The Sanctuary Through Time

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Sanctuary Sketch.jpg (103194 bytes)

Architectural drawings showing renovations.

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The earliest known photo of the church, circa 1870.  Note the double rows of windows which were replaced with Gothic windows in 1891.

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There was a public farmers' market just south of the church in the 1870's. 

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Downtown in March, 1888.  The church is in the background, upper left.  The Leon Hotel is in the upper right.  Note the cow on Park Ave. and the awning-covered wooden sidewalks on Monroe street in foreground.

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Dinner on the grounds, 1909.

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This photo, circa 1914, shows the manse just north of the sanctuary.  

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The sanctuary showed need of repair by 1929.

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Restoration began in 1932.
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Restoration was completed in 1932.

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Interior before 1985 restoration.

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Postcard circa 1920

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Postcard  circa 1940