▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁en larg ed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁con greg ation ▁out g rew ▁the ▁building , ▁so ▁they ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁building , ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁Richard son ian ▁Roman es que ▁architecture , ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁The ▁arch ed ▁ent ran ces , ▁a ▁hall mark ▁of ▁the ▁Richard son ian ▁Roman es que ▁style , ▁feature ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁car ved ▁fl oral ▁and ▁geometric ▁mot ifs . ▁ ▁The ▁fa ç ade ▁is ▁co ars ely ▁car ved ▁Lake ▁Super ior ▁brown stone ▁with ▁a ▁massive ▁ 9 0 - foot ▁g able ▁over ▁the ▁arch es . ▁ ▁The ▁architect , ▁Warren ▁H . ▁Hay es , ▁laid ▁out ▁the ▁se ating ▁in ▁the ▁Ak ron ▁Plan . ▁ ▁It ▁features ▁a ▁raised ▁semi - circ ular ▁ch an cel , ▁which ▁places ▁the ▁speaker ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁ch an cel . ▁ ▁The ▁p ew s ▁are ▁cur ved ▁and ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁semi - circ ular ▁pattern ▁on ▁a ▁s lop ing ▁floor . ▁ ▁This ▁design , ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁the ater ' s ▁design , ▁allows ▁each ▁person ▁to ▁see ▁and ▁hear ▁the ▁speaker . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Central ▁Pres by ter ian