Memorial Hall Library Entrance Construction Project 1994 and Andover Church - Free Christian Church: Difference between pages

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The Free Christian Church was founded on May 7, 1846, by ink factory owner William Donald. It was formed by Andover residents who did not feel members of other churches in Andover were making a strong stand against slavery. Free Christian obtained the Elm Street property in 1903.

Rev. Jack L. Daniel was pastor of the Free Christian Church for 35 years, from 1977 to June, 2012. In 1977, the church had 75 members. In 2012, the church had 1,200 members.

...Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives .... click to enlarge

See

"Andover church unveils addition," Eagle Tribune, November 19, 2001, p. 1.
"Dedicated to the Lord: New $1.7 million addition," Andover Townsman, November 21, 2001, p. 10.
"Underground" The Townsman, July 17,02003, page 11.
"Exodus, of sorts: Free Christian severs final UCC ties," Andover Townsman, October 7, 2004, p. 1.
"Pastor of Free Christian Church changing course," Andover Townsman, April 19, 2012, p. 10.
"Assistant pastor now heads Free Christian Church, Andover," Eagle Tribune, August 4, 2012, p. 5.
Memorial Booklet of the Free Church Fire January27, 1941

For a complete list of Andover Churches see Houses of Worship in Andover

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+The Free Christian Church was founded on May 7, 1846, by ink factory owner William Donald. It was formed by Andover residents who did not feel members of other churches in Andover were making a strong stand against slavery. Free Christian obtained the Elm Street property in 1903.
-In 1993, Memorial Hall Library undertook a front-entrance and foyer redesign project. The primary goal of the project was to return the building to a front landscape and walkway design closer to the original 1920's design. Local landscape architect Peter Hornbeck ( [[Hornbeck, Peter]]) designed the entrance and Andover architect Jane Griswold supervised the installation which included native plants and flowers, an oval brick patio and granite curbing and park seating. Project funding included individual and corporate private donors, Memorial Hall Library Trustee funds and state funds.
+Rev. Jack L. Daniel was pastor of the Free Christian Church for 35 years, from 1977 to June, 2012.  In 1977, the church had 75 members.  In 2012, the church had 1,200 members.
-The front entrance project was originally part of a major 1987 renovation and addition project. Due to a state-funding budget shortfall, the front-entrance redesign project was not underway until  the summer of 1994. The Andover Historic Footprints Committee, led by Ann Constantine, Norma Gammon and Larry Lamagna raised more than $60,000 from private donations to ensure the completion of the work.
+[[Image:FreeChristianChurchphotofromColumbiaUniversity.jpg|thumb|...''Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives ''.... click to enlarge|left]]
+[[Image:FreeChruchfromGettyCollections.jpg|thumb|...''Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives ''.... click to enlarge|left]]
-In addition to the exterior work on the property, the library's front foyer was enhanced with decorative painting featuring a border with the names of New England authors and ivy vines. A plaque comemorating the Historic Footprints donors was mounted in the foyer at the time.
-A small delay in the completion of the project was reported on in the September 1, 1994 edition of the Lawrence Eagle Tribune. The delay was due to the fact that the granite curbing company delivered pieces that did not fit as they were supposed to. The final dedication for the new park landscaping and stonework as well as a newly renovated foyer was held on January 8, 1995. The foyer was dedicated to  Nancy Jacobson who served as Director of Memorial Hall Library from 1974 to 1993.
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-Andover Townsman, ''Library Park Foyer Dedication'' January 1, 1995
+*"Andover church unveils addition," ''Eagle Tribune'', November 19, 2001, p. 1.
-Andover Townsman, " ''Another Small Delay in Memorial Hall Library Construction''" September 1, 1994
+*"Dedicated to the Lord: New $1.7 million addition," ''Andover Townsman'', November 21, 2001, p. 10.
+*"Underground" ''The Townsman'', July 17,02003, page 11.
-[[Image:MHL94RedesignArticles.jpg|thumb|...''Front Entrance Redesign Articles''.... click to enlarge|left]]
+*"Exodus, of sorts: Free Christian severs final UCC ties," ''Andover Townsman'', October 7, 2004, p. 1.
+*"Pastor of Free Christian Church changing course," ''Andover Townsman'', April 19, 2012, p. 10.
+*"Assistant pastor now heads Free Christian Church, Andover," ''Eagle Tribune'', August 4, 2012, p. 5.
-[[Image:MHLFrontEntrance.jpg|thumb|...''MHL Front Entrance''.... click to enlarge|left]]
+*[https://archive.org/details/memorialbookleto00free/page/6/mode/2up Memorial Booklet of the Free Church Fire January27, 1941]
-[[Image:1993MHLFrontEntranceRedesignBrickFundraiser.jpg|thumb|...''Brick Fundraiser Flier''.... click to enlarge|left]]
+For a complete list of Andover Churches see [http://www.mhl.org/andover/churches.htm Houses of Worship in Andover]
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+--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] ([[User talk:Eleanor|talk]]) 15:39, 18 December 2015 (EST)
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