Interior

ID: 2722 ~ Source: Historic Madison, Inc. ~ Creator: Frank Baker ~ Date: c. 1880
This file appears in: The Former Second Presbyterian Church
Interior

A rare interior of this high style Greek Revival building reveals a wealth of details, including the coffered plaster ceiling (removed c. 1955) and the ornate gas chandelier (also no longer in the church).

This file appears in: The Former Second Presbyterian Church

By Gail Karns
In October of 1847, Henry Ward Beecher, the popular Presbyterian minister, came to Madison to visit friends. Riding the very first train from Indianapolis to Madison, a huge crowd gathered at the station to celebrate this new rail line. Beecher…