When Catholic churches started being "Gospel Barns" instead of the work of architects and artists to the greater glory of God, something very important was lost. Our rector realized it, and our new church is very, very traditional in style. People come from all over to get married there . . .
Bartow Courthouse (1902) is also a RR Gothic - J.W. Golucke was the architect of it and numerous other courthouses in that style.
I know what what you mean about “gospel barns” lol. What a wonderful expression!
The Catholic Church close to my family home was one such. Abominable structure. It was known all over town as “the church of the jet-propelled Jesus” because of the huge and horrid painting hung behind the altar (donated by a rich parishioner).
Eventually, the rich parishioner died and the town grew by leaps and bounds and the horrid “gospel barn” was replaced by a beautiful cathedral. So beautiful and uplifting that people from other denominations (or none) came to look inside. And were converted! Yes, architecture does affect us.