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The Lawton M. Chiles Jr., Center for Florida History at Florida Southern College and Historic Lakeland, Inc. are delighted to welcome Paul Eschbach and Johnathan Rich, to discuss their award-winning book, Spires in the Sun: The Carpenter Gothic Episcopal Churches of Florida on Thursday, Nov. 21. The program will be held at 7:00 in FSC’s Hollis room immediately following the annual meeting of Historic Lakeland Inc. In Spires in the Sun, writer Jonathan Rich and photographer Phil Eschbach offer the stories behind the oldest surviving wood-frame Episcopal churches in Florida. Constructed in the 1800s when Florida was the nation's raw southeastern frontier, these churches breathed the romantic sensibilities of England's stone parish churches into a new wood. With their counterparts built in the Carpenter Gothic style in other states, they elevated the American wooden church to new heights of historicity, imagination, and beauty. Captivating enough as exemplars of vernacular architecture, Florida's Carpenter Gothic Episcopal churches also serve as time portals through which we meet the men and women who built them. Jonathan Rich is a retired attorney who represented publicly held companies, major banks. He has served in leadership positions for several non-profit organizations devoted to the arts, job training, and the sport of rowing. He lives in Winter Park with his wife Beth. Phil Eschbach, a commercial photographer specializing in architecture and travel, has maintained a studio in Winter Park for many years. His photographs have appeared in national, regional, and local publications. A ninth generation Florida, Eschbach is past president of the Winter Park Historical Association. About the Florida Lecture Series The Florida Lecture Series is produced by the Center for Florida History under the direction of Dr. James M. Denham. The program brings speakers to the Lakeland campus who approach the issue of “Florida Life and Culture” from a wide range of disciplines, including history, public affairs, law, sociology, criminology, anthropology, literature, music and art. Its overall objective is to create an opportunity for members of the community, faculty, and student body to listen to, interact with and learn from leading scholars and specialists of the state’s history and culture. Lawton M. Chiles Center for Florida History Link Connect with Florida Southern College. Place: Hollis Room Date and Time: Thursday, November 21, 7:00 PM This event is open to the public. For more information contact: The Lawton Chiles Center for Florida History at 863-680-3001
The Lawton M. Chiles Jr., Center for Florida History at Florida Southern College and Historic Lakeland, Inc. are delighted to welcome Paul Eschbach and Johnathan Rich, to discuss their award-winning book, Spires in the Sun: The Carpenter Gothic Episcopal Churches of Florida on Thursday, Nov. 21. The program will be held at 7:00 in FSC’s Hollis room immediately following the annual meeting of Historic Lakeland Inc.
In Spires in the Sun, writer Jonathan Rich and photographer Phil Eschbach offer the stories behind the oldest surviving wood-frame Episcopal churches in Florida. Constructed in the 1800s when Florida was the nation's raw southeastern frontier, these churches breathed the romantic sensibilities of England's stone parish churches into a new wood. With their counterparts built in the Carpenter Gothic style in other states, they elevated the American wooden church to new heights of historicity, imagination, and beauty. Captivating enough as exemplars of vernacular architecture, Florida's Carpenter Gothic Episcopal churches also serve as time portals through which we meet the men and women who built them.
Jonathan Rich is a retired attorney who represented publicly held companies, major banks. He has served in leadership positions for several non-profit organizations devoted to the arts, job training, and the sport of rowing. He lives in Winter Park with his wife Beth.
Phil Eschbach, a commercial photographer specializing in architecture and travel, has maintained a studio in Winter Park for many years. His photographs have appeared in national, regional, and local publications. A ninth generation Florida, Eschbach is past president of the Winter Park Historical Association.
About the Florida Lecture Series
The Florida Lecture Series is produced by the Center for Florida History under the direction of Dr. James M. Denham. The program brings speakers to the Lakeland campus who approach the issue of “Florida Life and Culture” from a wide range of disciplines, including history, public affairs, law, sociology, criminology, anthropology, literature, music and art. Its overall objective is to create an opportunity for members of the community, faculty, and student body to listen to, interact with and learn from leading scholars and specialists of the state’s history and culture.
Lawton M. Chiles Center for Florida History Link
Connect with Florida Southern College.
Place: Hollis Room
Date and Time: Thursday, November 21, 7:00 PM
This event is open to the public.
For more information contact: The Lawton Chiles Center for Florida History at 863-680-3001