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Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Red Roofs
Quite a lot of churches have had red doors, and still do.
But for some reason, churches around here have started having red roofs. I have never seen such a thing until recently. Maybe the reasoning is that the blood of Jesus covers us, so it will also cover church roofs. I think it makes churches look like convenience stores or cheap motels, maybe gas stations. It's not that it looks bad, but just not like a church. What do you think?
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I love the architecture of churches, whether small or grand, and have not noticed red roofs. The doors you show here in your photos are pretty.
I love these photos, Ginny, and your header and background are stunning.
Beautiful photos these Ginny, especially the third one!!
I too love capturing the doors during my travels :)
From a distance it looks like a barn. We have seen red roof on houses and churches in Southern California but none here. It does look very odd.
I love all of your photos of the churches. The red doors are very nice.
Liked the reason for the red color roof in churches!
I think red roofs are beautiful.. it sort of brightens up the whole house.. making it cheerful looking!
I like your reason for the red roofs. Personally, I think it makes it look like a barn. It doesn't look bad though
I haven't noticed that here in KY - I really love these red-roofed churches though! Quite beautiful.
I do love red doors. There is a symbolism to them. Not sure about the red roofs though.
I like red doors but not the red roof... i don't care for a red roof on any building and certainly not a church. that beautiful old wood church is ruined by the red... i don't get out much but the last time i looked we had no red doors or roofs. one church here has a red door... i like red tiles on spanish homes but that is all...
Although I prefer red roofs on barns, I see a lot of metal going on now...:)JP
One of my favorite colors....Red brightens my day! My front door used to be red but we have since replaced it with a new white door. This post makes me want to pull out the paint and paint my door red.
Have a fabulous day...
shug
I love the red roof---and it makes for a great photo. I think I'll have to admit though that I haven't seen a red roof on a church.. At least I can't remember them.
Love the red doors on churches. Looks so inviting.
Have a great day. We are busy working in the yard. After the weeding, we are now mulching... Oh how I love spring.
Hugs,
Betsy
We have many places of worship around me, but lot of them not in churches. I have never seen a church here with a red roof. Guess the good Lord would not care as long as we were serving him.
We have many places of worship around me, but lot of them not in churches. I have never seen a church here with a red roof. Guess the good Lord would not care as long as we were serving him.
I didn't know many churches have red doors. Never seen (or noticed) churches with red roof. It sure looks different but also looks pretty :-)
that old white church with the red roof is pretty to me, even with the red roof. I love red doors. :)
Those red roofs really stand out! I'm trying to think if I've seen anything like it here. I guess there may be church roofs with red tiles, but those aren't quite THAT red. Hm! There are old wooden churches painted red but that's usually in areas where there are other red wooden houses too, so they don't really stand out like that.
I rather like the red roofs. I have not seen any churches with red doors in our area. Maybe, I should pay more attention.
Very nice topic Ginny. I just returned from a long trip in South America and saw a fabulous church in Puerto Varas with a also a red roof.
Greetings,
Filip
I haven't noticed that in this area yet. Many of the rural country churches have been abandoned though. I do like the red doors.
I've only seen red tiled roofs on some of the Catholic churches...but I like your reasoning!!!
Red roofs for churches haven't put in an appearance around here, although I think you're correct as to a possible meaning of the red roofs. While I appreciate the symbolism of the red door, I'm not sure I'm ready to embrace the red roof.
I've never really given the colour of a roof much thought. In the neighbouring town,there is a church with a red roof and everyone knows where it is.It has become kind of a landmark.
Love this collection of red doors and roofs.
I love all these photos - but my favorite is number 4 down. Gorgeous. My nephew lived in Boston and every home there had a red door - in his neighborhood.
The town of Alfred, NY, established by Adventists, features white Carpenter Gothic homes, barns, and sheds with red roofs. The majority (a few are tin) are of an engineered terra-cotta tile known as Consera, which after 125 years looks as bright as when it came out of the kiln. Nestled in a valley among the autumn leaves, the effect is stunningly beautiful. The town was used as a "catalog" for the Celadon Terra Cotta Tile Company, where customers could arrive by train and choose which style suited them.
One of their customers was Isaac Pursell, noted church architect, who famously used Consera tile on Third Presbyterian Church in Chester, PA. The church was faced with stone which appears grey. Only now do we know that the church was once bright white. A five-alarm arson set within the church last year exploded some stones of the porte cochere, their bright white centers revealed within.
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