1. Metropolitan Methodist Church
Where: Gary, Indiana
Year: 1925
Expense: $800,000
In Gary, Indiana, Dr. William Grant Seaman established the City Methodist Church. The church, which was constructed in 1925 at a cost of $800,000 in 1920s dollars, was designed in the Gothic Revival style. Dr. Seaman desired to establish a church in Gary, Indiana, which was and remains somewhat of a seedy neighborhood.
Gary, IN’s City Methodist Church ©Shutterstock/Tara Ashlee Photography
Dr. Seaman was granted permission to use the site by US Steel, the largest company in Gary at the time. Up until his expulsion from the church in the late 1920s due to his promotion of cultural variety, Dr. Seaman was the pastor of the church. Following Dr. Seaman’s expulsion, the church’s downfall persisted. 1975 saw its official closure.
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