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This is the
senior pastor's office of the 1st Congregational Church of Western
Springs, a late Prairie-style complex by George Grant Elmslie. As
part of a systems-updating campaign, the congregation decided to restore
the sanctuary and the education building to their original condition.
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This is the office after completion. In
order to accommodate sprinklers and new HV/AC ducts, the ceilings in this
building had to be dropped, but it afforded us a chance to do some better
lighting, and improve the proportions of these spaces. The walls
were painted with sand-additive paint, giving them the appearance of the
old sand-coat plaster. An Elmslie-designed stencil, used as well in
the sanctuary, was painted just below the picture rail. The room has
a much quieter, calmer feel to it now, appropriate to its use as a place
of counseling, prayer and guidance. |
