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HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
CHURCH BUILD
These photos feature the 1954 build.
The photos were graciously donated to Holy Trinity by the late, Jim Rittle.
Homes at Spruce and Lehman Streets, looking northeast prior to demolition
1924 - built church group photo
Building Fund Progress Chart
Inside the 1924 built church
The Scouts are present for ground-breaking day
The congregation proceeds north along Spruce Street, from Lehman
Rev. D. D. Kistler, presiding over the ground-breaking
Ground-breaking service, with Monument Park in
the background
A Lorain shovel digging
the basement
The west end of the 1924-built church, with excavation for the 1950's greater church in the foreground
A view of the row homes across Lehman Street;
note the TV antennas
Note the stone-cutters at work at their chest - high tables, foreground
The carefully-cut stones, rising from the foundation
The erection of the structural steel of the Nave
The 1954 cornerstone is readied for placement
Rev. Kistler (to the left of
the cornerstone) and other
church officials at the cornerstone-laying service
The cornerstone is place
The new building begins to take shape
The stonework slowly rising from sidewalk level
The Narthex curtain, partially completed, in the background
The three arches leading to the former Garth area are prominent in the center
"The Good Shepherd" being prepared for lifting to the gable on the Lehman Street facade
Assembly of the red oak pews, allowing seating for 340 in the Nave
The difficult job of hoisting pews into the balcony area
The Nave, essentially complete
Dedication service
(The stained-glass and present organ pipe-work are not yet installed)
The completed church, exterior
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