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When we began this project we were clear that we wanted to stay as close as possible to the look and feel of the original church. To make that happen we had to pay close attention to detail.

One of the most important pieces that we wanted to retain and highlight was the original vaulted ceiling with car siding and the hand-stenciled border that we believe dates from around 1920. We were able to replicate that look on the underside of the awning over the front doors.

The contractor and the painters have been hard at work cleaning up the ceiling and making any necessary repairs and touch ups.

The border and the corner rosettes were touched up along with stain on the ceiling.

The round window and scalloped siding in the gable were also important touches we wanted to add in order to recreate the look of the original church.

And the basement got a brand new door! Our basement was not original to the church but was instead dug out by hand by parishioners in the late 1940s.

The basement got new windows, too! While we no longer use the basement for storage or gatherings, it is an important part of the structure and as such it received some much needed maintenance as a part of this project.