Masonry Magazine May 1967 Page. 14

Words: Paul Thiry, Hugh Stratford
Masonry Magazine May 1967 Page. 14

Masonry Magazine May 1967 Page. 14
Photography:
Hugh N. Stratford


St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Seattle, Washington


Masonry Contractor: Lund Masonry, Seattle, Washington, MCAA Member
Architect: Paul Thiry, F.A.M.




Architect Paul Thiry has used a variety of attractive shapes and forms to construct a beautiful structure representing the finest in masonry construction. Utilizing cavity walls and norman brick, along with an interesting effect of color stripes placed at random, the long horizontal shapes had been expertly combined with the pleasant curving roof lines. Expert craftsmanship, provided by MCAA member Lund, skillfully executed the architect's design to provide Seattle, Washington, with an attractive, durable, religious structure.

Masonry units were provided by Mutual Materials and were Aztec, Desert Rose, Light Ebony Brown and Dark Ebony Brown, proving once again that with the ingenuity of qualified architects, skill of expert craftsmen, masonry structures can provide the most effective, low maintenance building available.




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MASONRY. May, 1967


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