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Illinois SDA Moves fo New Office BuildingThe new building of the Illinois Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, located north of the post-office on Prairie ave., is now occupied by the conference, moving day having taken place last week llu | on Wednesday and Thursday.I Vans were busy during the two days moving furniture and files to i the new building. The conference has been occupying the same build-in ing with the Pacific Press Publishing association at 3713 Grand u? and in the new building will have not only the headquarters of the j!1” i Illinois Conference, but commodius ? i quarters for its book and Bible 1 1 house.j. t The personnel of about 18 of the ls | conference, headed by J. L. Mc-,w’ Conaughey, who is in charge, werC or t busy this week in their home, and nt it is possible that a date for open to house will be announced in the _ near future.clt;Tikisorstewoie~ Ground BreakingGround breaking for the new building took place in March, 1953, at 3719-29 Prairie ave. and the overall cost at the time was said be be in excess of $175,000.The building has a frontage of 120 ft. on Prairie ave., and a depth of 76 ft. There is ample land at the rear for parking.Conference offices are on both the first and second floors there are conference rooms, a projection room for motion pictures, a kitchen, library, and one feature, is to be set up for Civilian Defense purposes.Builder*, etc.inthech-oteon-ichforentm-rin-03,jol.vanwill nai and il 3The Illinois Conference construction superintendent in charge of the building is John Zermer, and the architect, B. J. Bruns of Chicago. The cement contractor was the Beverly Construction Co., Chicago ; and Frank Kesman and Sons, Brookfield, were the masonry contractors, Fisher and Willms did the carpentry; the Erickson Plumbing co., plumbing; Continental Electrical Co., Chicago, electrical construction and Keller Heating Co., Chicago, heating contractor.The colors in the building are, for the most part pastel, pne deviation being the book store, where a variation of red predominates. The furniture and other appointments are modern.Other PlanBThf Pacific P i e s s building, formerlyTOceupied:-bythe Illinois Conference, will probably be enlarged. so it can accommodate the Inter-American division of the Seventh Day Adventists churches,, which have been located in Cristobal, Canal Zone.The Canal Zone presses, linos, and other printing equipment have been shipped to Brookfield, hence the need for more. extended working facilities in the Pacific Press building. The plant here, once the change has been made will be doing eight times the volume of business it is now doing, it is said.One of the big factors in change is the central midwest location of Brookfield, officials pointed out thisweek, together with advantages3nifrom a shipping standpoint. The Pacafic Press is one of the largest customers of the post office in this area.
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Brookfield Magnet
Brookfield, Illinois, US
Thu, Apr 15, 1954
Page 5
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