February 15, 1931Efforts to plan for the new church building began as earnest as the general committee empowered a building committee to confer with the architects, Ebbets & Frid. Although changes were anticipated – and that the building would appear substantially different when completed – the plan for the new church would make use of the present building “to a considerable extent.”Read More | ||
March 9, 1931Encouraged by low construction costs, the building committee was in favor of making some improvements to the building, including to the front exterior and to the interior of auditorium.Read More | ||
April 6, 1931The building committee recommended moving forward with rebuilding the church with the following changes: the old tower not be rebuilt; a new chancel be built; a three manual organ be purchased and installed; and a new vapor heating system with an oil heater be installed to heat the auditorium and vestry. Additionally, a new chimney would be built, and equipment that had been damaged by the fire would be replaced.Read More | ||
June 18, 1931The members of the church approved a new design for the reconstruction of the church building that included significant changes to the front elevation of the building. The doors would be reduced from three to two: the overhang that had been present at the doors would be removed, two adjoining doors would be centered on the façade and set in stone work, the two side doors would be converted to windows, and a large window would be installed above the new adjoining doors.Read More |