Cadle Tabernacle Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Description == The Cadle Tabernacle was built in 1921 in downtown Indianapolis at the northwest corner of New Jersey and Ohio Streets, a block east of the [[Old Indianapolis City Hall]]. Its final cost was $305,000<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> ($4.3 million adjusted for inflation). The tabernacle had 19 entrances, 226 windows, and a floor of crushed limestone.<ref name=":10" /> Its seating for 10,000 and a 1,400-person choir made it the largest of its kind in the United States.<ref name=GS42-43>{{cite book | author=Gugin, Linda C., and James E. St. Clair, eds. | title =Indiana's 200: The People Who Shaped the Hoosier State | publisher =Indiana Historical Society Press| year =2015 | location =Indianapolis | pages =42β43 | isbn =978-0-87195-387-2}}</ref> The [[Mission Revival architecture|Spanish-Mission]] style building, which covered a quarter of a city block, had whitewashed walls and a red tiled roof.<ref name=GS42-43/> Its Ohio Street facade was influenced by the [[Battle of the Alamo|Alamo]].<ref name=":0" /> Constructed mainly from stucco,<ref name=":0" /> the interior was painted ivory and its steel roof supports were painted green. The tabernacle's stage could be reconfigured for pageants and other events.<ref name=":6" /> The tabernacle building was demolished in the late 1960s; the vacant lot was used as a parking lot.<ref name=GS42-43/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page