- Date
- 2002-11-12
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- constructionreligionheritagewooding
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On November 12, 2002, the Episcopal Church received a new cedar log steeple built by Island woodsmith Dan Gentle. The Beacon described it as taller and sturdier than the original cedar steeple, which had eventually rotted after being set directly on the shingles without flashing.
Evidence limits
The article provides a newspaper account of the installation and construction history, not architectural drawings or a formal building record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Here is the Church, here is the Steeple.”Reports that Island woodsmith Dan Gentle built and installed a taller, sturdier cedar log steeple on the Episcopal Church, replacing the original cedar steeple that had rotted because it lacked flashing. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the December 2002 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “A new cedar log steeple is installed on Beaver Island’s Episcopal Church in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-episcopal-church-new-cedar-steeple-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Here is the Church, here is the Steeple.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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