Masonry Magazine November 1965 Page. 14
St. Anastasia Church
St. Anastasia is a neighborhood Roman Catholic Church designed to house one thousand people in an atmosphere that expresses the timeless glory and awesome mystery of the Church.
The structure of the church is a series of masonry-skeleton piers bracing the brick grilles and carrying the beams between which open web bar joist span.
The weather enclosure for all four walls is an open masonry grille, the voids of which are filled with slabs of stained glass that were laid up with the masonry.
A great masonry tower, open to the sky, rises one hundred feet over the main altar and is topped (continued on back page).
Masonry-Skeleton Piers
A close up view of three of many masonry-skelaton piers on the church. The columns were laid up in masonry as chimneys, the voids being filled with concrete having reinforcing rods placed in it as the columns rose.
Fluid Shapes and Rich Colors
Fluid shapes and rich colors enrich the exciting workmanship and design.
St. Anastasia Setting
The neighborhood setting of Waukegon, Illinois, with its many trees provides a beautiful and peaceful atmosphere for St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church.