Last week’s contest was won by milwhcky. It was Miami Beach, FL.
This week’s is somewhere in Washington, good luck!
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It’s obviously a church. Anyone get shot in a church around here recently? The architecture is a clue because it should identify the denomination. Does the attached parsonage mean it’s a Catholic or Lutheran church? I dunno. Not a Mars Hill establishment, is it? Maybe this week’s selection has something to do with that Mars Hill pastor who popped off at the mouth last week? The surrounding residential architecture looks like Everett. I don’t think this is in Seattle, but it has a western Washington look, and also a small town look.
The shape of the light poles is a clue, too. Who has light poles that look like that?
The church and rectory are rather old and large, so I’d guess a city location, rather than a suburban one.
#3 The church has a 50’s look. It is Probably in part of the post war sprawl in the Seattle area.
The part of the church to the right with the flat roof and covered drivethrough obviously is an addition, probably 1970s or 1980s vintage.
It’s not a Mars Hill church. They have building photos on their website, and none match.
I think it is a Catholic church, since it has the traditional (although understated) cross layout. I looked for some pictures of 1950s churches and the Catholic churches all had a separate tower rather than a steeple. Steeples seem to be more of a Protestant thing. The newer addition could be an attached school.
The houses on the street in back look to be 30’s/40’s vintage, bungalows with detached garages. I’ve seen this down in Tacoma, where property values are depressed relative to Seattle and there hasn’t been as much turn over.
@7 I too think it’s a Catholic church, partly because of the attached parsonage (convent?) building. The addition is two stories, and probably has Sunday School classrooms and meeting rooms, with administrative offices upstairs.
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Olympia.
I wish I could say I got it by clever Internet sleuthing, but I went by it on a bus earlier today.
Looks like the main church building was built in 1957, but I could be wrong on that. Lots of neighboring properties were built in the 19-teens.
@9 Good win!
I looked at Catholic churches all along the I-5 corridor and then switched to Episcopal, starting at Bellingham, but I stopped at Seattle because I had to do some other work.
@9
Good win!
Roger was awfully close. Episcopal churches are the U.S. derivition of the Anglican church, which was designated by Henry VIII to replace the Cathlolic church in England.