The richness of southeastern Pennsylvania Mennonite history and architecture is still evident in this survey of twenty-two nineteenth century Mennonite meetinghouses. This study was undertaken since no collection of these historic meetinghouses in this part of the United States has so far been documented via a field survey. Through researching the beginnings of Mennonites and their meetinghouses in Europe the thesis examines European Mennonite worship spaces and factors that influenced the design and layout of meetinghouses in the United States. The theology of Mennonites themselves was one of those factors in how their meetinghouses were built and later evolved architecturally. The majority of meetinghouses are being preserved in one way or another, with varying degrees of respect for their historical integrity. This survey seeks to create an awareness of the historical significance of these meetinghouses for Pennsylvania Mennonite and regional history. Some recommendations are given for further study and/or documentation needed for the preservation of these structures. / Mennonite beginnings : a historical synopsis -- Mennonite worship spaces in Europe -- Mennonite migration to southeastern Pennsylvania -- Mennonite meetinghouse architecture in the Franconia area -- Field survey -- Field survey observations and recommendations. / Department of Architecture

This thesis is a comprehensive study of the church buildings built between 1821 and 1910 in Henry County, Indiana. The dramatic transformation from wilderness to an agricultural landscape dotted with small towns is echoed in the pattern of churches constructed. From member homes, congregations next moved into hewn-log buildings, that were replaced by vernacular frame buildings, and sometimes later with architect-designed brick or stone edifices. Congregations of the many different denominations organized during this time period in Henry County (Quaker, Methodist, and Church of Christ were the most numerous ) followed this pattern, though at varying speeds. The result of this cycle of building replacement, as well as the decline of individual congregations and occasional natural disasters, is that the forty-two existing buildings represent only about a quarter of the total number of church buildings erected during these ninety years. A survey of these forty-two buildings can be found in Appendix B.The research focused on where congregations built, how they built-obtaining land, raising funds, and what they built-materials, forms, and architectural styles, such as Greek Revival, Italianate, and Gothic Revival. Possible sources of plans and designs, including architects and nineteenth-century pattern books are discussed, although the influence of these sources was difficult to determine based on the brief accounts usually found in original church records. The thesis concludes with an overview of what has happened to pre-1910 Henry County church buildings after they were completed. Case studies of eight structures, including frame gable-front churches and masonry auditoriumplan churches illustrate the life-cycles of these Midwestern church buildings, revealing that continuous change has been their fate. / Department of Architecture

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Universität zu Köln, 1984. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-185).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology, 1977. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-201).

Univ., Diss. u.d.T.: Diederichs-Gottschalk, Dietrich: Die protestantischen Schriftaltäre des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts in Nordwestdeutschland in der Grafschaft Ostfriesland und im Harlingerland, im Erzstift und in der Stadt Bremen sowie den stadtbremischen Territorien, mit je einem Exkurs in die Grafschaft Oldenburg und in das Fürstentum Lüneburg--Göttingen, 2004.

Thesis (Ph.D.). / Written for the School of Architecture. Title from title page of PDF (viewed 2008/09/28). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Glasgow, 2008. / Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts, Departments of Archaeology and History, University of Glasgow, 2008. Includes bibliographical references. Print version also available.

Inug.-diss.--Munich. / Lebenslauf. Bibliography included in "Anmerkungen" (p. 47-57).

Zugl.: Berlin, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2005

Inug.-diss.--Munich. / Lebenslauf. Bibliography included in "Anmerkungen" (p. 47-57). Also issued online.