February, 1977 - CROSSROADS - Page Six
Renovations completed
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A BEF'ORE view of the old stairs going from the second floor to the
third floor in the monastery.
THESE WOODEN stairs have been replaced by a green metal
spiral staircase.
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Poorly heated in the hris
conditioned in the brutal, h
fering from lack #i bathrooi
local fire and health regulati
to a renovation of the monasi
The 90 year old structun
monastic commnnhy’s BuJ
Pattison, Obi., S.B., looked
done.
McMurray Architects and
submitted their recommen
Construction Co., ***» a Chs
on May 26, 1976.
“All interior walls were t(
O.S.B., Prior, “e*“Ptthe hr
ceilings, except fm’the bean
stripped down as lar as yo
“The floor plan was redes
so there now is a cap
building used to b«W 2o men
many as 30, pin* *®firmarj
Other changesmtilude the
in half because n«Wonly Ma
other devotions in the ^
enlarged; concr*i*and me
the monastery it®** the thi
safety regulati*®*’ a lib:
(previously, .th*®* Was no
rooms and readi*^tooms wi
area on the thi**-floor I
bathrooms haveb®*«i added
concrete floor w*t« added
The monks, wh*"*gan me
also have new thth>al polai
air conditioning-
Officially, Febthhny 2 was
that remains is g*^ing sor
While the renot^ons wei
brothers lived o® * third fl
others lived in ii**t Hall i
away. Within th****xt weel
will move into th® *inished
formation prog|^^ will i
ministration Buin*^g.
The pictures *® hese pag
Br. Robert Hag»*‘ O.S.B.,
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