornamented with Venetian mosaic work; statues of Italian Carrara marble Pulpit and baptismal font Italian Botticino marble ornamented with Venetian mosaic work; statues of Italian Carrara Cross Bronze with onyx inlays Corpus Portuguese rose marble, with loin cloth of Italian Carrara Sacred Heart statue Portuguese rose marble, other polychrome marbles Aisle altars Italian Botticino marble ornamented with Venetian mosaic work; statues of Italian Carrara Stations of the Cross Subjects in Italian mosaics (fabricated by F. X. Zettler, Munich, Germany) and set in aisle altars Organ Schantz Organ Company (Orville, Ohio) Bells Colbachini & Figli (Padua, Italy) B. Principal Dimensions Exterior Length 365 ft. Width, including transepts and porches 165 ft. Height to top of tower roofs 232 ft. Height to top of flèche 260 ft. Interior Length from main doors to Lady Chapel window 340 ft. Length from interior narthex screen door to main altar 175 ft. Width at crossing and transepts 135 ft. Width, nave and aisles 85 ft. Height, nave floor to vaulting 100 ft. Facade rose window 34 ft. in diameter Transept rose windows 32 ft. in diameter sources: Dimensions derive from measurements of Donald W. Geyer, Newark, “licensed Professional Planner and Architectural Historian,” in consultation with Paul C. Reilly, for nominating Sacred Heart to the National Register of Historic Places, Newark Public Library and Flanagan Papers. Also architectural drawings in the storage room of Sacred Heart Cathedral. 222 Appendix A C. Plan Cathedral’s Materials, Dimensions, and Plan 223 North Transept South Transept Narthex Screen Nave Apse Side West Portal East Portal Portal Entries Narthex Mary Tower Stations of the Cross Compass North/ Liturgical East Cathedra Gesu Tower Stations of the Cross Lady Chapel Altar Pulpit Chapels Chapels Ambulatory Baptistery ...