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Dec-86-1999 12: 99-4800 1 7 ORS 114�9 S3 IIII/�J���� 7 �� Nil Cd1� ORDINANCE NO.46-99 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF `,:1DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING THE FFT.T OWSHIP ,,0 HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH LOCATED AT 36 BRONSON STREET, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AS A LOCAL HISTORIC "sI SITE TO BE LISTED IN THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE "ZONING MAP OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, 1994" TO SHOW THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION IN AN OVERLAY MANNER; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING CLAUSE,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 4.5.1 of the Land Development Regulations of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach provides for the designation and protection of historic sites;and WHEREAS, the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, 33 Gleason Street, initiated the nomination of the Fellowship Hall for historic designation, and a designation report was subsequently prepared;and WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board held a duly noticed public hearing in regard to the historic designation on October 20, 1999, and voted unanimously to recommend that the property described herein be designated a local historic site;and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach has conducted a duly noticed public hearing in regard to the designation of the property described herein as a local historic site. !� NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the following described property in the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby designated as a local historic site in accordance with and under the provisions of Section 4.5.1 of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach,to-wit: THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH, located at 36 Bronson Street, Delray Beach,Florida;more particularly described as Lots 16, 17, 18& 19, Block 3, OCEAN PARK SUBDIVISION, as recorded in Plat Book 5 at Page 15 of the Public Records of Palm Beach County,Florida. c ORB 1 1489 Pg M74 Section 2. That the Planning Director of said City shall, upon the effective date of this ordinance,amend the Zoning Map of the City of Delray Beach,Florida, to show the historic designation, in an overlay manner. Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 4. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid. Section 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage on second and final reading. PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this the 16th day of November , 1999. M A O R ATTEST: 101/...(1151-7/91,e,kter City Cle First Reading November 2, 19 9 9 November 16, 1999 Second Reading - 2 - Ord. No. 46-99 ORB 1 14/39 Pg M75 .1S r.' I �j - I • ` CO+JC 'I rs"_. C7 I I J I •J.S! 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I e—jn A.," :5 A Li 1 I ISi-.I I J 1 I I RP,!S!C L11p. . / I • 1 Rss�I`R.➢ wD 6S. • / I _` ! j I WINDEM=RrHOUS_ 1 1 i` CONDO , • S.E.I 34C S I 5'r :BAY I l 1 I S-BEET 1 1 I N -Iiimw- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELtRAY ::.:Tr o- D_LRA'9_AC•:. -FELLOWSHIP HALL- J,ANNINC d ZONisgt: .:�AFiTH_N7 -- cd/r..L BSS;A(AA S`TTEv -- ✓4. -,•38: ORB 1 1489 Pg s76 DOROTHY H. WILKEN, CLERK PB COUNTY, FL CITY OF DELRAY BEACH DELRAY BEACH hail CITY CLERK 100 N.W 1st AVENUE • DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33444 . 407/243-7000 All-America mix 1993 CER2IyIC ION I,ALISON MacGREGOR HARTY,City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 46-99 as the same was passed and adopted on second and final reading by the Defray Beach City Commission in regular session on the 16th day of November, 1999. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the official seal of the City of Delray Beach,Florida, on this the 26th day of November, 1999. . (2/6.077W}VA Alison MacGregor Hart City Clerk vi: ' r.,j .. : City of Delray Beach,Florida �.. • •• 1 i. • 1" q • • A THE EFFORT ALWAYS MATTERS C�7 Printed on Recyclod Paw MEMORANDUM TO: Celeste McDonough, Administrative Assistant FROM: Alison Harty, City Clerk SUBJECT: Recording/Ordinance No. 46-99 DATE: November 27, 1999 Attached is a certified copy of Ordinance No. 46-99 which designates the Fellowship Hall at the First Presbyterian Church as a local historic site. It was approved by the City Commission on November 16, 1999. It is ready to go to the County for recording. When it comes back, please forward a copy of the recorded ordinance to Pat Cayce for her file. The original should be returned to me. Thank you. AMH/m Attachment ORDINANCE NO. 46-99 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBY rERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH LOCATED AT 36 BRONSON STREET, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AS A LOCAL HISTORIC SITE TO BE LISTED IN THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE "ZONING MAP OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, 1994" TO SHOW THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION IN AN OVERLAY MANNER; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING CLAUSE,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 4.5.1 of the Land Development Regulations of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach provides for the designation and protection of historic sites;and WHEREAS, the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, 33 Gleason Street, initiated the nomination of the Fellowship Hall for historic designation, and a designation report was subsequently prepared;and WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board held a duly noticed public hearing in regard to the historic designation on October 20, 1999,and voted unanimously to recommend that the property described herein be designated a local historic site;and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach has conducted a duly noticed public hearing in regard to the designation of the property described herein as a local historic site. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the following described property in the City of Delray- Beach, Florida, is hereby designated as a local historic site in accordance with and under the provisions of Section 4.5.1 of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach,to-wit: THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH, located at 36 Bronson Street, Delray Beach, Florida;more particularly described as Lots 16, 17, 18& 19, Block 3, OCEAN PARK SUBDIVISION, as recorded in Plat Book 5 at Page 15 of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida. Section 2. That the Planning Director of said City shall, upon the effective date of this ordinance,amend the Zoning Map of the City of Delray Beach,Florida,to show the historic designation, in an overlay manner. Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 4. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid. Section 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage on second and final reading. PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this the 16th day of November , 1999. 1‘1A OR ATTEST: 6iiL(e7? ,e,/ A e City Clem First Reading November 2, 1999 Second Reading November 16, 1999 - 2 - Ord. No. 46-99 MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS FROM: CITY MANAGERtir SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM#/0 E-REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 16,1999 ORDINANCE NO.46-99(DESIGNATING FELLOWSHIP HALL AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AS LOCAL HISTORIC SITE) DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 1999 This is second reading and a public hearing for Ordinance No. 46-99 which designates the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach as a local historic site to be listed in the Local Register of Historic Places. The Fellowship Hall is located at 36 Bronson Street on property legally described as Lots 16, 17, 18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision, recorded in Plat Book 5 at Page 15 of the Public Records of Palm Beach County. Constructed in 1924 in the Mediterranean Revival architectural style, this was the first church to be built east of the Intracoastal Waterway. Located on Bronson Street one block south of Atlantic Avenue, the structure was originally the sanctuary for the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church. It was purchased by the Presbyterian congregation in 1928 and was renamed the Community Presbyterian Church. It remained the Presbyterian sanctuary until the new church at 33 Gleason Street was constructed in 1977, just to the west of the subject property. After the construction of the new sanctuary, the building became the congregation's Fellowship Hall. The building is noted for its symmetrical front facade which consists of an arched entranceway with large double doors flanked by fluted pilasters crowned with an impressive cornice. Square bell towers with domed roofs anchor the two front corners. A decorative curved parapet, with a molding trimmed cap, connects the bell towers. The building was designed and built by Fred J. Shrader who established a contracting business in the city in 1911. His inspiration came from a church he had seen in Florence, Italy. However, the lack of exterior embellishment gives the building a strong resemblance to the Mission style churches brought to the southwest by the Spanish explorers. A garden,accessible through doors on the north wall of the building,is included in the designation. The building has recently undergone extensive repair and restoration which will insure its structural integrity for generations to come. The Historic Preservation Board considered the historic designation at a public hearing on October 20, 1999,and voted unanimously to recommend approval. At first reading on November 2, 1999, the City Commission passed Ordinance No.46-99 by unanimous vote. 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Addendum General Information Original and present location: 33 Bronson Street Delray Beach, Florida 33483 Date of construction: 1924, May to November Architect and builder: Mr. F.J. Schrader, Assisted by a carpenter, plumber and an electrician Former owner: Gibson Memorial Baptist•Church 1924— 1928 Present owner: First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida, 1929—current Present use: Fellowship Hall used for social, educational, fund-raising activities, meetings, receptions and meals. Present zoning: Community Facility (CF) Legal description: Lots 16, 17, 18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 15, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida Classification for designation: Architectural and social Significance M. Executive Summary Built in 1924 as the house of worship for the congregation known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, this building was the first church to be built east of the waterway. On Bronson Street, it was located just south of Atlantic Avenue and two blocks from the ocean. In 1928, due to financial difficulties, the Baptists could no longer maintain their church and turned the deed over to Mr. F.J. Schrader who had been the architect, builder and financial underwriter of the building. In January 1926, the Presbyterian church of Delray Beach was chartered with sixty-six members including ten families who transferred their membership from northern churches. They met regularly in various places, the Delray theater, Booster Hall or the Women's Club. In the fall of 1928, the growing membership of this church, needing larger and permanent facilities, rented the empty church from Mr. Schrader for S30 dollars per month. Hoping to draw more members and visitors they named the church the "Community Presbyterian Church." This property consisted of the sanctuary building and the adjoining educational and social wing. Through various financing, the congregation was able to purchase the property from Mr. Schrader and held their dedicatory service on October 20, 1929 just five weeks after the tragic hurricane of that year. In 1945 the name was changed to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. To this day, members and visiting worshippers are drawn form near and far. Membership continues to grow so that in 1956,with 538 communicants, there was a need to provide for more seating over and above the pews which accommodated three-hundred persons. In that year a porch platform was built with an awning extension at the cost of S1,000. Over the years it became obvious that a new building was the only solution for the increasing number of worshippers and activities. In 1977 the larger sanctuary was built and dedicated. The former building now became Fellowship Hall. IV. Architectural Significance of Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church The building, originally known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church,was built in 1924 and was the first church east of the watenvav_ In 1928 the Baptist congregation was experiencing financial difficulties due to bank failures and the real estate calamity in Delray Beach. They returned the deed to the church property back to the architect/builder who had also financed the construction. Consequently, the empty church property was the ideal facility for the growing group of Presbyterians. The building was rented to them for$30 per month starting in the fall of 1928. The following year they purchased the property and held the dedication ceremony on October 20, 1929, naming it the Community Church of Delray Beach, Presbyterian. Mr.F.J. Schrader was the architect/builder and financial underwriter. He and his family had come to Delray Beach in 1911.He built a home for his family on Swinton Avenue with both a cellar and an attic,rarities in Florida architect re. During the first World War he went to Charleston, S.C., as a builder there,but returned to Delray-Beach in 1922. In recounting the building of this church for the Baptist, he spoke of having a picture and a floor-plan of an old church in Florence, Italy, but made this church less ornate than the original_ However, the form of architecture bears a strong resemblance to the mission-style bro*Tat to the Americas by the Spaniards with the long nave and twin towers flanking the facade. Mr. Schrader's church has been called the "most Floridian church . in Florida." In a small brochure printed in 1929,the author elaborates on the construction of the church in these words: "The building is conssucted in impenetrable interlocking tyle [sic], finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique 'pecked' cypress. Inside the sanctuary, soft grey tones create a simple reverential atmosphere. Long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least three-hundred worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit is the fact that just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure foundation of God. Behind the Chancel is a Pilcher Organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. Mr_ Schrader started buildins.the church in May of 1924 working with only the help of a carpenter, plumber and electrician_ He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the interior cypress ti sses. Construction was completed in November of that year. In the earliest pictures of the church, there are unique features that stand out. Above the doorway there is a shamrock imbedded in the stucco, a symbol of the trinity. On the top of the domed towers and other"sills"there are seven urn-like decorations. In later pictures these urns have been removed . . . by man or by hurricane? In August 1939,the Allendorph window was installed in the west wall above the organ pipes. In April 1945,Mr. Schrader made a new front door for the east side of the building and installed the large stained-glass window over the new front door which was donated by Mr. &Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul;Minnesota and Delray Beach. In 1956 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide for an increase in the seating capacity at a cost of S1,000. In 1977 after the completion of the new sanctuary for the First Presbyterian Church, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. A stage was built where the former pulpit stood and the kitchen was constructed to accommodate the many functions of the social life of the church and community. Over the seventy-four years the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, the Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church and now Fellowship Hall ias been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, weddings, funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars, rummage sales, and homeowner association meetings for neighboring communities. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. EUILDING DESCRIPTION ?RO_ERTY: =1r5 ?:_z y ter?an Church LOCATION: 33 Gleason Street, Delray peach, Fl FILE NUM3ER: 2314 G-1614 6 DATE OF INSPECTION: April 14 , 1966 BUILDING NA_KE: Fellowship Hall • BUILDING USE: Meeting room, kitchen STORIES: One BUILDING Enclosed area 3 , 367 Open covered areas 619 Total 4 , 186 Sc' are =eet FOUNDATION: Comhin ation of masonry block foundation walls, w4th ooured concrete o laste= footings FRAME: Concrete p_las`ers and heavy wood timber A-frame EXTERIOR WATT--;: CBS walls with special ornamentation and stainglass at main entry FLOOR(S) : Meeting area has wood floor joist and 2 by 6 decking with new kitchen section constructed of a 4" concrete slab on grade ROOF: Heavywood t tuber roof structure with pitched wood decking, and a new asphalt shingle roof cove,- INTERIOR _ IN_SH PARTITIONS: Masonry block between original church and new _Kitchen FLOOR COVERING: Carpet, vinyl WALL _ INI�_: paint, panel1;ng CEILING FINISH:_ Acoustical tile, gypsum board and paint CONVEYING SYSTEM: None • KITCHENS: Kitchen addition ccn strutted in 1977, and includes painted wood cabinetry with formica countertops, and a special stainless steel top with 4 built-in coo}: tops by Salton Hot Ray, as well as 2 GE ranges, 1 GE refrigerator, 1 Whirlpool no frost freezer, 1 Whirlmool dishwasher, and 1 Hobart model WM-G_ commercial dishwasher FIREPLAC:S/CHIMNEY: None PLUMBING: 4 fixtures total SPRINKLERS: None H"VAC: Central heating and cooling at original church section with the mechanical eruipment for this system located in the classroom b,,; - '-nc. ELECTRICAL: Average l ighti== and outlets SPECI LTTES: 'o tij ll tower= • AGE, CONDITION: Oricinally _znst=uct_d in 1929, with kitchen addition in 1977. Ov =11 condition judged to be average for its age and occupancy. COMMENTS: Although the building is now used as a fellowship hall, its original construction and use was that of a church. . r r I I I 1 - — — t . .i - j A f , !� _ 1 -) n I I 4 i 1 1 ' I I I . i 1 if_;7G • - i I 1 rI I I I••• s ~. I 1 _ra I I Y 1 — - J _ T _ _ I -- r-ov�c-ti ! L:ti�r► - • 0 , , ! 1 RENOVATION AND STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT Several years ago it was determined that structural repairs were imperative in order to retain the _ architectural integrity of the building. In September of 1998 the contracting firm of Mouw Associates.Inc.. began the work.which is described below. First Presbyterian Church Project Review This building has been architecturally returned back to an earlier time in it's history,while at the same time being structurally reinforced from within. • Architectural character of the Fellowship Hall has been restored by the removal of.he kitchen and toilet room additions on the buildings north side.An existing storage room in the northeast corner remains and has been converted into a toilet room opening onto the main Hall.This room is balanced on the northwest by an existing air handling room.The existing openings on the north side have been opened up and new doors and transom windows have been added. In Phase II of the project,a covered loggia will encircle the north courtyard. The Hall will have direct access and views through the new doors to the courtyard beyond. The existing windows on the south side have been also replaced.All the window glass used is hurricane resistant safety glass,at least thick.These windows will sit in their existing openings,however the depth of the opening has increased due to additional steel reinforcing added to the inside of the walls.Although not historically accurate,this increase in depth does add to the character of'the Hall.The walls will now feel thicker giving the illusions of a solidly built masonry wall. • The existing wooden stage on the west side of the Hall has been removed and replaced by a new kitchen.Although the Hall is smaller, it's character is the same.The existing stained glass window on the west wall,has been reloca d to the new wall which separates the new kitchen from the Hall. The space above the new kitchen is now a mezzanine level for air handling equipment The existing wood floor was been replaced by carpet over new concrete.This will reduce sound reverberation within the Hall. The building's new structural reinforcement consists three elements.First,a new concrete floor which is supported on it's own foundation mtich has been connected to the building's existing footers.Attached to the new footer are w6_L0 steel columns which run up along the walls to the roof.New light sage metal stud framing c3vered with gypsum wallboard fill in between the 5 main steel columns.The existing wood ran ers have been encased from below in a steel"U" channel which is bolted through the rafter and.welded to the steel columns. This whole system creates a buildine within a building. The existing masonry outer walls carry only their own weight The roof is carried by the new steel columns,and the floor is a simple 4"concrete slab on grade. The roof is made up of a;<"tongue and g--aove wood ceiling,attached wood joists.New joists have been added to the alternate spacing o_the existing joists for strength.Neal 3"of rigid insulation,a 1"air gap,!"plywood, and asphalt shingles as the outer laver. The decorative v od railer braces were removed and used as templates for new ones. The newly reinforced rafters have been covered in decorative wood trim to match the existing rafters. Prepared by: Duane-W.Grove Donaldson Group Architects 1450 S. Dixie Hhhhway. Suite 102 Boca Raton, FL 33432 s V. Historical and Cultural Significance 3� The Biography of a Building Gibson Memorial Baptist Church 1924 - 1928 Community Presbyterian Church 1928 - 1940 First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1940 - 1977 Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1977 - 1 The Biography of a Building 1924 was a very good year in Delray and Delray Beach, Florida. The towns had been "discovered" by folks from the north who were flocking to buy property in the warm climate easily accessible by the Florida East Coast Railroad. The real estate boom was in it's third year. Practically everyone was rich on paper. The population had doubled in the last two years. Construction was at its peak. F.J. Schrader was the architect and builder of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street near the beach in the newly incorporated town of Delray Beach. This was the first church east of the canal. Up Ocean Boulevard to the north, wealthy Palm Beachers built the exclusive Gulf Stream Golf Club.Next year the town of Gulf Stream would be incorporated. Years before ocean front property sold for$3.50 a mile.Nov the price zoomed. It was said that a single lot sold for$5,000 in the morning, $10,000 at noon and$20,000 in the afternoon. It was a wonderful prosperous time for all at last, an unimaginable dream for those few men who came in 1894 and lived in tents along Atlantic Avenue. By 1894 word of the gentle climate and fertile soil at reasonable prices h?i reached a group of men in Michigan. Congressman Linton,the Postmaster of Saginaw persuaded his friends David Swinton, who owned a book store in Saginaw and Frank Chapman, an asthmatic friend to join him on"safari" to look over the prospects of a place,not yet named, south of West Palm Beach_Henry Flagler was building his Florida East Coast Railroad but had not vet extended his interest this far south. The new arrivals came by barge on the canal, climbed the marshy banks with their gear and pitched tents near the high ground on 2'd Avenue and eight-foot wide Atlantic Avenue. Mr.Linton purchased 160 acres of land for$25 an acre. This acreage was a jungle of palmetto, scrub pine and stunted sea gapes matted together with sawgrass. Linton then advertised that this fertile land was available for sale in 5 acre lots through the newspapers in S?o-naw, Bay City and Flint, Michigan. He also gave his name for the new town and named Lake Ida after his wife. Among the first to respond was Adolph Hoffman, a Michigan farmer originally from Germany. Clearing the land was a monumental task. While they found that the palmetto root made excellent fuel, the plague of mosquitoes, brown deerflies and horseflies made life miserable. In 1895 Henry StFtriing,who was to berme an outstanding citizen of this town, came from Philadelphia and established the first commissary at the corner of today's 2nd Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. H3is wife and five-year-old daughter came the next year_ This commissary was a part of his home. Frank Chapman found that the warm weather cured his asthma.H its home was the farthest east next to the canal and became the village Post Office and his living room_When the village ofI inton was established in 1895, Atlantic Avenue extended from the canal to Swinton and only a cart path beyond to Military Trail which had been used by the soldiers during the Seminole Indians wars. Living conditions were most primitive and the heat and insects made life a constant battle. The farming was not as ideal as expected. The water table was only three feet below the surface so that the drainage was very poor. Too much rain and the crops drowned, too Bile and they dried up and were ruined. And then the worst- a sudden freeze which ruined everything.After the second freeze in 1895, disillusioned farmers went back home or moved to West Palm Beach to work on Flagler's railroad. The village of Linton had only 100 hardy souls left in 1896. After that second freeze Henry Flaeler distributed free seed to the stricken area. The fertilizer was hauled free and he provided for the shipping. It was the beginning of a profitable truck farming industry. Newcomers started coming in 1898. Shortly after their arrival,these early seAers built a small one-room school house on the grounds still owned as school property in Defray on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton. In this schoolroom any minister of whatever denomination who stopped in the village was invited to preach. In the Spring of 1S96, Dr. Henry Kegwin, the Superintendent of Mission for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to visit and organized a church. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman and Mr. Joel French were the three Trustees. Dr. Thompson was the first minister. He came from Cuba and lived in Lantana during the six months that he served the congregation. He was a young man who preached every other week alternating with Lantana. In 1897 or 1898 Mr. Kegwin came back.He was about 61 years old at the time that he organized the Delray Presbyterian Church.He had organized a number of other churches in the state, according to the history written by Margaret Livingston Smith. About the time of Mr. Kegwin's return, the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman a lot for a church building, 100'by 140' at the NW corner of Atlantic and the new 5th Avenue. The church building was never built but there was a small manse on the property and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters stayed there during his time here. Dr. Kegwin divided his time between Lantana and Delray Presbyterians. How long he stayed in Delray is not known but he did officiate at a marriage in 1901. The village during these years was a struggling community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially.As more people came the Lutherans of German descent organized their own church and the Adolph Hoftmans went back to their original church. The Lutherans also organized a school to teach their children their native tongue. The Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could longer support their organization and they disbanded. In 1904, Mr. Lyman acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction for S250. In 1898, the village fathers felt that the name of Linton held a negative connotation for attracting new residents and tourists. Since many of the original settlers had come from Michigan, it was voted that the name be changed to Delray after a suburb of Detroit. By 1900 there were 150 residents. Mr.Morikami bought land in 1906 and planted what was to be a most successful crop on the sandy soil, the pineapple.In 1911 the tanning factory was built by the Flagler Railroad System to can the pineapples that were not perfect in appearance yet were perfectly delicious. It was located at 2' Street and the railroad. An orchestra came from Miami for the opening celebration to play for the ceremony and dance that evening. It was reported that"it was a social affair the likes of which the town had never known or may never know again." Tragically a freeze came that night and ruined the crop:- The first hand-cranked-drawbridge over the canal was built in 1911. It was replaced with a wooden bridge in 1923 in time for the building boom. F.J. Schrader, a builder, came to Delray in 1911 and built the first home east of the canal During the First World War he went into construction in Charleston, SC, and while rooming there with Irwin J. Sink, another builder,persuaded him to come to Delray after the war and buy land adjoining his on Swinton. The Schraders had lived on Swinton for many years in a large frame house with a basement, most unusual in Florida, and an attic.Mr. Sink moved to Delray in 1922 and built the larger school house and the Case Del Ray Hotel for the Sterling's daughter on Atlantic Avenue on SE tad Avenue. That site is now the Robert Worthing Park. Mr. Sinks built the Arcade Building and is reputed to have built more structures than any other contractor. In 1912, H.J. Sterling and three others organized the Delray Lumber Company. Up to then all lumber for building had to be barged down to Delray from West Palm Beach. Electricity was installed in 1914. Weeknights people could have power from 6 to 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock on Saturdays. The lights would blink and alert folks to light their oil lamps if they were going to stay up longer. One day a week electricity was turned on so those who had electric irons could use them and iron that one day. With the sons and fathers_off_to the First World War the farmers found it very difficult to make a living. The main source of employment was-at the canning factory. In 1915 or 1916 the pineapple factory was sold to the Snyder Ketchup Company and the aroma changed to that of tomatoes and spices. Pineapple growing was no longer a profitable endeavor because of the growth of Cuba's pineapple industry and cheaper cost of importing. Also contributing to the demise was the beginning of drainage by the Everglades and Lake Worth Drainage District. In time the land boom also meant the land became more valuable than pineapples. Land went from S50 per acre paid by growers to $1,000 an acre paid by developers. Between 1921 and 1926 four hotels were built. The new Kentucky • House in 1921, Seacrest Hotel and Casa Del Ray in 1925 and the Alterep which later became the Colony Hotel. In 1923 Delray Beach was incorporated east of the canal. The people living on the east side did not want to be committed or involved with the indebtedness of Delray.They ran their own affairs and preferred it that way.When proposals were made of uniting the two towns, the Eastsiders agreed, finally, with the provision that Delray Beach would not be responsible for Delray's bonded indthtedness.In 1927, the old town-of Delray Beach on the ocean had merged with the Town of Delray west of the canal forming the City of Delray Beach, The golden age of the buying and selling of land and buildings came to a great climax in 1926. The value of Delray property on the Tax Assessor's books amounted to $12,000,000. In early 1927 the bubble burst, the banks closed and the economy collapsed. By 1932 that property value amounted to $1,777,000. Delray's bonded indebtedness was S1,500,000, a huge amount for only 3,500 people. Thirty-five years later it was still paying off that debt. The hurricanes of 1926 and 1928 brought great hardship. The two storms of 1926, July 27th and September 18th, caused extensive damage particularly the September hurricane which caused property damage amounting to $200,000 to $250,000. The hurricane of September 16, 1928 left no section untouched. This storm with winds of 125 miles per hour knocked down or ripped apart one-third of all the buildings in Delray. St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Church,built in 1904 on Swinton Avenue_,was wiped ofithe ground leaving nothing but rubble. All evidence of a church was blown away. Part of Route AlA was washed out 5 or 6 miles south of Atlantic Avenue. The pavement on both sides came to an abrupt end and the jagged edges hung out over the sand. The Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street that Mr. Schrader built and financed so near to the ocean remained unharmed but stood empty. It was built in 1924 for 35 Baptists and their minister,the Reverend Mr. Samuel Gibson and Mrs. Gibson. The small congregation had grown to 135 members by 1928 but financial difficulties, the bank failures and the inability to pay for the construction forced them to reunite with the other Baptists turning the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader. It was most fortunate that the church building was available for rent to the new revitalized Presbyterian congregation for$30 per month Amazingly, after that dreadful September 16t°storm, they held their first service in the church on October 21',just five weeks later. They had found a home. Over the years from 1896 and Dr. Kegwin's arrival,the Presbyterian faithful had tried many times to form a congregation. As an example, in 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School of 30 or more members. They met every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (the original Chamber of Commerce building). However, after the Superintendent became too ill and another very active worker became ill and died, this Sunday School had to be given up. Also, in 1916 another Presbyterian minister made a survey of the potential of forming a Presbyterian Church in Delray and came to the conclusion that the town had as many churches as the town could support. d Finally in the latter part of April 1925. at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presb<ie:,ans of Delray and vicinity,Rev_ J.F. Shepherd of Eustis, Florida, Executive for the Florida Board of National Missions. U.S.A., came to Florida and preached and addressed the congregation in the Delray Theater on the desirability of organizing a church here at that time. The general feeling seemed to be enthusiastic to moving toward organizing. However, no action was taken until Dr. Shepherd came again on October 4th and preached to a fair-sized congregation. After the mornio¢sermon, the beginning of the organization was made, a committee was formed to arrange for a permanent place to meet and other details preparatory to the next meeting on October 18'h. This time the enthusiasm and dedication grew so that on Sunday, October 18'h the First Presbyterian Church of Delray-was organized with Dr_Joseph P. Calhoun,recently retired pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, officiating and the first four Elders were elected. On November 1, 1925, Dr. W.A. Littell preached to the congtegation of 60 people. This early church met in several places including Booster Hall, The Women's Club, the school and the motion picture theater.Morning services were held by Dr.Littell continuously in Delray, with evening services held every week Alternating Sunday evenings and each Sunday afternoon were given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. On January 3, 1926, at a Congregational Meeting, the Church Constitution was adopted and Trustees were elected. The first sacrament of the Lord's Supper was celebrated on January 31'. On that date 13 people were baptized, more were admitted to membership and the Charter Roll was closed with 66 members. The women of the church organized immediately.Mrs.Margaret L. Smith had a meeting her home on January 4th to form a "Women's Association of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray." At the second meeting of this association, the formation of a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church was created. Their first meetings were held on Sunday evenings.The McFarland sisters,who had previous experience with the Christian Endeavor Society in their former hometown, became great assets to this small group. As the activities of the membership gi ew, finding a place to meet became difficult. The availability of the empty Baptist Church was the answer. Starting in.the fall of 1928,this Sanctuary with it's educational wing became the center of Delray Presbyterian life. Mr. Schrader had other offers to purchase the property but he was adamant that the purchaser would be a church. The Presbyterians of Delray were able to raise S7,000 to S8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed $6,000 from the Home Board of Missions in Philadelphia and received a grant of S5,000_Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although he had unpaid notes amounting to S30,000 to S40,000_ Mr. Schrader also made a Eft of the land on which the manse was built. Hoping to draw a greater number of worshipers and tourists, the name of the church was changed from First Presbyterian Church to The Community Church,Presbyterian of Delray. The dedication service was held on October 20, 1929. The architecture of this Spanish/Italian style church is quite unique through very appropriate to its setting. Mr_ Schrader, architect and builder, had a picture and floor plan of an old cathedral in Florence, Italy. He started construction in May of 1924,working single-handed with only the help from a carpenter, a plumber, an electrician; and completed the construction in November. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the cypress trusses. The building is constructed of"impenetrable interlocking tyle and finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique'pecked' cypress. It has been said that this church is 'the most Floridian church in Florida'." The low L-shaped extension enclosed the court yard. "These cool open rooms are used for religion education classes and social functions and are completely equipped for the purpose. In the grass-covered enclosure around which the Sunday School annex extends,is an open air baptistery. The source of its water supply is from a rock-built foundation, festooned with ferns,which flows down the gentle slope beneath the shade of the leaning palms. This is said to be the only open-air baptistery in America.' "Inside the sanctuary soft gray tones create a simple reverential atmosphere, long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least 300 worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congegation. An interesting feature of the pulpit construction is the fact that just underneath is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid coral strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure foundation of God. Behind the chancel is a Pilcher organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. The large plain glass windows not only allow a ready vision of Nature's charms, but also provides ample ventilation in the winter and a free course for the cool • summer breezes."This quotation comes from a cm.11 brochure written and illustrated in 1929. It also states that"This church is supported entirely by voluntary offerings and has no endowment such as is customary in such churches elsewhere. Your earnest consideration is asked for the upkeep of this beautiful Sanctuary." At an"Evening of Remembrance"held on the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the building, October 21, 1959,Mr. Schrader explained that he did not make this church as elaborate as the picture of the original in Italy. The Christian Educational Wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very limits of the property wing. The walling-in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio were done later and are the only changes made to the original 1924 structure. On that Remembrance Evening, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith described the open-air baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. "The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed,was this same fountain, from which the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down into it. For the overflow of water from this pool,it was necessary to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it stood." The kitchen ultimately became the Sunday School supply closes It was equipped with a four-burner stove and sink but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving or 10 cents per meal. The greatest profit realized was $50. According to Trustees Meeting Minutes in 1927 Reverend Frank A. Nelson was paid S50 per week but after the stock market crash in December 1930 Reverend Bailey, a guest minister, was paid S15 for two sermons on Sunday plus S3 for lodging at Kentucky House and S2.05 for four meals at the coffee shop. The organist, Mrs. Clover,was given a contract for S25 per month beginning on January 1', 1931. This entailed playing for two services on Sunday and granting her the privilege of full use of the organ to practice and instruct during daylight hours and to use the church for recitals dividing the gross receipts equally. In 1931 her husband was paid $15 a month to organize and lead the choir,including a male quartet,using special talent from time to time and directing rehearsals and cooperating with the Chairman of the Music Committee. Paying off the loan from the Board of National Missions meant sending them S600 each September 15'from 1930 to 1939 when the total sum of$6,000 would have been paid. This was a non-interest bearing note signed and dated September 15th, 1929. While the boom and bust period had severe effects on Delray's economy, mal,-;ng 1926 - 1927 the worst depression years, the bottom truly came in 1932. Barter,trade and credit became the coinage. The minister of the First Baptist Church in Delray announced that the collection plate would no longer be passed during the service. The plate would be placed at the door where people could place in it whatever they could afford. This was done to avoid embarrassment for any member of the congregan'on. It was said that some had nothing to give in those days except their devotion. The Presbyterian Treasurer's account book for September 1932 (church membership was 81 that year) records the offering on September 4th as$9.50 in the envelopes and $1.47 in loose change, September 11" of S11.70 in envelopes and$1.10 in change, September 18'S10.25 in the envelopes and S7.61 in change and the 25th of S7.40 in envelopes and S3.22 in loose change_ 6 • The street lights were turned off during the slimmers of 1933 and 1934 to save money. That winter however seemed to mark a change in the economic tide in Delray as well as the nation. Recovery from the great depression seemed to begin. Suddenly artists,writers, professional men and financiers started to come to Delray and were willing to invest in property and homes. These were people who enjoyed the delightful quiet surroundings of a small city. Edna St.Vincent Millay was among that group.The Arcade Building became the gathering place for the artists who rented studios on the second floor and lunched in the Tap Room. At the Annual Congregational Meeting held on April 3, 1940 the name of the church was changed from The Community Presbyterian Church to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. At that time there were 91 members listed on the roll. Great changes came with the Second World War. In 1942, 1,200 men were moved into the Boca Raton Club where the new Army Air Force radar training school was set up. Many of these men brought their families and came to live in Delray Beach_ The Coast Guard stationed about 100 men at the Gulf Stream Polo Field which served as their base of operation. They, too, brought families to live in the city. The military also commandeered the herd of cows pastured in the St. Andrew-Briny Breezes area for fresh milk for the men. In October 1942, Dr. James G.Robinson was r Aled to be the new pastor following the death of Dr. S. Willis McFadden who had been the much beloved minister for ten years. Dr. Robinson arrived with his family and conducted his first service on October 18'. In January 1943, at a Session Meeting, Dr. Robinson told of working as acting chaplain among the Coast Guardsmen at Gulf Stream and asked permission for this added duty. Also in that Session's Minutes is written'Dr.Robinson broughtup a proposition of Mrs. Mary Lee Reid, a visiting musician and organist at Grand Central Station in New York to hold a 5 o'clock song service for men of the armed services in the church. Dr. Robinson and Mr. Ranson were asked to investigate." There was no mention of the results. Delray Beach opened its heart for the new arrivals. The U.S.O. was on Atlantic Avenue and First Presbyterian Church was there with hospitality,frig-+ hip and solace.With the hotels,houses and apartments housing the Airmen and Coast Guard the hundreds of men and women employed to care for them meant an economic windfall for Delray Beach_ Throughout the years before air-conditioning the problem of holding meetings for worship during the summer was met in several ways_ Some years there were no services from July to September. In 1939 the church closed during the pastor's vacation. Sometimes only a Sunday School was held in the summer. On June 21, 1943 the Session, after discussing plans for the summer services,passed the motion that"it be our policy to hold services until attendance drops below 50, then we shall meet again to discuss the matter." There was a membership at that time of 113 parishioners. Reporting on attendance at the. September meeting, the pastor gave the results of the church being kept open during the monthc of July and_ *•oust, 9 weeks, as there was a total of 623 attendees. In April 1945 Mr. Schrader made a new front door and installed the art glass windows above the door. This easterly window was the eft of Mr. and Mrs.Richardson of St.Paul,Minnesota, and Delray Beach. Starting in April 1947 there was a discussion of the need to hold ,o services during the winter season. The church was becoming too small for the crowd of attendees.At that time,he city of Delray Beach had a summer population of 10,000 and 15,000 in the winter. By 1952 there was a need for more Sunday School rooms especially since the choir took up one of their rooms. The January 19, 1955 Annual Congregational Meeting's Minutes note that the membership totaled about 450 members. At that meeting a silver chalice for communion was donated to the church by Alan Weber of the Delray Art Galleries.At the July 11. 1956 Session Meeting the Trustees outlined a project to extend the porch platform 15 feet to the north with an awr extension to temporarily increase the seating capacity for the church at a cost of S1,000. In November at the Session Meeting the motion was passed that the location of the present church should not be moved and that of the Christian Education building be erected at a cost of S80,000. 7 From that first day in 1925 at Margaret L. Smith's house. the Women's Association has been very involved and aciive in the affairs of the church. Dinner:_ teas, and celebrations were only part of their schedule. They did various forms of fund-raising from Bake Sales to Apron Parties. In the Annual Report of January 1957 their activities told of their 106 members participating in ten regular meetings, 8 Board Meetings, 9 Circle Meetings, a Retreat, a Spring Tea and one Rally in September. They had a Covered-Dish Praise Service in November, 4 luncheons and a luncheon for the Council of Women.Mrs. Lucille A. Miller, President in 1955 - 1956 wrote"In view of the idea we might have a new kitchen and Lady's Parlor some day,"the Association voted to open a bank account and S700 was allocated from the General Funds as a starter. Over the years, the Christmas Bazaars and the Rummage Sales have become major fund raisers for the 'Women's Chi itch Improvement Committee.When.the new church was built and the old Sanctuary came to be called Fellowship Hall,it was the Women's Association that sold the cypress pews to pay for the building and equipment of the kitchen. From the start of the church the women have been a significant force in the life of the First Presbyterian Church. The Delray Chapter of Presbyterian Men was organized on June 30, 1949 and adopted their constitution on July 17, 1951. While there no longer is any amliation with the National Council, today the men of the church have breakfast together 6 times a year.With the voluntary contributions received at these breakfasts the men concentrate their interest toward the Adopt A Family promam_This involves taking the children to the zoo, ball games and Lion Country Safari outings. Recently a scholarship has been established to assist these children or their parents in furthering their education_ Other groups have contributed to the viraav of the church.In 1969 a school for Christian Living was formed which met on Wednesday evenings for a simple family meal, fellowship and study. In 1993 that format was revived and called Wonderful Wednesday a most stimulating program for all ages. In 1975 a group called Presbyterian Payers was formed to promote fellowship among the families of the church. It was a socially oriented organization_ The need for a church newsletter was suggested to keep church members better informed about all of the activities of the First Presbyterian Church. Over the summer the committee was formed and the first edition of the Spire was sent out in October. Pot-luck suppers and an Annual Ice Cream Social on the patio,trips and outings were or27-ni7ed by this group. In that first issue they wrote about the coming Harvest Moon Dinner on November 2'd when supper would be followed by musical entertainment by members of the choir. The Spire continues to be a vital link and fund for information even though the Presbyterian Partners no Ionizer exist as an organi7alion. Over the seventy-four years of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, The Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach and since 1977 Fellowship Hall has been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, wedrlino-z_ funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars and rummage sales. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. During these seventy-four years, few c:inQes have been made in the original building. The first on August 31, 1939 was the installation of the Allendoroh stained glass window on the west wall. Mrs. Allendorph was President of the Women's Association in 1935_ Her husband, as Trustee, signed the $6,000 loan to purchase the builriinas. The new front door and the stained a1ac;window,gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Delray were dedicated on April 1945.In 1955 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide an increase in the seating capacity at a cost ofS1,000.After becoming Fellowship Hall the stage area was built as was the modern kitchen_ 8 VI. Statement of Significance Thanks to the determination of Mr_ F.J. Schrader in 1928 to maintain the church he built as a church,this building has remained a place of-worship and fellowship consistently over the years. As the nrst church east of the waterway, it was he sanctuary for the Presbyterians of Delray Beach from 1928 to 1977 when it became known as Fellowship Hall. As a multi-functional facility for the church. it provides a place for worship, study and fellowship to this day. The historic character of the original building has been retained. The outer design and construction has not been altered except for the elimination of the seven terra-cotta urns decorating. the exterior"sills," the addition of the Robison stained-glass window, the new front door in 1945, and the northern porch which was added in 1956 to provide more space for worshippers. When the new sanctuary was built in 1977, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. Concerning the interior, the Women's Association sold the cypress pews which provided funds for installing the new kitchen. A sma! stage was built on the west side on the former location of the minister's pulpit and the choir. The pocky cypress arches remain a distinctive feature of the original design. Fellowship Hall stands today as an „ample of the type of construction typical in Florida and Delray Beach in the early 1920's. The Span -Italian style of architecture and the materials used are signatures of that era. In the historic r ords of the church, there is a quote that "it is the most Floridian church in Florida." Its distinctive features remain Tne �112mrock over the front door still proclaims this building as dedicated to the Christian faith and an integral part of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. • BIBLIOGRAPHY "Record"book: History of the First Presbyterian Church, Delray Beach, Florida, written by Margaret Livingston Smith, January 10, 1926. Also includes the Article of Incorporation. History of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. Florida: 1895 to January 10, 1926,from information written by Margaret Livingston Smith, by Paul L. Cox, contains other information and history from church records. Jistory of Founding of Christian Endeavor Group of Young People: Starting February 1926 with nineteen members. An Evening of Remembrance: October 21, 1959, by Jeanne Baldwin. Historical Sketch of First Presbyterian Church. Delray Beach. Florida: By Betty Ann Reed, Historian, 1987 Brochure and Transcript of Brochure Published in 1929: Brochure entitled "Community Church of Delray Beach, Florida" "A Chat About Our Church": By Rev. Morey, IN.1inister, 1956-1967 Lists Presidents of Women's Association Growth of the Church Shown in Session Minutes: October 18, 1925 to November 23, 1958 Constitution of the Delray Beach Chapter of Presbyterian Men: Oraani7ed June 30, 1949-Adopted July 17, 1951 The Dedication Service of the Christian Education Building: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Bch, on April 8, 1962 (Contains historic dates from October 1985 to current) Annual Reports: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach,Florida 1927- 1941 Treasurer's Account Books. 1925- 1935: Letter from Y.C. Boyd, Attorney to E! Wilson, May 21, 1942, concerning chancing the name from Community Presbyterian Church to First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida. Letter concerning the mortgage of S6,000 from the Board of National Missions, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Sanborn Map: 1926 Florida Master Site File: May 1, 1986 Building Description: April 14, 1988 Session Minutes and Annual Reports . 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F-,. .. ;•\,r," .:.!i. \---\ rr,, Z. ' r1 • � • r O , , .14 I1 . • ^ A \I'`` ` L ~ ' ' .. � L. ..j ____ ci2i .T. �.5 lY.wn�.. ^^ M. tl d_` CI b i;• 1 A n 1 \'.,1 2..i 1 y,.��l , ill- or 14 .il rr —' „ 5. CEAr4• OS It1a t\ ...:.:•_•.••••P:At.f....• TE I N. OCEAN BLVD _--' \ —.-------- .--- ......______ t 0 ` eaa \ ':•:..' • , t 6 1 / c Dr. Frank Nelson. who was the senior p`s.or from 1927 to 1930, wrote the following poem as true today as then. THE CHURCH BY THE SIDE OF THE SEA By the side of the rhythmic breakers On the shore of the crystal sea There stands a house that is calling To the best that there is in me. It is not a house of pleasure Nor a palace of earthly delight But a place where God reaches down And illumines my life with light. Ministers of First Presbyterian Church Senior Pastors James H. McCormick, D.D. 1926 - 1927 Frank H. Nelson, Ph.D. 1927 - 1930 S. Willis McFadden, D.D. 1931 - 1941 James G. Robinson, Ph.D. 1942 - 1957 Robert G. Morey, B.D. 1957 - 1967 Seth C. Morrow,. D.D. 1968 - 1983 Theodore A. Bain, Ph.D. 1984 - Assistant Pastors & Pastoral Assistants Byron S. Fruitt, B_D. 1964 - 1968 Paul D. Wierman, M.Div. 1978 - 1979 Blanchard D. Romaine, M.Div. 1979 - 1984 Arthur S. Joice, D.D. 1984 - 1987 Donald C. Drummond, M.A. 1987 - 1989 J. Michael Castronis, D.M. 1989 - 1992 Joan LeRoy Abell, M.R.E. 1992 - 9 AN EVENL1G OF REMEMBRANCE A Church Family Night dinner was held on Wednesday, October 21, 1959 in observance of the 30th anniversary of the dedication of this building for the Presbyterians. This "Evening of Remembrance" started with the buffet dinner attended by approximately sixty people. The piece-de-resistance was an anniversary cake decorated with an amazingly accurate reproduction of the front of the church building, coconuts in the palm trees included! While Mr. Morey took their pictures, those who were members at the time of the dedication joined Mrs. William G. James, wife of the Clerk of Session,in cutting the cake. The group included Mr. F.S. Schrader,who designed and built the church, Mrs. Lawrence F. Ranson, Mr. James H. Ranson, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith and Miss Addie Mae Bell and Mrs. Archie Creighton. After a delicious dinner,Mr. Kenneth Jacobson, Chairman of the Anniversary Committee, welcomed the members and reminded them that another special treat was in store for them in Janua y_ 961, when we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the granting of the charter to our church. Mr. Morey later added-that is planned to send out invitations to members in all parts of the country for this occasion.Mr. Jacobson said that the plans for this evening consisted of just sitting around and talking about old times" which proved to be a delightful experience for all concerned.Mr.Jacobson contributed many amusing stories as he presided over the informal meeting and introduced the guests of honor.Mr.William James first read Mr.Paul Cox's thorough and interesting history of our church and Delray Beach, dating from October 1895 (a copy of this document is attached). Mr.Jacobson then introduced Mr. F.J. Schrader as a gentleman who dated further back than the history of the church_Mr. Schrader came to Delray in 1911 and built the first house on the beach side of the waterway, the old Kentucky House.Mr. Schrader said that, in those days, there was no bridge. He hauled building materials with two mules and a cart, and had his choice of driving to the nearest bridge, which was at Boynton, or poling across the canal to the opposite shore- He then proceeded to tell of various remembrances he had of the people and places of those days. Mr. Schrader built our church for the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church in 1924, starting in May and ending in November, and built it single-handed,with help only from a carpenter,plumber and electrician. He admitted that he had his hanrds full when he came to the construction of the trusses! Mr. Schrader financed as well as built the church. Because of losses suffered from the pensive damage of the 1928 hurricane, the Baptists were unable to continue payment of their notes, so they tuned the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader as satisfaction. Although he had offers,he stood firm to his decision that he would sell his property only if the buyers continued to use it as a church, and refused to sell otherwise_ The Presbyterians raised S7 or 8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed S8,000 from the Home Board in Philadelphia and received a grant of S5,000. Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although the unpaid notes he held amomm-d to some S30 or 540,000. Not only are we grateful to Mr. Schrader for our building, but for the land on which the mans-is built,which was his gift to us.Although he had not previously been a member, Mr. Schrader came into our church when he reined here in 1937 after more than ten years in the North.He was also Clerk of Session and attended General Assembly in.Milwaukee. In answer to questions by Mr. Morey and various members,Mr. Schrader said that the srcie of our church building is patterned after an old cathedral in Italy, and is a mixture of Spanish and Italian archite..a..nre. There is one very much like it in Coconut Grove. A copy of a picture of the cathedral in Italy and a floor plan were used by Mr. Schrader as guides, although he explained that our church is not as elaborate as the original. The Chris-rian Education wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very limits of the property lines.The walling in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio are the only changed that have been made in the building since its construction in 1924. Mr. Jacobson thanked Mr. Schrader for being with us, introduced Mrs. Schrader and then asked Mrs. Margaret Walsmith to share some of her memories with us. She described the open air Baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same • • fountain. from which the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down from it. For the overflow from this pool, it was necessary to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it-stood. Mrs. Walsmith fondly recalled the chicken noodle, or "noodle and chicken," as she humorously termed them, dinners served by Mrs. Ellis and her committee from the church kitchen, which is now the Sunday School supply closet. The kitchen was equipped with but a four-burner oil stove and a sink, but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving, or ten cents for a meal! The greatest profit ever realized was S50, but a delightful time was had by all Miss Addie Mae Bell told of her appointment as Sunday School Superintendent during those very early times in our church history. She continues in this post until she began teaching in Palm Beach. Mrs. Lawrence Ranson then showed pictures of the first congregation and quoted an amusing anecdote concerning one of the first pastors. A lady in the congregation told Mrs. Ranson that this pastor's sermons were unusually lengthy,but that while he was prearhina no one could call on her to do anything at all. In those busy days of starting the church, she was grateful to him for affording her the opportunity to sit still for such a considerable period of time.Mrs.Ranson told of the various meeting places used by the Presbyterians during the years before they came into this church. They met on the porch of the old U.S.O., which was then knows as"Booster's Hall."Then they moved to the Women's Club,which was near the present Arcade. The 1928 storm ruined that building, so they held services in the school and the motion picture theater. Mrs. Ranson and the other charter members then told of the difficulties arising from the naming of the church as the First Presbyterian Church or Community Presbyterian Church and the decision to choose the latter. Mr.Jacobson remarked that he understood the church had been immensely popular with all denominations for weddings, as everyone wanted to walk up the aisle.He added that they should have tried to make Presbyterians out of all of them! Mr.Jacobson then introduced l'Nfrr. James Ranson and asked for his impressions of the early days from the viewpoint of the younger generation. firs. Walsmith smilingly interjected, "go easy, I was his first Sunday School teacher!" Mr. Ranson said that if there were any boys causing a commotion outside the building at any time, he was usually one of them. One of his most important chores was climbing up to the bell tower to repair the rope,which frequently parted company from the bell. At this point,Mr. Schrader asked if the bells were still used, and it was obligingly rung for him loud and clear, to the amazement of our neighbors, no doubt! To keep the youngsters occupied,Mrs. James then said, anyone with a stral talent was asked if they would teach something in his particular field.Mr.Archibald Crichton had a class in carpe ny and wood working which turned out many useful and attractive articles, and kept idle hands very busy. Mr. Schrader related an interesting feam-e of our pulpit construction,just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes TO the surface, thereby providing a solid coral strand on which,he said, the minister might proclaim"on Christ the solid rock I stand" and the congregation might sing, "How Firm a Foundation." Mrs. Walsmith then mentioned that the organ at that time was the same one we have now, and that Mrs. Ranson played "for everything." Mrs. Morey joined in with a story told to her by a lady who had been the organist for the Baptists. On the day that the worship service was held, the attention of the congregation was considerably diverted by a snake which dropped from the rafters and landed on the Communion Table. Mr.Morey closed the pleasant evening with a prayer of thanksgiving for the many blessings bestowed upon our church and congregation. Respectfully submitted Jeanne Baldwin, Secretary (This account has been copied by Nancy Young. February 23, 1998 from the typed report by the above secretary.) History of the First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida by Margret Livingston Smith `Write none other things. . . than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end (2 Corinthians 1:13) January 10, 1926 F.B.K. -1- • The organization of the P.esbyterian Church in Delray followed closely the beginning of the town itself that the history of the church can hardly be written without including some of the early history of the town and its settlers. In October 1895, \1r. Adolph Hoffman and five or six other men, who had come together in Palm Beach while waiting there for the East Coast canal to be finished this far, arrived in what was then known as the town of Linton.He found here exactly two men,Mr.Linton from Detroit, and an engineer for the land company. They were living in a tent standing at about the present corner of NE 7th Avenue, and NE 1" Street, the first high and dry spot back from the west bank of the canal. After disembarking from the boat on which they had traveled, these new arrivals carried, as best they could, their tents_ provisions, clothing, etc., wading across the low, submerged land between the artificial bank-of the canal and the higher spot further west. Of those first seven or eight men here,Mr. Hoffman alone remains,now March 1926. Others came at short intervals, continuously. Thereafter the Model Land Co. and the F.E.C.RR Co. being busily engaged in interesting people from the other states in forming colonies along the southern east coast of Florida. Mrs. Hoffmann and a few friends from Germany- over and joined Mr. Hoffman here later in 1895. Vegetable growing_, at first,was almost the only means of livelihood. Their first season the winter of 1895-96 was an extremely wet one: the crops were drowned, money was scarce; the people became discouraged by their failures and the great discomforts and privations they were enduring; and, one by one, a large part of the few who came first, gave up their lisle homes, and went elsewhere, during the years that followed. Within a.few months after their arrival here,these pioneers had started a school in a small, one-room house on the grounds,now much enlarged, still owned as school property by Delray district on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton Avenues. In this schoolroom, any minister, of whatever denomination, who stopped in the village, was invited to preach. In the spring of 1896, Dr. Henry Kegv,in, the Superintendent of Missions for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to Delray(Linton),and organized a; nirch in the little settlement here. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman, and Mr. Joel French (the town's first postmaster)were the three Trustees. A Dr. Thompson was the first minister.Beyond the fact that he came here from Cuba;that he lived in Lantana during the six months or thereabouts that he served the congregation here;that he preened once in two weeks;that he was a young man; and that he held services in Lantana, also, nothing more can be rernlled concerning him In 1897 or 1898,Dr_Kegwin himself came_ About this time the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman, a lot for a church building,it being 100'x 140'at the northwest corner of Atlantic Avenue and the now 5th Avenue or Dixie Highway_ The church building was never accomplished. But there was a small manse on the lot, and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters lived in it during his stay here. Because of the lapse of time and the many events following during the years,Mr. Hof"rrnan is not positively sure, but he thinks this frame building was moved to the lot,being the abandoned home of some former resident. it may be an item of interest that this manse later was moved again, and was for some years the home of Mr. &Mrs.Paul Dawson on Dade Street(NE 62h Avenue). Dr.Kegwin held service here every other week,preaching the alternate Sundays in Lantana or some other village on the line. The definite time he preached in Delray cannot be ascertained; but he was still living here in 1901, when he read the marriage service for Mr. J.J. Schabinger and Miss Mae Ewing. The village during the years was a struggi.. community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially. As more people came,the Lutherans organized their own church, and Mr. &Mrs. Hoffman went back to that,their oriainal church. Then the Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could no longer support their organization, and they disbanded. • In 1904, Mr. Lyman, acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction. Mr. .1.S. \\'ueoper. having bid 510 more than did Mr. French. got the property for about S250. Among the small number of members of this, the first church organization in this town, the only names that can be recalled are those of Mr. &Mrs. Adolph Hoffii,an, Mr. &Mrs. Lyman and daughter, Mr. &Mrs. Sherman (W.D.) and Miss Ina Blackmer. Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Sterling were active workers in the church, tho' not members. Dr. J.F. Shepherd, present Superintendent of Missions, gives the following information: "Dr. Henry Kegwin • was born in Indiana in 1836 (making him 60 years of age when he, as Superintendent of Missions, organized the Delray Presbyterian Church).He organized a number of other churches in the state, some fifteen of which were, by his advice, turned over to the Southern Church to save expense. He, himself supplied the Southern Presbyterian Church in Orlando for some time.He is no longer living." Dr. Shepherd saw reference to the Delray Church in the Minutes of the Florida Presbytery, which are now in the Historical Society in Philadelphia, and he thinks the organization was not perfected. "In 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School of thirty or more members, meeting every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (present Chamber of Commerce). Mr. Walter Knox (now deceased) was Superintendent, all offices were filled, and there were three or more classes with teachers. Mr. Knox became too ill, after six or more months,to do the work; another very active worker became ill and died. Others moved away,. and this Sunday school had to be given up." The above information was given by Mrs. Frank Nichols, one of the teachers. About this same year, 1916, a Presbyterian minister came at Mrs.Walter Knox's request, preached in the Methodist Church one Sunday morning,met the Presbyterians, and, after canvassing the field, decided that Delray had then as many churches as could be supported. Finally in the latter part of April 1925, at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity,Rev.J.F. Shepherd of Eustis Florida, Executive for Florida of the Board of National Missions, came to Delray and preached to and afterward addressed the congregation, in the Delray Theatre, on the desirability of organizing a church here at this time. The general feeling seemed to be an enthusiastic wish to act at once toward that end. A committee was appointed by Dr. Shepherd to canvas the whole field and obtain a full expression of the desire of the people. Appar'rrly nothing was done for some months. Then, on October 4, Dr. Shepherd rame again,and preached at the Chamber of Commerce Hall to a fair-sized congregation in the morning, his subject being "The Victory of Faith,"in the evening,he lectured on Egypt. After the morning sermon, the beginning of an organization was made; a committee, headed by Mrs. Lucy Rice Dean,was elected to arrange for a permanent place ofineeting and other details, preparatory to the next service on October 18. The expression of most of those present on October 4 was a feeling of joyful satisfaction at the prospect of once again having a Presbyterian Church in Delray. On October 18 at 1 1 a_m.,Dr.Joseph?. Calhoun,formerly of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, but just now resigned from a pastorate of several years in the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, preached a most inspiring sermon of advice and admonition to the new congregation, his text being Galatians 5:22. During this service a Congregational Meeting was opened by a prayer for God's guidance in the selection of Elders and His blessing on the new church; after which the selection of Elder was proceeded with, Dr. Calhoun acting as Moderator and Ruth L.McFarland as Secretary.Dr. Calhoun read the names of four men,recommended by Dr. Shepherd, as follows: Dr. Roy Webb, Mr. L.F. Ranson, Dr. Archibald Muller and Mr. Frank Dean -3- The four were elected by the congregation. Dr. Webb not being present, it was decided to proceed without him. Dr. Calhoun then asked the three present to present themselves for Ordination and Installation, and he read to them and to the congregation at this service. Dr. Miller being a previously ordained Elder, Mr. Ranson and Mr. Dean were now Ordained, and the three were installed as Elders in this church. The Benediction was then pronounced. The Session met immediately, and a dozen or more Ietters received, of those persons wishing to become members of this church, and Miss Jane Dean and Gertrude Miller were received on Confession of Faith. On November 1, Dr. W.A. Littell preached for the first time, here, coming for the winter from Denver, Colorado, at Dr. Shephard's request. Iris test was St. John 3:30 "He Must Increase, but I Must Decrease;" a most eloquent and scholarly sermon,the thought being that the individual must be subordinated to God and His work. Fifty persons were in attendance. This was also an evening service. On November 8, 1925,Dr.Littell made an urgent appeal to all Presbyterian residents and to others wishing a church home to add their names to the Charter Roll, saying this Roll would be kept o?en for some weeks, and that in the future it would be felt an honor to have one's name on it. About this time it was decided to continue holding the services in the Chamber of Commerce Hall, since no more desirable room seemed available.Morning service was held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening service, also, once in two weeks, the alternate Sunday evening and each Sunday afternoon being given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. This heavy work proved too trying for Dr.Littell's strength, and in January, Dr. Calhoun took over the work in Boynton, thereafter evening service was held in Delray each Sunday. Week by week the congregation grey in numbers and in enthusiasm. A second Congregational Meeting was called for January 3, 1926,the first Sunday of the new year, and was held immediately following the morning church service. Dr. Littell, presiding, read the form of a Church Constitution suggested by Dr. Shepherd, which was unanimously adopted; but, upon motion, was set aside for that meeting. The following men were nominated and elected as Trustees, according to the Rotary System: Mr. J.M. Spencer -Term of five years Mr. W.N. Johnson -Term of four years Mr.Kenneth Wood -Term of three years Mr. George Gray -Term of two years Edward T. Page, Ph.D. -Term of one year Next a financial plan was submitted and adopted by vote, providing for current expenses and the Benevolent Fund with use of a duplex envelope system and a treasurer for each. Mrs. Margaret Livingston Smith was elected Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund. At the s*:ggestion of Mrs. F.B. Kingsbury, it was decided to have a church historian, and Mrs. Smith was, also, elected to do this work Dr.Webb,who had previously offered a lot for a church building site explained at this meeting that the title to be the lot was in process of litigation,but That he thought he would be able,within three months, to give a clear title for same to the Trustees, but if finally rnable to deliver to the church this lot, 100 feet on North Swinton Avenue, he assured the congregation he would give very generously in other ways. Mr.Kenneth Ward, a builder, expressed himself as thinking it unwise to try to build while materials and labor were so unusually high in cost. The urgent need of a Sunday School was felt and had been much discussed by Dr. Littell and many members of the congregation, and the American Legion most generously offered their hall, free of all expense, for this purpose. This offer was made public at this meeting, and declined with a vote of thanks. By advice of Dr. Webb, plans for a Sunday School were dropped until after the summer months. At the service on January 3, 1926, the first special offering was asked for, for Church Benevolence, and the sum of S36 was given, and sent to the National Board of lvlissions in New York -4- An invitation was ea-tended to all women of the congregation and others interested in this church's v.wo::_. by Mrs. Margaret L. Smith. to meet at her home on the Ocean Boulevard-, on Monday, January 4 at 3 p.m. f::: the purpose of getting acquainted with each other and to plan for a permanent organization. After an enthusiastic discussion, an organization was formed, and later named "The %'omen's Association of The First Presbyterian Church of Delray." Mrs. Frank Dean was elected President Mrs. J.W. Wood was elected Vice-President Mrs. J.M. Spencer was elected Secretary Mrs. W.N. Johnson was elected Treasurer The members present were divided into two circles, for work, by the drawing of names with Mrs. E.T. Page, from Chicago, as leader of No. 1 and Mrs. W.A. Campbell, from Grenada, Mississippi leader of No. 2. At a later meeting,No. 3 was formed from the additions to the membership, with Mrs. Spencer as leader, she having resigned as Secretary of the Association, Mrs.Walsmith was elected secretary. The circles at once became active in the church work. The first notable thing done was a Father's and Son's dinner given by Circle No.1 'with the idea of fostering a friendly and fraternal spirit among the men and boys of the congregation. A good dinner was served and piano music, a real treat,was given by Mrs. Harry Breese,while the meal was in progress. About sixty men and boys enjoyed this entertainment. At the second monrhly meeting of the Association, the first Monday in February, Mrs. E.T. Page brought up the question of starting a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church. All approved, and Mrs. Page was asked to take charge of the movement. On the following Sunday evening, February 7, the first Christian Education meeting was held with light refreshments at 6 p.m., followed by the religious service. The attendance was very encouraging from the start. Die church was most fortunate in having the efficient and faithful help of two young women experienced in Christian Education work,Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland from Pittsburgh. The women of the Association took charge of the light refreshments, two serving each evening. The young people soon organized and elected officers, and have occasional social evenings, as well as a week-night study class. The first Christian Endeavor officers were: (omitted) From the first church service on October 4, Mrs. L.F. Ranson has faithfully served as pianist for every meeting. A volunteer choir of church people has added much to the sweetness of the worship of God. On December 17, 1925,Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland presented to the church fifty Presbyterian Hymnals, a much appreciated gift. Until that time, the church had been accepting the kindly loan, from the Men's Community Bible Class, of their song books. About December 1, Mrs. Kate H. Glass presented two silver offertory plates. A Charter Roll was closed on Sunday, January 31, recording a membership of persons. The first celebration of the Lord's Supper was held during the morning service on that day, with about ninety (90) communicants.Pre c,.eding the communion service, two infants were baptized, William Nooton Johnson, son of Mr. Cedric N. and Mrs. Faye Johnson, and Robert Lester LaDuke, son of Mr. Lester and Mrs. Mary Sabine LaDuke. There were also baptized William Nooton Johnson, Mary J. Johnson, Aline Johnson Hollarn (from the membership of the Friend's Church), Cedric N.Johnson,Faye Johnson, Mary Patricia Hollarn, Jean Hollarn, Sara W.Keen Lea VanMcMullen, Lester LaDuke and Mary Sabine LaDuke. -5- There were received into membership by Letter from other churches: Dr. WA. Miller and Mrs. W.A. Miller, First Presbyterian, Pensacola, Florida. Mrs. F. Gertrude Prather, Miss Sarah McFarland and Miss Ruth McFarland, Homewood Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Margaret C. Livingston Smith, First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio, through the Methodist Church, Delray Florida. Mrs.Kate H. Glass, Methodist Church,Delray,Florida,through the Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan. • Mr. L.F. Ranson, Mrs. (L.F.)Marion Ranson,Dr.Roy Webb, and Mrs. Roy Webb, First Methodist Church, Delray, Florida. Mr. George H. Gray, Mrs. George H. Gray, and Miss Edith Christine Gray, First Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. J.W. On,First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, New Jersey. . Mrs. Elizabeth Ely On,First Presbyterian Church, Perinsville, New Jersey. Mr. Edward T. Page and Mrs. Edward Page, First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Mary Rebecca Taylor, Presbyterian Church of Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Mr. I.F. Vernon, First Presbyterian Church, Irwin, Tennessee. Mr. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Surry Congregational Church, Surry,New Hampshire. Mrs. Insie Viola Nichols, Presbyterian Church, Glassport, Pennsylvania. Mr.J.M. Spencer,Mrs_ Ruby Snow Spencer and Miss Frances Marion Spencer, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky_ Mrs. Weston Chivers of First Congregational Church, Lake Worth, Florida. Mr. Neil M Chrichton and Mrs. Joan Chrichton of Presbyterian Church, Monticello, New York. Mrs. Maggie Wood of First Presbyterian Church, Grenada, Mississippi. Mr.William N.Johnson,Mrs.Mary J. Johnson and Mrs. Aline Johnson Hollam of West Richmond Friend's Church, Richmond Indiana_ (This account of the history has been typed from the handwritten records written by Margaret Livingston Smith in a"Record"book.) -6- Articles of Incorporation Article I The name of this incorporation shall be The First Presbyterian Church of Delray, Florida. Article II The principles on which this church is founded and associated are those truths of the Holy Scripture and that Ecclesiastical order and discipline which are set forth in the Constitution and Confession of Faith of the Presbyterian Church in the United Stags of America. Article Ill The officers of the church shall be a Pastor and a Session of ruling Elders of not fewer than four(five?) or not more than nine, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting, and all vacancies then filled. The duties of the Pastor and his Session are the pastoral care and the public instruction of the people, which are set forth in the Bible and in the Book of Discipline of the Presbyterian Church. The church may also provide for a Board of Deacons of not fewer than three, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting and all vacancies then filled, and whose duties are also defined in the word of God and the Book of Discipline of the church_ Article IV Section I-The officers of the Corporation shall be a Board of Trustees of five in number, one of whom shall be elected at each congregational meetinng, which meeting shall be held on the second Sabbath in February, and of which meeting due notice shall be given from the pulpit. Section Ij-All voting at the Congregational Meeting, at which the Pastor shall preside, shall be by ballot, whether it be for officers of the church or corporation,unless ordered by two-thirds of the members present at such meeting. Section III - The Trustees shall hold office each five years, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed.In case of vacancy by resicm on,the remaining members shall have power to fill the vacancy so caused. Section IV-The duties of the Trustees shall be the care of the property of the corporation and the raising and overseeing of finances of same, as well as those duties prescribed by the laws of the state of Florida governing Trustees of incorporate bodies. They are also empowered to contract debts in the interest of the corporation not to exceed the sum of S1,000 and which shall not already be provided for by subscriptions, and to give their note or a mortgage upon the property of the congregation, for which note or mortgage the property shall be duly holden in law. Section V-Since the church is a perpetal organization, the Trustees elected, or their successors shall each hold office perpetually. 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HARDEN, CITY MANAGER `-4 ,tii(2 kowiti.:/y THRU: DIANE DOMINGUEZ, PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR FROM: PATRICIA CAYCE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER;, SUBJECT: MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1999 FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH TO THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. Constructed in 1924 in the Mediterranean Revival architectural style, this was the first church to be built east of the Intracoastal Waterway. Located at 36 Bronson Street one block south of East Atlantic Avenue, the structure was originally the sanctuary for the congregation known as the Gibson Memorial Baptist church. It was purchased by the Presbyterian congregation in 1928 and was renamed the Community Presbyterian Church. It remained the Presbyterian sanctuary until their new church was constructed in 1977 at 33 Gleason Street, just to the west of the subject property. After the construction of the new sanctuary, the building became the congregation's Fellowship Hall. The building is noted for its symmetrical front facade, which consists of an arched entranceway with large double doors flanked by fluted pilasters crowned with an impressive cornice. Square bell towers with domed roofs anchor the two front corners. A decorative curved parapet, with a molding trimmed cap, connects the bell towers. The building was designed and built by Fred J. Shrader who established a contracting business in the City in 1911. His inspiration came from a church he had seen in Florence, Italy, however the lack of exterior embellishment gives the building a strong resemblance to the Mission style churches brought to the southwest by the Spanish explorers. A garden, accessible through doors on the north wall of the building, is included in the designation. The building has recently undergone extensive repair and restoration, which will insure its structural integrity for generations to come. The Historic Preservation Board considered this item at a Public Hearing on October 20, 1999. After discussion, the Board voted unanimously to recommend historic designation to the City Commission. _ , .-.+it .,•tkr+n,....+!Agig,gi(F*i.tK ,'kg F 4> - By motion, approve the ordinance designating the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Lots 16,17,18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision to the Local Register of Historic Places. ,.(' Attachment: Designation Report P _ �5� k 161-6 u File/s/pz/hpb/fellowhip-cc —6 • • F1N'DINGS� � �: HISTORIC PRESS{RVATI 'ONz B011,1R9DD Project Name: Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. s'- Project Location: Lots 16, 17, 18, & 19 of Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision. PLA 7- ,8"/' J 7=7y lTEM 'BEF'ORE= TH`E The action requested of the Board was that of conducting a Public Hearing to allow the public to comment on a proposal to have the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church designated as a local historic site. Based on an analysis of The designation report and testimony presented at the meeting, the Board considered a recommendation to the City Commission as to the Fellowship Hall designation in the Local Register of Historic Places. • To qualify as an historic site the property must fulfill one or more of the criteria set forth in Section 4.5.1(B)(2) or (3) of the LDRs. After conducting the public hearing, the Board found that the nomination fulfilled four of the designation criteria for the Fellowship Hall as follows: Section 4.5.1(B)(2) (d) Exemplifies the historical, political, cultural, economic, or social trends of the community in history; (e) Is associated in a significant way with a past or continuing institution, which has contributed substantially to the life of the City. Section 4.5.1(B)(3) (a) Portrays the environment in an era of history characterized by one or more distinctive architectural styles; (b) Embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, period, or method of construction. A letter is on file from Margaret W. Bowen, Clerk of Session of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, requesting the designation. No one from the public spoke against the recommendation to nominate Fellowship Hall to the Local Register of Historic Places. Meeting Date: October 20, 1999 Agenda Item:Ill-A HPB Findings Fellowship Hall Historic Designation- Page 2 Based upon positive findings to LDR Section 4.5.1(B)(2)(d)&(e) and 4.5.1(B)(3)(a) &(b), Criteria for Designation, the Board voted to recommend to the City Commission that Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Lots 16,17,18 and 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision, be listed, by ordinance, in the Local Register of Historic Places. The recommendation is to be transmitted to the City Commission at the next available meeting. File/s/hpb/fellowship hall-ff First Presbyterian Church 33 Gleason Street Delray Beach, Florida 33483 (561) 276-6338 11,.1 October 15, 1998 THEODOREA.BUSH,Ph.D. SENIOR PASTOR JOAN LEROYABELL,M.R.E. ASSOCIATE PASTOR Mrs. Pat Cayce Historical Preservation Planner City of Delray Beach, Florida Dear Mrs. Cayce, Mrs. Nancy Young, an Elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, has asked me to write to you concerning our Fellowship Hall being recognized as an historical site by the City of Delray Beach. Last winter a feasibility study was made concerning the status of Fellowship Hall which was in dire need of repairs . This building was built in 1924 for the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church by Frank J. Schrader. In 1928 the Baptists could no longer support their church and returned it to Mr. Schrader. Starting in the fall of 1928 the Presbyterians rented it from Mr. Schrader and then purchased it in 1929 . Mrs. Young was asked to do the research and write the history of this uniquely designed building. In doing so the Session also decided that the building warranted restoration. It was felt that this 1924 building is worthy of being designated an historical site. The history of the growth of the Presbyterian Church and the city itself become a closely knit story. Fellowship Hall stands today as an example of the type of construction typical of Flo- rida and Delray Beach in the early 1920s. It was the first church east of the waterway, and it has been involved in the growth and development of the city. We would be honored to have you consider our request of having this "most Floridian Church in Florida" recognized as an hist- orical site. Most sincerely, Margaret W. Bowen, Clerk of Session (Mrs. James L. Bowen) CITY COMMISSION DOCUMENTATION_'' TO: DAVID T. HARDEN, CITY MANAGER THRU: DIANE DOMINGUEZ, PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR 1 FROM: PATRICIA CAYCE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER SUBJECT: MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1999 FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH TO THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. B A•C.K G R O U N_D/A-NA LAY SIS Constructed in 1924 in the Mediterranean Revival architectural style, this was the first church to be built east of the Intracoastal Waterway. Located at 36 Bronson Street one block south of East Atlantic Avenue, the structure was originally the sanctuary for the congregation known as the Gibson Memorial Baptist church. It was purchased by the Presbyterian congregation in 1928 and was renamed the Community Presbyterian Church. It remained the Presbyterian sanctuary until their new church was constructed in 1977 at 33 Gleason Street, just to the west of the subject property. After the construction of the new sanctuary, the building became the congregation's Fellowship Hall. The building is noted for its symmetrical front facade, which consists of an arched entranceway with large double doors flanked by fluted pilasters crowned with an impressive cornice. Square bell towers with domed roofs anchor the two front corners. A decorative curved parapet, with a molding trimmed cap, connects the bell towers. The building was designed and built by Fred J. Shrader who established a contracting business in the City in 1911. His inspiration came from a church he had seen in Florence, Italy, however the lack of exterior embellishment gives the building a strong resemblance to the Mission style churches brought to the southwest by the Spanish explorers. A garden, accessible through doors on the north wall of the building, is included in the designation. The building has recently undergone extensive repair and restoration, which will insure its structural integrity for generations to come. HISTORIC PRESERVATION .BOARD . CONSIDERATION ; The Historic Preservation Board considered this item at a Public Hearing on October 20, 1999. After discussion, the Board voted unanimously to recommend historic designation to the City Commission. RECOMMENDED ACTION By motion, approve the ordinance designating the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Lots 16,17,18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision to the Local Register of Historic Places. Attachment: Designation Report File/s/pz/hpb/fellowhip-cc Designation Report FELLOWSHIP HALL THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Delray Beach, Florida Report Prepared by Nancy O. Young, Elder First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida For The Historic Preservation Board Delray Beach, Florida z r 1' 1 Mom"f ft- :— fi ti p�,, �J M�G y L - • • .. Vim\ •.4• t� 4 1 , u et i s •. y�r ti s �'s L +a , ; 5v'• rp^ tx"` , � k� ,7 ts ..i f > • e Ni - • c t.ti } L;r. 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Photographs IX. Addendum General Information Original and present location: 33 Bronson Street Delray Beach, Florida 33483 Date of construction: 1924, May to November Architect and builder: Mr. F.J. Schrader, Assisted by a carpenter, plumber and an electrician Former owner: Gibson Memorial Baptist Church 1924 - 1928 Present owner: First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida, 1929 - current Present use: Fellowship Hall used for social, educational, fund-raising activities, meetings, receptions and meals. Present zoning: Community Facility(CF) Legal Description: The Fellowship Hall, built and used as a church sanctuary from 1924 to 1977 is now being considered for historic consideration. Classification for Designation: Architectural and social significance. Lj J UAHAM (v MOUSE OCEAN EAST WIND HOUSE J� OF OELOAT ACH APTSECONDO BEACH CLUBS Q - DELRAY BEACH PINE BERKSHIRE - CO DO BEACH BARCLAY SOUTH Q HOUSE INC. 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U '� III SEAGATE CONDO 1CFAN TERR_ I O TOWERS G LL{{r,BS4N.{TREET y�;� Z...?Zpo j L Ip WTEHO�AES ci '..VE 0 i 111 Ill ¢O .:o U�"o II( U U O U O U I W — &i N A S S A U \ S T. RLNSED F NA 4GAH l,SBU Y PRPEAF HTE)COHK PC N7 Z LLI WINDEMERE HOUSE Z CONDO S.E.' I I3RD ST. >I I (BAY I 1 I STREET I N -1010- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY CITY OF DELRAY BEACH. FL - FELLOWSHIP HALL- PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT -- DIGITAL BASE MAP SYSTEM -- MAP REF: LM380 III. Executive Summary Built in 1924 as the house of worship for the congregation known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, this building was the first church to be built east of the waterway. On Bronson Street, it was located just south of Atlantic Avenue and two blocks from the ocean. In 1928, due to financial difficulties, the Baptists could no longer maintain their church and turned the deed over to Mr. F.J. Schrader who had been the architect, builder and financial underwriter of the building. In January 1926, the Presbyterian church of Delray Beach was chartered with sixty-six members including ten families who transferred their membership from northern churches. They met regularly in various places, the Delray theater, Booster Hall or the Women's Club. In the fall of 1928, the growing membership of this church, needing larger and permanent facilities, rented the empty church from Mr. Schrader for $30 dollars per month. Hoping to draw more members and visitors they named the church the "Community Presbyterian Church." This property consisted of the sanctuary building and the adjoining educational and social wing. Through various financing, the congregation was able to purchase the property from Mr. Schrader and held their dedicatory service on October 20, 1929 just five weeks after the tragic hurricane of that year. In 1945 the name was changed to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. To this day, members and visiting worshippers are drawn form near and far. Membership continues to grow so that in 1956, with 538 communicants, there was a need to provide for more seating over and above the pews which accommodated three-hundred persons. In that year a porch platform was built with an awning extension at the cost of$1,000. Over the years it became obvious that a new building was the only solution for the increasing number of worshippers and activities. In 1977 the larger sanctuary was built and dedicated. The former building now became Fellowship Hall. IV. Architectural Significance of Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church The building, originally known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church,was built in 1924 and was the first church east of the waterway. In 1928 the Baptist congregation was experiencing financial difficulties due to bank failures and the real estate calamity in Delray Beach. They returned the deed to the church property back to the architect/builder who had also financed the construction. Consequently, the empty church property was the ideal facility for the growing group of Presbyterians. The building was rented to them for $30 per month starting in the fall of 1928. The following year they purchased the property and held the dedication ceremony on October 20, 1929, naming it the Community Church of Delray Beach, Presbyterian. Mr. F.J. Schrader was the architect/builder and financial underwriter. He and his family had come to Delray Beach in 1911. He built a home for his family on Swinton Avenue with both a cellar and an attic, rarities in Florida architecture. During the first World War he went to Charleston, S.C., as a builder there, but returned to Delray Beach in 1922. In recounting the building of this church for the Baptist, he spoke of having a picture and a floor-plan of an old church in Florence, Italy, but made this church less ornate than the original. However, the form of architecture bears a strong resemblance to the mission-style brought to the Americas by the Spaniards with the long nave and twin towers flanking the facade. Mr. Schrader's church has been called the "most Floridian church in Florida." In a small brochure printed in 1929, the author elaborates on the construction of the church in these words: "The building is constructed in impenetrable interlocking tyle [sic], finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique `pecked' cypress. Inside the sanctuary, soft grey tones create a simple reverential atmosphere. Long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least three-hundred worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit is the fact that just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure foundation of God. Behind the Chancel is a Pilcher Organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. Mr. Schrader started building the church in May of 1924 working with only the help of a carpenter, plumber and electrician. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the interior cypress trusses. Construction was completed in November of that year. In the earliest pictures of the church, there are unique features that stand out. Above the doorway there is a shamrock imbedded in the stucco, a symbol of the trinity. On the top of the domed towers and other "sills" there are seven urn-like decorations. In later pictures these urns have been removed . . . by man or by hurricane? In August 1939, the Allendorph window was installed in the west wall above the organ pipes. In April 1945,Mr. Schrader made a new front door for the east side of the building and installed the large stained-glass window over the new front door which was donated by Mr. &Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul, Minnesota and Delray Beach. In 1956 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide for an increase in the seating capacity at a cost of$1,000. In 1977 after the completion of the new sanctuary for the First Presbyterian Church, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. A stage was built where the former pulpit stood and the kitchen was constructed to accommodate the many functions of the social life of the church and community. Over the seventy-four years the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, the Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church and now Fellowship Hall has been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, weddings, funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars, rummage sales, and homeowner association meetings for neighboring communities. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. BUILDING DESCRIPTION PROPERTY: First Prezbyterian Church LOCATION: 33 Gleason Street, Delray Beach, Fl FILE NUMBER: 23140-16148 DATE OF INSPECTION: April 14 , 1988 BUILDING NAME: Fellowship Hall • BUILDING USE: Meeting room, kitchen STORIES: One BUILDING AREA: Enclosed area 3 , 367 Open covered areas 819 Total 4 , 186 Square Feet FOUNDATION: Combination of masonry block foundation walls, with poured concrete pilaster footings • FRAME: Concrete pilasters and heavy wood timber A-frame EXTERIOR WALLS: CBS walls with special ornamentation and stainglass at main entry FLOOR(S) : Meeting area has wood floor joist and 2 by 6 decking with new kitchen section constructed of a . 4" concrete slab on grade ROOF: Heavy wood timber roof structure with pitched wood decking, and a new asphalt shingle roof cover INTERIOR FINISH: PARTITIONS : Masonry block between original church and new kitchen FLOOR COVERING: Carpet, vinyl WALL FINISH: Paint, -panelling CEILING FINISH: Acoustical tile, gypsum board and paint CONVEYING SYSTEM: None KITCHENS: Kitchen addition constructed in 1977, and includes painted wood cabinetry with formica countertops, and a special stainless steel top with 4 built-in cook tops by Balton Hot Ray, as well as 2 GE ranges, 1 GE refrigerator, 1 Whirlpool no frost freezer, 1 Whirlpool dishwasher, and 1 Hobart modlal WM-61 commercial dishwasher FIREPLACES/CHIMNEY: None PLUMBING: 4 fixtures total SPRINKLERS: None HVAC: Central heating and cooling at original church section, with the mechanical equipment for this system located in the classroom building. ELECTRICAL: Average lighting and outlets SPECIALTIES: Two bell towers AGE, CONDITION: Originally constructed in 1929 , with kitchen addition in 1977 . Overall condition judged • to be average for its age and occupancy. COMMENTS: Although the building is now used as a fellowship hall, its original construction and use was that of a church. 11.— I 341 a- iIc-3.�� lr T } 1 IvN. I I I I N — r ` - '�I , i i i -1 - 1 -� . - I ' STofir. I I I ,_ tr- _ I ! ul r l I -.+� 11-3 ` ' 1 I-- 1 — T -N I Y .....se_ -_ - i_ A ___ - - - - -- - - - , - - -_--2 11 ' � r ! 1 o I,_, M �,I / H ^ L. ► J _ � I" ` ? RENOVATION AND STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT Several years ago it was determined that structural repairs were imperative in order to retain the architectural integrity of the building. In September of 1998 the contracting firm of Mouw Associates,Inc., began the work,which is described below. First Presbyterian Church Project Review This building has been architecturally returned back to an earlier time in it's history,while at the same time being structurally reinforced from within. Architectural character of the Fellowship Hall has been restored by the removal of the kitchen and toilet room additions on the building's north side. An existing storage room in the northeast corner remains and has been converted into a toilet room opening onto the main Hall. This room is balanced on the northwest by an existing air handling room. The existing openings on the north side have been opened up and new doors and transom windows have been added.In Phase II of the project, a covered loggia will encircle the north courtyard. The Hall will have direct access and views through the new doors to the courtyard beyond. The existing windows on the south side have been also replaced.All the window glass used is hurricane resistant safety glass,at least 1/4"thick. These windows will sit in their existing openings, however the depth of the opening has increased due to additional steel reinforcing added to the inside of the walls.Although not historically accurate,this increase in depth does add to the character of the Hall.The walls will now feel thicker giving the illusions of a solidly built masonry wall. The existing wooden stage on the west side of the Hall has been removed and replaced by a new kitchen. Although the Hall is smaller, it's character is the same. The existing stained glass window on the west wall, has been relocated to the new wall which separates the new kitchen from the Hall. The space above the new kitchen is now a mezzanine level for air handling equipment The existing wood floor was been replaced by carpet over new concrete. This will reduce sound reverberation within the Hall. The building's new structural reinforcement consists three elements. First, a new concrete floor which is supported on it's own foundation which has been connected to the building's existing footers. Attached to the new footer are w6x20 steel columns which run up along the walls to the roof.New light gage metal stud framing covered with gypsum wallboard fill in between the 5 main steel columns. The existing wood rafters have been encased from below in a steel"U" channel which is bolted through the rafter and.welded to the steel columns. This whole system creates a building within a building. The existing masonry outer walls carry only their own weight. The roof is carried by the new steel columns, and the floor is a simple 4"concrete slab on grade. The roof is made up of a 3/4"tongue and groove wood ceiling, attached wood joists.New joists have been added to the alternate spacing of the existing joists for strength.Next 3"of rigid insulation, a 1"air gap, 3/4"plywood,and asphalt shingles as the outer layer. The decorative wood rafter braces were removed and used as templates for new ones. The newly reinforced rafters have been covered in decorative wood trim to match the existing rafters. Prepared by: Duane W. Grove Donaldson Group Architects 1450 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 102 Boca Raton, FL 33432 V. Historical and Cultural Significance The Biography of a Building Gibson Memorial Baptist Church 1924 - 1928 Community Presbyterian Church 1928 - 1940 First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1940 - 1977 Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1977 - 1 The Biography of a Building 1924 was a very good year in Delray and Delray Beach, Florida. The towns had been"discovered" by folks from the north who were flocking to buy property in the warm climate easily accessible by the Florida East Coast Railroad. The real estate boom was in it's third year. Practically everyone was rich on paper. The population had doubled in the last two years. Construction was at its peak. F.J. Schrader was the architect and builder of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street near the beach in the newly incorporated town of Delray Beach. This was the first church east of the canal. Up Ocean Boulevard to the north, wealthy Palm Beachers built the exclusive Gulf Stream Golf Club.Next year the town of Gulf Stream would be incorporated. Years before ocean front property sold for$3.50 a mile. Now the price zoomed. It was said that a single lot sold for$5,000 in the morning, $10,000 at noon and$20,000 in the afternoon. It was a wonderful prosperous time for all at last, an unimaginable dream for those few men who came in 1894 and lived in tents along Atlantic Avenue. By 1894 word of the gentle climate and fertile soil at reasonable prices had reached a group of men in Michigan. Congressman Linton, the Postmaster of Saginaw persuaded his friends David Swinton, who owned a book store in Saginaw and Frank Chapman, an asthmatic friend to join him on "safari" to look over the prospects of a place, not yet named, south of West Palm Beach. Henry Flagler was building his Florida East Coast Railroad but had not yet extended his interest this far south. The new arrivals came by barge on the canal, climbed the marshy banks with their gear and pitched tents near the high ground on 2id Avenue and eight-foot wide Atlantic Avenue. Mr. Linton purchased 160 acres of land for $25 an acre. This acreage was a jungle of palmetto, scrub pine and stunted sea grapes matted together with sawgrass. Linton then advertised that this fertile land was available for sale in 5 acre lots through the newspapers in Saginaw, Bay City and Flint, Michigan. He also gave his name for the new town and named Lake Ida after his wife. Among the first to respond was Adolph Hoffman, a Michigan farmer originally from Germany. Clearing the land was a monumental task. While they found that the palmetto root made excellent fuel, the plague of mosquitoes, brown deerflies and horseflies made life miserable. In 1895 Henry Sterling,who was to become an outstanding citizen of this town, came from Philadelphia and established the first commissary at the corner of today's 2'Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. His wife and five-year-old daughter came the next year. This commissary was a part of his home. Frank Chapman found that the warm weather cured his asthma. Ills home was the farthest east, next to the canal and became the village Post Office and his living room. When the village of Linton was established in 1895, Atlantic Avenue extended from the canal to Swinton and only a cart path beyond to Military Trail which had been used by the soldiers during the Seminole Indians wars. Living conditions were most primitive and the heat and insects made life a constant battle. The farming was not as ideal as expected. The water table was only three feet below the surface so that the drainage was very poor. Too much rain and the crops drowned, too little and they dried up and were ruined. And then the worst- a sudden freeze which ruined everything. After the second freeze in 1895, disillusioned farmers went back home or moved to West Palm Beach to work on Flagler's railroad. The village of Linton had only 100 hardy souls left in 1896. After that second freeze Henry Flagler distributed free seed to the stricken area. The fertilizer was hauled free and he provided for the shipping. It was the beginning of a profitable truck farming industry. Newcomers.started coming in 1898. Shortly after their arrival, these early settlers built a small one-room school house on the grounds still owned as school property in Delray on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton. In this schoolroom any minister of whatever denomination who stopped in the village was invited to preach. 2 In the Spring of 1896, Dr. Henry Kegwin, the Superintendent of Mission for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to visit and organi7ed a church. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman and Mr. Joel French were the three Trustees. Dr. Thompson was the first minister. He came from Cuba and lived in Lantana during the six months that he served the congregation. He was a young man who preached every other week alternating with Lantana. In 1897 or 1898 Mr. Kegwin came back. He was about 61 years old at the time that he organi7ed the Delray Presbyterian Church. He had organized a number of other churches in the state, according to the history written by Margaret Livingston Smith. About the time of Mr. Kegwin's return, the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman a lot for a church building, 100' by 140' at the NW corner of Atlantic and the new 5th Avenue. The church building was never built but there was a small manse on the property and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters stayed there during his time here. Dr. Kegwin divided his time between Lantana and Delray Presbyterians. How long he stayed in Delray is not known but he did officiate at a marriage in 1901. The village during these years was a struggling community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially. As more people came the Lutherans of German descent organized their own church and the Adolph Hoffmans went back to their original church. The Lutherans also organized a school to teach their children their native tongue. The Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could longer support their organization and they disbanded. In 1904, Mr. Lyman acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction for $250. In 1898, the village fathers felt that the name of Linton held a negative connotation for attracting new residents and tourists. Since many of the original settlers had come from Michigan, it was voted that the name be changed to Delray after a suburb of Detroit. By 1900 there were 150 residents. Mr. Morikami bought land in 1906 and planted what was to be a most successful crop on the sandy soil, the pineapple. In 1911 the canning factory was built by the Flagler Railroad System to can the pineapples that were not perfect in appearance yet were perfectly delicious. It was located at 2" Street and the railroad. An orchestra came from Miami for the opening celebration to play for the ceremony and dance that evening. It was reported that "it was a social affair the likes of which the town had never known or may never know again." Tragically a freeze came that night and ruined the crop. The first hand-cranked-drawbridge over the canal was built in 1911. It was replaced with a wooden bridge in 1923 in time for the building boom. F.J. Schrader, a builder, came to Delray in 1911 and built the first home east of the canal. During the First World War he went into construction in Charleston, SC, and while rooming there with Irwin J. Sink, another builder, persuaded him to come to Delray after the war and buy land adjoining his on Swinton. The Schraders had lived on Swinton for many years in a large frame house with a basement, most unusual in Florida, and an attic. Mr. Sink moved to Delray in 1922 and built the larger school house and the Case Del Ray Hotel for the Sterling's daughter on Atlantic Avenue on SE 2"Avenue. That site is now the Robert Worthing Park. Mr. Sinks built the Arcade Building and is reputed to have built more structures than any other contractor. In 1912, H.J. Sterling and three others organized the Delray Lumber Company. Up to then all lumber for building had to be barged down to Delray from West Palm Beach. Electricity was installed in 1914. Weeknights people could have power from 6 to 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock on Saturdays. The lights would blink and alert folks to light their oil lamps if they were going to stay up longer. One day a week electricity was turned on so those who had electric irons could use them and iron that one day. 3 With the sons and fathers off to the First World War the farmers found it very difficult to make a living. The main source of employment was at the canning factory. In 1915 or 1916 the pineapple factory was sold to the Snyder Ketchup Company and the aroma changed to that of tomatoes and spices. Pineapple growing was no longer a profitable endeavor because of the growth of Cuba's pineapple industry and cheaper cost of importing. Also contributing to the demise was the beginning of drainage by the Everglades and Lake Worth Drainage District. In time the land boom also meant the land became more valuable than pineapples. Land went from$50 per acre paid by growers to $1,000 an acre paid by developers. Between 1921 and 1926 four hotels were built. The new Kentucky House in 1921, Seacrest Hotel and Casa Del Ray in 1925 and the Alterep which later became the Colony Hotel. In 1923 Delray Beach was incorporated east of the canal. The people living on the east side did not want to be committed or involved with the indebtedness of Delray. They ran their own affairs and preferred it that way. When proposals were made of uniting the two towns, the Eastsiders agreed, finally, with the provision that Delray Beach would not be responsible for Delray's bonded indebtedness. In 1927, the old town of Delray Beach on the ocean had merged with the Town of Delray west of the canal forming the City of Delray Beach. The golden age of the buying and selling of land and buildings came to a great climax in 1926. The value of Delray property on the Tax Assessor's books amounted to $12,000,000. In early 1927 the bubble burst, the banks closed and the economy collapsed. By 1932 that property value amounted to $1,777,000. Delray's bonded indebtedness was $1,500,000, a huge amount for only 3,500 people. Thirty-five years later it was still paying off that debt. The hurricanes of 1926 and 1928 brought great hardship. The two storms of 1926, July 27th and September caused extensive damage particularly the September hurricane which caused property damage amounting to $200,000 to $250,000. The hurricane of September 16, 1928 left no section untouched. This storm with winds of 125 miles per hour knocked down or ripped apart one-third of all the buildings in Delray. St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Church, built in 1904 on Swinton Avenue,was wiped off the ground leaving nothing but rubble. All evidence of a church was blown away. Part of Route AlA was washed out 5 or 6 miles south of Atlantic Avenue. The pavement on both sides came to an abrupt end and the jagged edges hung out over the sand. The Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street that Mr. Schrader built and financed so near to the ocean remained unharmed but stood empty. It was built in 1924 for 35 Baptists and their minister, the Reverend Mr. Samuel Gibson and Mrs. Gibson. The small congregation had grown to 135 members by 1928 but financial difficulties, the bank failures and the inability to pay for the construction forced them to reunite with the other Baptists turning the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader. It was most fortunate that the church building was available for rent to the new revitalized Presbyterian congregation for$30 per month. Amazingly, after that dreadful September 16th storm, they held their first service in the church on October 21s`,just five weeks later. They had found a home. Over the years from 1896 and Dr. Kegwin's arrival, the Presbyterian faithful had tried many times to form a congregation. As an example, in 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School of 30 or more members. They met every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (the original Chamber of Commerce building). However, after the Superintendent became too ill and another very active worker became ill and died, this Sunday School had to be given up. Also, in 1916 another Presbyterian minister made a survey of the potential of forming a Presbyterian Church in Delray and came to the conclusion that the town had as many churches as the town could support. 4 Finally in the latter part of April 1925, at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity, Rev. J.F. Shepherd of Eustis, Florida, Executive for the Florida Board of National Missions, U.S.A., came to Florida and preached and addressed the congregation in the Delray Theater on the desirability of organizing a church here at that time. The general feeling seemed to be enthusiastic to moving toward organizing. However, no action was taken until Dr. Shepherd came again on October 4th and preached to a fair-sized congregation. After the morning sermon, the beginning of the organisation was made, a committee was formed to arrange for a permanent place to meet and other details preparatory to the next meeting on October 18`h. This time the enthusiasm and dedication grew so that on Sunday, October 18th the First Presbyterian Church of Delray was organized with Dr. Joseph P. Calhoun,recently retired pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, officiating and the first four Elders were elected. On November 1, 1925, Dr. W.A. Littell preached to the congregation of 50 people. This early church met in several places including Booster Hall, The Women's Club, the school and the motion picture theater. Morning services were held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening services held every week. Alternating Sunday evenings and each Sunday afternoon were given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. On January 3, 1926, at a Congregational Meeting, the Church Constitution was adopted and Trustees were elected. The first sacrament of the Lord's Supper was celebrated on January 31s`. On that date 13 people were baptized, more were admitted to membership and the Charter Roll was closed with 66 members. The women of the church organized immediately. Mrs. Margaret L. Smith had a meeting her home on January 4th to form a "Women's Association of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray." At the second meeting of this association, the formation of a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church was created. Their first meetings were held on Sunday evenings. The McFarland sisters,who had previous experience with the Christian Endeavor Society in their former hometown, became great assets to this small group. As the activities of the membership grew, finding a place to meet became difficult. The availability of the empty Baptist Church was the answer. Starting in the fall of 1928, this Sanctuary with it's educational wing became the center of Delray Presbyterian life. Mr. Schrader had other offers to purchase the property but he was adamant that the purchaser would be a church. The Presbyterians of Delray were able to raise $7,000 to $8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed $6,000 from the Home Board of Missions in Philadelphia and received a grant of$5,000. Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although he had unpaid notes amounting to $30,000 to $40,000. Mr. Schrader also made a gift of the land on which the manse was built. Hoping to draw a greater number of worshipers and tourists, the name of the church was changed from First Presbyterian Church to The Community Church, Presbyterian of Delray. The dedication service was held on October 20, 1929. The architecture of this Spanish/Italian style church is quite unique through very appropriate to its setting. Mr. Schrader, architect and builder, had a picture and floor plan of an old cathedral in Florence, Italy. He started construction in May of 1924,working single-handed with only the help from a carpenter, a plumber, an electrician, and completed the construction in November. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the cypress trusses. The building is constructed of"impenetrable interlocking tyle and finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique `pecked' cypress. It has been said that this church is 'the most Floridian church in Florida'." The low L-shaped extension enclosed the court yard. "These cool open rooms are used for religion education classes and social functions and are completely equipped for the purpose. In the grass-covered enclosure around which the Sunday School annex extends, is an open-air baptistery. The source of its water supply is from a rock-built foundation, festooned with ferns, which flows down the gentle slope beneath the shade of the leaning palms. This is said to be the only open-air baptistery in America." 5 "Inside the sanctuary soft gray tones create a simple reverential atmosphere,long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least 300 worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit construction is the fact that just underneath is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid coral strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure foundation of God. Behind the chancel is a Pilcher organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. The large plain glass windows not only allow a ready vision of Nature's charms, but also provides ample ventilation in the winter and a free course for the cool summer breezes." This quotation comes from a small brochure written and illustrated in 1929. It also states that "This church is supported entirely by voluntary offerings and has no endowment such as is customary in such churches elsewhere. Your earnest consideration is asked for the upkeep of this beautiful Sanctuary." At an"Evening of Remembrance"held on the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the building, October 21, 1959, Mr. Schrader explained that he did not make this church as elaborate as the picture of the original in Italy. The Christian Educational Wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very limits of the property wing. The walling-in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio were done later and are the only changes made to the original 1924 structure. On that Remembrance Evening, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith described the open-air baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. "The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same fountain, from which the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down into it. For the overflow of water from this pool, it was necessary to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it stood." The kitchen ultimately became the Sunday School supply closet. It was equipped with a four-burner stove and sink but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving or 10 cents per meal. The greatest profit realized was $50. According to Trustees Meeting Minutes in 1927 Reverend Frank A. Nelson was paid $50 per week but after the stock market crash in December 1930 Reverend Bailey, a guest minister, was paid $15 for two sermons on Sunday plus $3 for lodging at Kentucky House and $2.05 for four meals at the coffee shop. The organist, Mrs. Clover,was given a contract for$25 per month beginning on January 1'`, 1931. This entailed playing for two services on Sunday and granting her the privilege of full use of the organ to practice and instruct during daylight hours and to use the church for recitals dividing the gross receipts equally. In 1931 her husband was paid $15 a month to organize and lead the choir, including a male quartet, using special talent from time to time and directing rehearsals and cooperating with the Chairman of the Music Committee. Paying off the loan from the Board of National Missions meant sending them$600 each September 15th from 1930 to 1939 when the total sum of$6,000 would have been paid. This was a non-interest bearing note signed and dated September 15t, 1929. While the boom and bust period had severe effects on Delray's economy, making 1926 - 1927 the worst depression years, the bottom truly came in 1932. Barter, trade and credit became the coinage. The minister of the First Baptist Church in Delray announced that the collection plate would no longer be passed during the service. The plate would be placed at the door where people could place in it whatever they could afford. This was done to avoid embarrassment for any member of the congregation. It was said that some had nothing to give in those days except their devotion. The Presbyterian Treasurer's account book for September 1932 (church membership was 81 that year) records the offering on September 4th as$9.50 in the envelopes and $1.47 in loose change, September 11t' of$11.70 in envelopes and$1.10 in change, September 18th$10.25 in the envelopes and $7.61 in change and the 25th of$7.40 in envelopes and $3.22 in loose change. 6 The street lights were turned off during the summers of 1933 and 1934 to save money. That winter however seemed to mark a change in the economic tide in Delray as well as the nation. Recovery from the great depression seemed to begin. Suddenly artists,writers, professional men and financiers started to come to Delray and were willing to invest in property and homes. These were people who enjoyed the delightful quiet surroundings of a small city. Edna St. Vincent Millay was among that group. The Arcade Building became the gathering place for the artists who rented studios on the second floor and lunched in the Tap Room. At the Annual Congregational Meeting held on April 3, 1940 the name of the church was changed from The Community Presbyterian Church to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. At that time there were 91 members listed on the roll. Great changes came with the Second World War. In 1942, 1,200 men were moved into the Boca Raton Club where the new Army Air Force radar training school was set up. Many of these men brought their families and came to live in Delray Beach. The Coast Guard stationed about 100 men at the Gulf Stream Polo Field which served as their base of operation. They, too, brought families to live in the city. The military also commandeered the herd of cows pastured in the St. Andrew-Briny Breezes area for fresh milk for the men. In October 1942, Dr. James G. Robinson was called to be the new pastor following the death of Dr. S. Willis McFadden who had been the much beloved minister for ten years. Dr. Robinson arrived with his family and conducted his first service on October 18t. In January 1943, at a Session Meeting, Dr. Robinson told of working as acting chaplain among the Coast Guardsmen at Gulf Stream and asked permission for this added duty. Also in that Session's Minutes is written"Dr. Robinson brought up a proposition of Mrs. Mary Lee Reid, a visiting musician and organist at Grand Central Station in New York to hold a 5 o'clock song service for men of the armed services in the church. Dr. Robinson and Mr. Ranson were asked to investigate." There was no mention of the results. Delray Beach opened its heart for these new arrivals. The U.S.O. was on Atlantic Avenue and First Presbyterian Church was there with hospitality, friendship and solace.With the hotels,houses and apartments housing the Airmen and Coast Guard the hundreds of men and women employed to care for them meant an economic windfall for Delray Beach. Throughout the years before air-conditioning the problem of holding meetings for worship during the summer was met in several ways. Some years there were no services from July to September. In 1939 the church closed during the pastor's vacation. Sometimes only a Sunday School was held in the summer. On June 21, 1943 the Session, after discussing plans for the summer services, passed the motion that "it be our policy to hold services until attendance drops below 50, then we shall meet again to discuss the matter." There was a membership at that time of 113 parishioners. Reporting on attendance at the September meeting, the pastor gave the results of the church being kept open during the months of July and August, 9 weeks, as there was a total of 623 attendees. In April 1945 Mr. Schrader made a new front door and installed the art glass windows above the door. This easterly window was the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul,Minnesota, and Delray Beach. Starting in April 1947 there was a discussion of the need to hold two services during the winter season. The church was becoming too small for the crowd of attendees. At that time, the city of Delray Beach had a summer population of 10,000 and 15,000 in the winter. By 1952 there was a need for more Sunday School rooms especially since the choir took up one of their rooms. The January 19, 1955 Annual Congregational Meeting's Minutes note that the membership totaled about 450 members. At that meeting a silver chalice for communion was donated to the church by Allan Weber of the Delray Art Galleries. At the July 11, 1956 Session Meeting the Trustees outlined a project to extend the porch platform 15 feet to the north with an awning extension to temporarily increase the seating capacity for the church at a cost of$1,000. In November at the Session Meeting the motion was passed that the location of the present church should not be moved and that of the Christian Education building be erected at a cost of$80,000. 7 From that first day in 1926 at Margaret L. Smith's house, the Women's Association has been very involved and active in the affairs of the church. Dinners, teas, and celebrations were only part of their schedule. They did various forms of fund-raising from Bake Sales to Apron Parties. In the Annual Report of January 1957 their activities told of their 106 members participating in ten regular meetings, 8 Board Meetings, 9 Circle Meetings, a Retreat, a Spring Tea and one Rally in September. They had a Covered-Dish Praise Service in November, 4 luncheons and a luncheon for the Council of Women. Mrs. Lucille A. Miller, President in 1955 - 1956 wrote "In view of the idea we might have a new kitchen and Lady's Parlor some day,"the Association voted to open a bank account and $700 was allocated from the General Funds as a starter. Over the years, the Christmas Bazaars and the Rummage Sales have become major fund raisers for the Women's Church Improvement Committee. When the new church was built and the old Sanctuary came to be called Fellowship Hall, it was the Women's Association that sold the cypress pews to pay for the building and equipment of the kitchen. From the start of the church the women have been a significant force in the life of the First Presbyterian Church. The Delray Chapter of Presbyterian Men was organi7ed on June 30, 1949 and adopted their constitution on July 17, 1951. While there no longer is any affiliation with the National Council, today the men of the church have breakfast together 6 times a year. With the voluntary contributions received at these breakfasts the men concentrate their interest toward the Adopt-A-Family program. This involves taking the children to the zoo, ball games and Lion Country Safari outings. Recently a scholarship has been established to assist these children or their parents in furthering their education. Other groups have contributed to the vitality of the church. In 1969 a school for Christian Living was formed which met on Wednesday evenings for a simple family meal, fellowship and study. In 1993 that format was revived and called Wonderful Wednesday a most stimulating program for all ages. In 1975 a group called Presbyterian Partners was formed to promote fellowship among the families of the church. It was a socially oriented organization. The need for a church newsletter was suggested to keep church members better informed about all of the activities of the First Presbyterian Church. Over the summer the committee was formed and the first edition of the Spire was sent out in October. Pot-luck suppers and an Annual Ice Cream Social on the patio, trips and outings were organi7ed by this group. In that first issue they wrote about the coming Harvest Moon Dinner on November 2nd when supper would be followed by musical entertainment by members of the choir. The Spire continues to be a vital link and fund for information even though the Presbyterian Partners no longer exist as an organization. Over the seventy-four years of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, The Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach and since 1977 Fellowship Hall has been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, weddings, funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars and rummage sales. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. During these seventy-four years, few changes have been made in the original building. The first on August 31, 1939 was the installation of the Allendorph stained glass window on the west wall. Mrs. Allendorph was President of the Women's Association in 1935. Her husband, as Trustee, signed the $6,000 loan to purchase the buildings. The new front door and the stained glass window, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Delray were dedicated on April 1945. In 1956 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide an increase in the seating capacity at a cost of$1,000. After becoming Fellowship Hall the stage area was built as was the modern kitchen. 8 Dr. Frank Nelson, who was the senior pastor from 1927 to 1930, wrote the following poem as true today as then. THE CHURCH BY THE SIDE OF THE SEA By the side of the rhythmic breakers On the shore of the crystal sea There stands a house that is calling To the best that there is in me. It is not a house of pleasure Nor a palace of earthly delight But a place where God reaches down And illumines my life with light. Ministers of First Presbyterian Church Senior Pastors James H. McCormick, D.D. 1926 - 1927 Frank H. Nelson, Ph.D. 1927 - 1930 S. Willis McFadden, D.D. 1931 - 1941 James G. Robinson, Ph.D. 1942 - 1957 Robert G. Morey, B.D. 1957 - 1967 Seth C. Morrow, D.D. 1968 - 1983 Theodore A. Bush, Ph.D. 1984 - Assistant Pastors & Pastoral Assistants Byron S. Fruitt, B.D. 1964 - 1968 Paul D. Wierman, M.Div. 1978 - 1979 Blanchard D. Romaine, M.Div. 1979 - 1984 Arthur S. Joice, D.D. 1984 - 1987 Donald C. Drummond, M.A. 1987 - 1989 J. Michael Castronis, D.M. 1989 - 1992 Joan LeRoy Abell, M.R.E. 1992 - 9 VI. Statement of Significance Thanks to the determination of Mr. F.J. Schrader in 1928 to maintain the church he built as a church, this building has remained a place of worship and fellowship consistently over the years. As the first church east of the waterway, it was the sanctuary for the Presbyterians of Delray Beach from 1928 to 1977 when it became known as Fellowship Hall. As a multi-functional facility for the church, it provides a place for worship, study and fellowship to this day. The historic character of the original building has been retained. The outer design and construction has not been altered except for the elimination of the seven terra-cotta urns decorating the exterior "sills," the addition of the Robison stained-glass window, the new front door in 1945, and the northern porch which was added in 1956 to provide more space for worshippers. When the new sanctuary was built in 1977, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. Concerning the interior, the Women's Association sold the cypress pews which provided funds for installing the new kitchen. A small stage was built on the west side on the former location of the minister's pulpit and the choir. The pecky cypress arches remain a distinctive feature of the original design. Fellowship Hall stands today as an example of the type of construction typical in Florida and Delray Beach in the early 1920's. The Spanish-Italian style of architecture and the materials used are signatures of that era. In the historic records of the church, there is a quote that "it is the most Floridian church in Florida." Its distinctive features remain. The shamrock over the front door still proclaims this building as dedicated to the Christian faith and an integral part of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray B each. BIBLIOGRAPHY "Record" book: History of the First Presbyterian Church, Delray Beach, Florida, written by Margaret Livingston Smith, January 10, 1926. Also includes the Article of Incorporation. History of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida: 1895 to January 10, 1926, from information written by Margaret Livingston Smith, by Paul L. Cox, contains other information and history from church records. History of Founding of Christian Endeavor Group of Young People: Starting February 1926 with nineteen members. An Evening of Remembrance: October 21, 1959, by Jeanne Baldwin. Historical Sketch of First Presbyterian Church, Delray Beach, Florida: By Betty Ann Reed, Historian, 1987 Brochure and Transcript of Brochure Published in 1929: Brochure entitled "Community Church of Delray Beach, Florida" "A Chat About Our Church": By Rev. Morey, Minister, 1956-1967 Lists Presidents of Women's Association Growth of the Church Shown in Session Minutes: October 18, 1925 to November 23, 1958 Constitution of the Delray Beach Chapter of Presbyterian Men: Organized June 30, 1949 -Adopted July 17, 1951 The Dedication Service of the Christian Education Building: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, on April 8, 1962 (Contains historic dates from October 1985 to current) Annual Reports: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida 1927 - 1941 Treasurer's Account Books, 1925 - 1935: Letter from Y.C. Boyd, Attorney to E.M. Wilson, May 21, 1942, concerning changing the name from Community Presbyterian Church to First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida. Letter concerning the mortgage of$6,000 from the Board of National Missions, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Sanborn Map: 1926 Florida Master Site File: May 1, 1986 Building Description: April 14, 1988 Session Minutes and Annual Reports Treasurer's Account Book: April 1, 1935 -March 1944; April 1944 -January 1952; and, January 1952 - January 1954 Women's Association Minutes: December 27, 1931 -February 26, 1934 and 1934 - 1936 The Spire Newsletter: October 1979 to October 1986 Delray Historical Society: Miami Daily News, September 17, 1928, concerns the Hurricane Lora Sinks Britt, My Gold Coast in Earlier Years Brittany House Publishers, Palatka, Florida, 1984 Cecil W. and Margoann Farrar, Incomparable Delray Beach, Its Early Life and Lore, 1894-1930 Printed by Star Publishing Co., Inc., Boynton Beach, Florida First printing, March 1974 Eighty Years of History of Women's Club of Delray Beach. 1902 - 1982 From Sapling to Sturdy Oak, St. Paul's Episcopal Church Report prepared by: Nancy O. 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'it; ,-.F- s a '� 2 d sue- .,,..z-gam :r',T y.- wry 'r .c .4.T. �.1,1 «. _ 7`` y T` s -+'•T i, •.e %`'•� __ .- -.1 , • - = -• t ti - ! -ify • ✓ • '1Sr f` '- •42 4- - r .tic. . r F l -+- ` 1ii , ��"• r...a - art ; s 1• - 4` .: , Y 7 5 1. 36 Bronson Avenue, Delray Beach i STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE FLORIDA MASTER SITE FILE • Division of Archives.History Site Inventory Form FDAHRM and Records Management 802= = DS-HSP.3AAA Rev.3.79 1009= = Site No..- Site Name GIBSON MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH Survey Date 820= = Address of Site: 36 Bronson Avenue, Delray Beach 905= = Instruction for locating • 813= = Location: preen Park 10_21 * 868= = PALM Bit;n 'name block no, lot no. County: 808= = Owner of Site: Name: First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach Address: 33 Gleason Street Type of OwnershipPr-iv +-Q 848= = 832= = Recording Date 5-1-86 832= = Recorder: Name & Title: John P. Johnson Address: HPBCPB 818= = Condition of Site: Integrity of Site: Original Use Church 838= = Check One Check One or More Church El Excellent 863== El Altered 858== Present Use 850= = Dates: Beginning 1929 844= = • ® Good 863== ll Unaltered 858= = Culture/Phase 840= = . ❑ Fair 863= = ® Original Site 858== Period 845= = 0 Deteriorated 863= = 0 Restored( )(Date: )( )858= = • 0 Moved( )(Date: )( )858== NR Classification Category: Building 916= = Threats to Site: Check One or More ❑Zoning( )( )( )878= = ❑Transportation( )( )( )878== O Development( )( )( )878== 0 Fill( )( )( )878== ❑ Deterioration( )( )( )878== ❑ Dredge( )( X.. )878== ❑ Borrowing( )( }( )878== O Other(See Remarks Below): 878== Areas of Significance: Architicti re, Rei on 910= = Significance: Granite corner stone: Org. 10-18-25 Ded. 10-02-29 • 911 = = ARCHITECT Unk. BUILDER Unk. 872= _ STYLE AND/OR PERIOD MPn i terranQan RP 96 4 vi va 1 9 PLAN TYPE Rectangular 4= = EXTERIOR FABRIC(S) Stucco 964- _ STRUCTURAL SYSTEM(S) 854= = PORCHES On north elevation , modern 856= = FOUNDATION: concrete 942= = ROOF TYPE: Gable 942= _ pesky cypress joists 942= — SECONDARY ROOF STRUCTURE(S): CHIMNEY LOCATION: 942= = none WINDOW TYPE: • WFS stained glass 942 CHIMNEY: N 942= _ None ROOF SURFACING: Roll roofing 882_ = ORNAMENT EXTERIOR: shamrock decoration; bell in n. tower 882 882= _ NO. OF CHIMNEYS none 952= = NO. OF STORIES two 950= = NO. OF DORMERS none - Map Reference(incl. scale & date) De 1 ray Beach, topographic, 1 : 24, 00054= = 1962 , 1983 809= _ Latitude and Longitude: r r I/ • Site Size(Approx.Acreage of Property): LT 1 800= = 833= = LOCATION SKETCH OR MAP N Township Range Section Smith east 46 cninth 4R e, c- 1 6 812= _ Last Atlantic Avenue UTM Coordinates: a a Zone Easting890=-=t Q Northing E t i C I . i ..,4 , i g k O I 3 61 p0 I T 1 Dead End • Photographic Records Numbers 860= _ Contact Print AN EVENING OF REMEMBRANCE A Church Family Night dinner was held on Wednesday, October 21, 1959 in observance of the 30th anniversary of the dedication of this building for the Presbyterians. This "Evening of Remembrance" started with the buffet dinner attended by approximately sixty people. The piece-de-resistance was an anniversary cake decorated with an amazingly accurate reproduction of the front of the church building, coconuts in the palm trees included! While Mr. Morey took their pictures, those who were members at the time of the dedication joined Mrs. William G. James, wife of the Clerk of Session, in cutting the cake. The group included Mr. F.S. Schrader, who designed and built the church, Mrs. Lawrence F. Ranson, Mr. James H. Ranson, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith and Miss Addie Mae Bell and Mrs. Archie Creighton. After a delicious dinner, Mr. Kenneth Jacobson, Chairman of the Anniversary Committee, welcomed the members and reminded them that another special treat was in store for them in January 1961, when we celebrate the 35`h anniversary of the granting of the charter to our church. Mr. Morey later added that is planned to send out invitations to members in all parts of the country for this occasion. Mr. Jacobson said that the plans for this evening consisted of "just sitting around and talking about old times" which proved to be a delightful experience for all concerned. Mr. Jacobson contributed many amusing stories as he presided over the informal meeting and introduced the guests of honor. Mr. William James first read Mr. Paul Cox's thorough and interesting history of our church and Delray Beach, dating from October 1895 (a copy of this document is attached). Mr. Jacobson then introduced Mr. F.J. Schrader as a gentleman who dated further back than the history of the church. Mr. Schrader came to Delray in 1911 and built the first house on the beach side of the waterway, the old Kentucky House. Mr. Schrader said that, in those days, there was no bridge. He hauled building materials with two mules and a cart, and had his choice of driving to the nearest bridge, which was at Boynton, or poling across the canal to the opposite shore. He then proceeded to tell of various remembrances he had of the people and places of those days. Mr. Schrader built our church for the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church in 1924, starting in May and ending in November, and built it single-handed,with help only from a carpenter, plumber and electrician. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the trusses! Mr. Schrader financed as well as built the church. Because of losses suffered from the extensive damage of the 1928 hurricane, the Baptists were unable to continue payment of their notes, so they turned the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader as satisfaction. Although he had offers, he stood firm to his decision that he would sell his property only if the buyers continued to use it as a church, and refused to sell otherwise. The Presbyterians raised $7 or 8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed $8,000 from the Home Board in Philadelphia and received a grant of$5,000. Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although the unpaid notes he held amounted to some$30 or $40,000. Not only are we grateful to Mr. Schrader for our building, but for the land on which the manse is built,which was his gift to us. Although he had not previously been a member, Mr. Schrader came into our church when he returned here in 1937 after more than ten years in the North. He was also Clerk of Session and attended General Assembly in Milwaukee. In answer to questions by Mr. Morey and various members, Mr. Schrader said that the style of our church building is patterned after an old cathedral in Italy, and is a mixture of Spanish and Italian architecture. There is one very much like it in Coconut Grove. A copy of a picture of the cathedral in Italy and a floor plan were used by Mr. Schrader as guides, although he explained that our church is not as elaborate as the original. The Christian Education wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very limits of the property lines. The walling in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio are the only changed that have been made in the building since its construction in 1924. Mr. Jacobson thanked Mr. Schrader for being with us, introduced Mrs. Schrader and then asked Mrs. Margaret Walsmith to share some of her memories with us. She described the open air Baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same fountain, from which the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down from it. For the overflow from this pool, it was necessary to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it stood. Mrs. Walsmith fondly recalled the chicken noodle, or"noodle and chicken," as she humorously termed them, dinners served by Mrs. Ellis and her committee from the church kitchen, which is now the Sunday School supply closet. The kitchen was equipped with but a four-burner oil stove and a sink, but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving, or ten cents for a meal! The greatest profit ever realized was $50, but a delightful time was had by all. Miss Addie Mae Bell told of her appointment as Sunday School Superintendent during those very early times in our church history. She continues in this post until she began teaching in Palm Beach. Mrs. Lawrence Ranson then showed pictures of the first congregation and quoted an amusing anecdote concerning one of the first pastors. A lady in the congregation told Mrs. Ranson that this pastor's sermons were unusually lengthy, but that while he was preaching, no one could call on her to do anything at all. In those busy days of starting the church, she was grateful to him for affording her the opportunity to sit still for such a considerable period of time. Mrs. Ranson told of the various meeting places used by the Presbyterians during the years before they came into this church. They met on the porch of the old U.S.O., which was then knows as "Booster's Hall." Then they moved to the Women's Club, which was near the present Arcade. The 1928 storm ruined that building, so they held services in the school and the motion picture theater. Mrs. Ranson and the other charter members then told of the difficulties arising from the naming of the church as the First Presbyterian Church or Community Presbyterian Church and the decision to choose the latter. Mr. Jacobson remarked that he understood the church had been immensely popular with all denominations for weddings, as everyone wanted to walk up the aisle. He added that they should have tried to make Presbyterians out of all of them! Mr. Jacobson then introduced Mr. James Ranson and asked for his impressions of the early days from the viewpoint of the younger generation. Mrs. Walsmith smilingly interjected, "go easy, I was his first Sunday School teacher!" Mr. Ranson said that if there were any boys causing a commotion outside the building at any time, he was usually one of them. One of his most important chores was climbing up to the bell tower to repair the rope, which frequently parted company from the bell. At this point, Mr. Schrader asked if the bells were still used, and it was obligingly rung for him loud and clear, to the amazement of our neighbors, no doubt! To keep the youngsters occupied, Mrs. James then said, anyone with a special talent was asked if they would teach something in his particular field. Mr. Archibald Crichton had a class in carpentry and wood working which turned out many useful and attractive articles, and kept idle hands very busy. Mr. Schrader related an interesting feature of our pulpit construction,just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface, thereby providing a solid coral strand on which, he said, the minister might proclaim "on Christ the solid rock I stand" and the congregation might sing, "How Firm a Foundation." Mrs. Walsmith then mentioned that the organ at that time was the same one we have now, and that Mrs. Ranson played "for everything." Mrs. Morey joined in with a story told to her by a lady who had been the organist for the Baptists. On the day that the first worship service was held, the attention of the congregation was considerably diverted by a snake which dropped from the rafters and landed on the Communion Table. Mr. Morey closed the pleasant evening with a prayer of thanksgiving for the many blessings bestowed upon our church and congregation. Respectfully submitted Jeanne Baldwin, Secretary (This account has been copied by Nancy Young, February 23, 1998 from the typed report by the above secretary.) History of the First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida by Margaret Livingston Smith "Write none other things. . . than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end " (2 Corinthians 1:13) January 10, 1926 F.B.K. -1- The organi7ation of the Presbyterian Church in Delray followed closely the beginning of the town itself, that the history of the church can hardly be written without including some of the early history of the town and its settlers. In October 1895, Mr. Adolph Hoffman and five or six other men, who had come together in Palm Beach while waiting there for the East Coast canal to be finished this far, arrived in what was then known as the town of Linton. He found here exactly two men, Mr. Linton from Detroit, and an engineer for the land company. They were living in a tent standing at about the present corner of NE 7th Avenue, and NE 1s` Street, the first high and dry spot back from the west bank of the canal. After disembarking from the boat on which they had traveled, these new arrivals carried, as best they could, their tents, provisions, clothing, etc., wading across the low, submerged land between the artificial bank of the canal and the higher spot further west. Of those first seven or eight men here, Mr. Hoffman alone remains, now March 1926. Others came at short intervals, continuously. Thereafter the Model Land Co. and the F.E.C.R.R. Co. being busily engaged in interesting people from the other states in forming colonies along the southern east coast of Florida. Mrs. Hoffmann and a few friends from Germany came over and joined Mr. Hoffman here later in 1895. Vegetable growing, at first, was almost the only means of livelihood. Their first season the winter of 1895-96 was an extremely wet one; the crops were drowned, money was scarce; the people became discouraged by their failures and the great discomforts and privations they were enduring; and, one by one, a large part of the few who came first, gave up their little homes,and went elsewhere, during the years that followed. Within a few months after their arrival here, these pioneers had started a school in a small, one-room house on the grounds, now much enlarged, still owned as school property by Delray district on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton Avenues. In this schoolroom, any minister, of whatever denomination, who stopped in the village, was invited to preach. In the spring of 1896, Dr. Henry Kegwin, the Superintendent of Missions for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to Delray(Linton), and organized a church in the little settlement here. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman, and Mr. Joel French (the town's first postmaster) were the three Trustees. A Dr. Thompson was the first minister. Beyond the fact that he came here from Cuba;that he lived in Lantana during the six months or thereabouts that he served the congregation here;that he preached once in two weeks; that he was a young man; and that he held services in Lantana, also, nothing more can be recalled concerning him. In 1897 or 1898, Dr. Kegwin himself came. About this time the Presbyterian organi7ation bought from Mr. Lyman, a lot for a church building, it being 100'x 140' at the northwest corner of Atlantic Avenue and the now 5th Avenue or Dixie Highway. The church building was never accomplished. But there was a small manse on the lot, and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters lived in it during his stay here. Because of the lapse of time and the many events following during the years, Mr. Hoffman is not positively sure, but he thinks this frame building was moved to the lot, being the abandoned home of some former resident. It may be an item of interest that this manse later was moved again, and was for some years the home of Mr. &Mrs. Paul Dawson on Dade Street (NE 6th Avenue). Dr. Kegwin held service here every other week, preaching the alternate Sundays in Lantana or some other village on the line. The definite time he preached in Delray cannot be ascertained; but he was still living here in 1901, when he read the marriage service for Mr. J.J. Schabinger and Miss Mae Ewing. The village during the years was a struggling community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially. As more people came, the Lutherans organized their own church, and Mr. & Mrs. Hoffman went back to that, their original church. Then the Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could no longer support their organi7ation, and they disbanded. -2- In 1904, Mr. Lyman, acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction. Mr. J.S. Wuepper, having bid $10 more than did Mr. French, got the property for about $250. Among the small number of members of this, the first church organization in this town, the only names that can be recalled are those of Mr. &Mrs. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. &Mrs. Lyman and daughter, Mr. & Mrs. Sherman (W.D.) and Miss Ina Blackmer. Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Sterling were active workers in the church, tho' not members. Dr. J.F. Shepherd, present Superintendent of Missions, gives the following information: "Dr. Henry Kegwin was born in Indiana in 1836 (making him 60 years of age when he, as Superintendent of Missions, organized the Delray Presbyterian Church). He organized a number of other churches in the state, some fifteen of which were, by his advice, turned over to the Southern Church to save expense. He, himself, supplied the Southern Presbyterian Church in Orlando for some time. He is no longer living." Dr. Shepherd saw reference to the Delray Church in the Minutes of the Florida Presbytery, which are now in the Historical Society in Philadelphia, and he thinks the organisation was not perfected. "In 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School of thirty or more members, meeting every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (present Chamber of Commerce). Mr. Walter Knox (now deceased) was Superintendent, all offices were filled, and there were three or more classes with teachers. Mr. Knox became too ill, after six or more months, to do the work; another very active worker became ill and died. Others moved away; and this Sunday school had to be given up."The above information was given by Mrs. Frank Nichols, one of the teachers. About this same year, 1916, a Presbyterian minister came at Mrs. Walter Knox's request, preached in the Methodist Church one Sunday morning, met the Presbyterians, and, after canvassing the field, decided that Delray had then as many churches as could be supported. Finally in the latter part of April 1925, at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity, Rev. J.F. Shepherd of Eustis, Florida, Executive for Florida of the Board of National Missions, U.S.A., came to Delray and preached to and afterward addressed the congregation, in the Delray Theatre, on the desirability of organizing a church here at this time. The general feeling seemed to be an enthusiastic wish to act at once toward that end. A committee was appointed by Dr. Shepherd to canvas the whole field and obtain a full expression of the desire of the people. Apparently nothing was done for some months. Then, on October 4, Dr. Shepherd came again, and preached at the Chamber of Commerce Hall to a fair-sized congregation in the morning, his subject being "The Victory of Faith," in the evening, he lectured on Egypt. After the morning sermon, the beginning of an organization was made; a committee, headed by Mrs. Lucy Rice Dean, was elected to arrange for a permanent place of meeting and other details, preparatory to the next service on October 18. The expression of most of those present on October 4 was a feeling of joyful satisfaction at the prospect of once again having a Presbyterian Church in Delray. On October 18 at 11 a.m.,Dr. Joseph P. Calhoun, formerly of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, but just now resigned from a pastorate of several years in the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, preached a most inspiring sermon of advice and admonition to the new congregation, his text being Galatians 5:22. During this service a Congregational Meeting was opened by a prayer for God's guidance in the selection of Elders and His blessing on the new church; after which the selection of Elders was proceeded with, Dr. Calhoun acting as Moderator and Ruth L. McFarland as Secretary. Dr. Calhoun read the names of four men, recommended by Dr. Shepherd, as follows: Dr. Roy Webb, Mr. L.F. Ranson, Dr. Archibald Miller and Mr. Frank Dean -3- The four were elected by the congregation. Dr. Webb not being present, it was decided to proceed without him. Dr. Calhoun then asked the three present to present themselves for Ordination and Installation, and he read to them and to the congregation at this service. Dr. Miller being a previously ordained Elder, Mr. Ranson and Mr. Dean were now Ordained, and the three were installed as Elders in this church. The Benediction was then pronounced. The Session met immediately, and a dozen or more letters received, of those persons wishing to become members of this church, and Miss Jane Dean and Gertrude Miller were received on Confession of Faith. On November 1, Dr. W.A. Littell preached for the first time, here, coming for the winter from Denver, Colorado, at Dr. Shephard's request. His test was St. John 3:30 "He Must Increase, but I Must Decrease," a most eloquent and scholarly sermon, the thought being that the individual must be subordinated to God and His work. Fifty persons were in attendance. This was also an evening service. On November 8, 1925, Dr. Littell made an urgent appeal to all Presbyterian residents and to others wishing a church home to add their names to the Charter Roll, saying this Roll would be kept open for some weeks, and that in the future it would be felt an honor to have one's name on it. About this time it was decided to continue holding the services in the Chamber of Commerce Hall, since no more desirable room seemed available. Morning service was held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening service, also, once in two weeks, the alternate Sunday evening and each Sunday afternoon being given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. This heavy work proved too trying for Dr. Littell's strength, and in January,Dr. Calhoun took over the work in Boynton, thereafter evening service was held in Delray each Sunday. Week by week the congregation grew in numbers and in enthusiasm. A second Congregational Meeting was called for January 3, 1926, the first Sunday of the new year, and was held immediately following the morning church service. Dr. Littell, presiding, read the form of a Church Constitution suggested by Dr. Shepherd, which was unanimously adopted; but, upon motion, was set aside for that meeting. The following men were nominated and elected as Trustees, according to the Rotary System: Mr. J.M. Spencer -Term of five years Mr. W.N. Johnson -Term of four years Mr. Kenneth Wood -Term of three years Mr. George Gray -Term of two years Edward T. Page, Ph.D. -Term of one year Next a financial plan was submitted and adopted by vote, providing for current expenses and the Benevolent Fund with use of a duplex envelope system and a treasurer for each. Mrs. Margaret Livingston Smith was elected Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund. At the suggestion of Mrs. F.B. Kingsbury, it was decided to have a church historian, and Mrs. Smith was, also, elected to do this work. Dr. Webb,who had previously offered a lot for a church building site explained at this meeting that the title to be the lot was in process of litigation, but that he thought he would be able, within three months, to give a clear title for same to the Trustees, but if finally unable to deliver to the church this lot, 100 feet on North Swinton Avenue, he assured the congregation he would give very generously in other ways. Mr. Kenneth Ward, a builder, expressed himself as thinking it unwise to try to build while materials and labor were so unusually high in cost. The urgent need of a Sunday School was felt and had been much discussed by Dr. Littell and many members of the congregation, and the American Legion most generously offered their hall, free of all expense, for this purpose. This offer was made public at this meeting, and declined with a vote of thanks. By advice of Dr. Webb, plans for a Sunday School were dropped until after the summer months. At the service on January 3, 1926, the first special offering was asked for, for Church Benevolence, and the sum of$36 was given, and sent to the National Board of Missions in New York. -4- An invitation was extended to all women of the congregation and others interested in this church's work, by Mrs. Margaret L. Smith, to meet at her home on the Ocean Boulevard, on Monday, January 4 at 3 p.m. for the purpose of getting acquainted with each other and to plan for a permanent organization. After an enthusiastic discussion, an organization was formed, and later named "The Women's Association of The First Presbyterian Church of Delray." Mrs. Frank Dean was elected President Mrs. J.W. Wood was elected Vice-President Mrs. J.M. Spencer was elected Secretary Mrs. W.N. Johnson was elected Treasurer The members present were divided into two circles, for work, by the drawing of names with Mrs. E.T. Page, from Chicago, as leader of No. 1 and Mrs. W.A. Campbell, from Grenada, Mississippi leader of No. 2. At a later meeting,No. 3 was formed from the additions to the membership, with Mrs. Spencer as leader, she having resigned as Secretary of the Association, Mrs. Walsmith was elected secretary. The circles at once became active in the church work. The first notable thing done was a Father's and Son's dinner given by Circle No.1 with the idea of fostering a friendly and fraternal spirit among the men and boys of the congregation. A good dinner was served and piano music, a real treat, was given by Mrs. Harry Breese, while the meal was in progress. About sixty men and boys enjoyed this entertainment. At the second monthly meeting of the Association, the first Monday in February, Mrs. E.T. Page brought up the question of starting a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church. All approved, and Mrs. Page was asked to take charge of the movement. On the following Sunday evening, February 7, the first Christian Education meeting was held with light refreshments at 6 p.m., followed by the religious service. The attendance was very encouraging from the start. The church was most fortunate in having the efficient and faithful help of two young women experienced in Christian Education work,Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland from Pittsburgh. The women of the Association took charge of the light refreshments, two serving each evening. The young people soon organized and elected officers, and have occasional social evenings, as well as a week-night study class. The first Christian Endeavor officers were: (omitted) From the first church service on October 4, Mrs. L.F. Ranson has faithfully served as pianist for every meeting. A volunteer choir of church people has added much to the sweetness of the worship of God. On December 17, 1925, Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland presented to the church fifty Presbyterian Hymnals, a much appreciated gift. Until that time, the church had been accepting the kindly loan, from the Men's Community Bible Class, of their song books. About December 1, Mrs. Kate H. Glass presented two silver offertory plates. A Charter Roll was closed on Sunday, January 31, recording a membership of persons. The first celebration of the Lord's Supper was held during the morning service on that day, with about ninety (90) communicants. Preceding the communion service, two infants were baptized, William Nooton Johnson, son of Mr. Cedric N. and Mrs. Faye Johnson, and Robert Lester LaDuke, son of Mr. Lester and Mrs. Mary Sabine LaDuke. There were also baptized William Nooton Johnson, Mary J. Johnson, Aline Johnson Hollarn(from the membership of the Friend's Church), Cedric N. Johnson, Faye Johnson, Mary Patricia Hollarn, Jean Hollarn, Sara W. Keen, Lea VanMcMullen, Lester LaDuke and Mary Sabine LaDuke. -5- There were received into membership by Letter from other churches: Dr. W.A. Miller and Mrs. W.A. Miller, First Presbyterian, Pensacola, Florida. Mrs. F. Gertrude Prather, Miss Sarah McFarland and Miss Ruth McFarland, Homewood Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Margaret C. Livingston Smith, First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio, through the Methodist Church, Delray Florida. Mrs. Kate H. Glass, Methodist Church,Delray, Florida, through the Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan. Mr. L.F. Ranson, Mrs. (L.F.)Marion Ranson, Dr. Roy Webb, and Mrs. Roy Webb, First Methodist Church, Delray, Florida. Mr. George H. Gray, Mrs. George H. Gray, and Miss Edith Christine Gray, First Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. J.W. Orr, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Mrs. Elizabeth Ely Off, First Presbyterian Church, Perinsville, New Jersey. Mr. Edward T. Page and Mrs. Edward Page, First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Mary Rebecca Taylor, Presbyterian Church of Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Mr. I.F. Vernon, First Presbyterian Church, Irwin, Tennessee. Mr. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Surry Congregational Church, Surry, New Hampshire. Mrs. Insie Viola Nichols, Presbyterian Church, Glassport, Pennsylvania. Mr. J.M. Spencer,Mrs. Ruby Snow Spencer and Miss Frances Marion Spencer, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Mrs. Weston Chivers of First Congregational Church, Lake Worth, Florida. Mr. Neil M. Chrichton and Mrs. Joan Chrichton of Presbyterian Church, Monticello, New York. Mrs. Maggie Wood of First Presbyterian Church, Grenada, Mississippi. Mr. William N. Johnson, Mrs. Mary J. Johnson and Mrs. Aline Johnson Hollam of West Richmond Friend's Church, Richmond Indiana. (This account of the history has been typed from the handwritten records written by Margaret Livingston Smith in a "Record" book.) -6- Articles of Incorporation Article I The name of this incorporation shall be The First Presbyterian Church of Delray, Florida. Article II The principles on which this church is founded and associated are those truths of the Holy Scripture and that Ecclesiastical order and discipline which are set forth in the Constitution and Confession of Faith of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Article III The officers of the church shall be a Pastor and a Session of ruling Elders of not fewer than four(five?) or not more than nine, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting, and all vacancies then filled. The duties of the Pastor and his Session are the pastoral care and the public instruction of the people, which are set forth in the Bible and in the Book of Discipline of the Presbyterian Church. The church may also provide for a Board of Deacons of not fewer than three, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting and all vacancies then filled, and whose duties are also defined in the word of God and the Book of Discipline of the church. Article IV Section I-The officers of the Corporation shall be a Board of Trustees of five in number, one of whom shall be elected at each congregational meeting, which meeting shall be held on the second Sabbath in February, and of which meeting due notice shall be given from the pulpit. Section II - All voting at the Congregational Meeting, at which the Pastor shall preside, shall be by ballot, whether it be for officers of the church or corporation, unless ordered by two-thirds of the members present at such meeting. Section III - The Trustees shall hold office each five years, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. In case of vacancy by resignation,the remaining members shall have power to fill the vacancy so caused. Section IV- The duties of the Trustees shall be the care of the property of the corporation and the raising and overseeing of finances of same, as well as those duties prescribed by the laws of the state of Florida governing Trustees of incorporate bodies. They are also empowered to contract debts in the interest of the corporation not to exceed the sum of$1,000 and which shall not already be provided for by subscriptions, and to give their note or a mortgage upon the property of the congregation, for which note or mortgage the property shall be duly holden in law. Section V- Since the church is a perpetual organization, the Trustees elected, or their successors shall each hold office perpetually. 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FROM: PATRICIA CAYCE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON A PROPOSAL TO ADD THE FELLOWSHIP HALL TO THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. The Historic Preservation Board will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, October 20, 1999, in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall, 100 NW 1st Avenue. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to allow the public to comment on a proposal to have the above referenced property designated as a Local Historic Site. The Fellowship Hall was constructed in 1924 as the sanctuary for the congregation known as the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church. It was purchased by the Presbyterian congregation in 1929 and was renamed the Community Presbyterian Church. It remained the Presbyterian sanctuary until their new church was constructed in 1977, when it became Fellowship Hall. Based on the analysis and testimony presented at the meeting, the Board will make a recommendation to the City Commission as to its designation in the Local Register of Historic Places. Fellowship Hall is located on a portion of the First Presbyterian Church complex and faces Bronson Avenue, however the street address of the Church complex is 33 Gleason Street. Fellowship Hall and its associated garden area to the north is the only portion of the church complex being considered for historic designation. The legal description of the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall and garden is as follows: Lots 16, 17, 18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 15, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida. The Board has studied the historical significance of this property and deems it worthy of consideration for placement on the Local Register of Historic Places. A copy of the designation report is available in the Planning & Zoning Department at City Hall. You are invited to attend this meeting and comment on the proposed designation. If you have any questions please phone me, 561-243-7284. Please be advised that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Historic Preservation Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings, and for this purpose such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made. Such record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The City does not provide or prepare such record. Pursuant to F.S.286.0105 WA' S MA: ERS primed a; Pepe: emu-' . , 1, _,... i 1 , „....4., ,1 .,:::::„ „,,P.. 'A 3; WINL,- I A j I , , , . SJSD. I >A^'I. >I ...-.-) C I B Y THE S EA1 <I I :::. woNGROS VENORI Ap�so-� t s I I j ,i PAP,J_A z :..71— I I M r:T , I I ! 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L. :�s'�' L DELRAY BEACH bgtrid I O I D All-America City NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING A9 E: OCTOBER 8, 1999 1991. 99 'O: PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 500' RADIUS OF THE HISTORIC FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH, 33 GLEASON STREET. FROM: PATRICIA CAYCE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON A PROPOSAL TO ADD THE FELLOWSHIP HALL TO THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. The Historic Preservation Board will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, October 20, 1999, in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall, 100 NW 1st Avenue. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to allow the public to comment on a proposal to have the above referenced property designated as a Local Historic Site. The Fellowship Hall was constructed in 1924 as the sanctuary for the congregation known as the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church. It was purchased by the Presbyterian congregation in 1929 and was renamed the Community Presbyterian Church. It remained the Presbyterian sanctuary until their new church was constructed in 1977, when it became Fellowship Hall. Based on the analysis and testimony presented at the meeting, the Board will make a recommendation to the City Commission as to its designation in the Local Register of Historic Places. Fellowship Hall is located on a portion of the First Presbyterian Church complex and faces Bronson Avenue, however the street address of the Church complex is 33 Gleason Street. Fellowship Hall and its associated garden area to the north is the only portion of the church complex being considered for historic designation. The legal description of the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall and garden is as follows: Lots 16, 17, 18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 15, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida. The Board has studied the historical significance of this property and deems it worthy of consideration for placement on the Local Register of Historic Places. A copy of the designation report is available in the Planning & Zoning Department at City Hall. You are invited to attend this meeting and comment on the proposed designation. If you have any questions please phone me, 561-243-7284. Please be advised that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Historic Preservation Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings, and for this purpose such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made. Such record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The City does not provide or prepare such record. Pursuant to F.S.286.0105 FFOP:. AlV`.l\.S �L� r:l'li L'✓0. Fe.-;:z,ee Paper • -••�• 1 jam,I :;`;; �. V✓iiv'^J' �. 1 1 I COW. 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Statement of Significance VII. Bibliography and Resources VIII. Photographs IX. Addendum General Information Original and present location: 33 Bronson Street Delray Beach, Florida 33483 Date of construction: 1924, May to November Architect and builder: Mr. F.J. Schrader, Assisted by a carpenter, plumber and an electrician Former owner: Gibson Memorial Baptist:Church 1924 — 1928 Present owner: First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida, 1929 — current Present use: Fellowship Hall used for social, educational, fund-raising activities, meetings, receptions and meals. Present zoning: Community Facility (CF) Legal description: Lots 16, 17, 18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 15, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida Classification for designation: Architectural and social Significance I L HiA.7 0C1AN A` ' WIN j I I l9AHAu (v GJS B:aC�. ,�/ L/ 1 I 1 ' I.IdJS: \� o'C ,SAY APIS CONDO BOAC!! r.L UB.� I I I I I DELRA"s CH E BERKSHIRE - NAN i l ' o. BEACH SOU 1H EARCUr I CONDO Q NOUSE ANC I L.J CO-OP .-- N.E. 1ST CT. D R I v ` > NOUSE BY THE SEA < Ln mN050R w GROSVENOR ANTSN. NC. ! c Z O. IC(an-,- PARKNE• < Z YAN'JR S /� I • - COURT I H✓U�� CONDO / LOWRY STREET MANOR HOUSE N.E. 1ST ST. CZ- I SEABREEZE CONDO Of DELRAY CONDO FIRE VETERANS I` -'RAY TsN . STA. c .!I.AI T o LA NO. 2 PARK 'K GROVE ATLANTIC "-'Y``DO `` N P%,5 ' CONDO p PLAZA / W Q Cf .J CO- BEACH . 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I I ASBU4tI IARI NDGNIS PLINi W1 V✓INDECONDO HOUSE Z S.E. 3RD ST. 1 1 r I !BAY I 1 I I STREET I N —Isomr— FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, EL -FELLOWSHIP HALL- PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT -- DIGITAL 84SE MAP SYSTEM -- MAP REF: LM380 i III. Executive Summary Built in 1924 as the house of worship for the congregation known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, this building was the first church to be built east of the waterway. On Bronson Street, it was located just south of Atlantic Avenue and two blocks from the ocean. In 1928, due to financial difficulties, the Baptists could no longer maintain their church and turned the deed over to Mr. F.J. Schrader who had been the architect, builder and financial underwriter of the building. In January 1926, the Presbyterian church of Delray Beach was chartered with sixty-six members including ten families who transferred their membership from northern churches. They met regularly in various places, the Delray theater, Booster Hall or the Women's Club. In the fall of 1928, the growing membership of this church, needing larger and permanent facilities, rented the empty church from Mr. Schrader for $30 dollars per month. Hoping to draw more members and visitors they named the church the "Community Presbyterian Church." This property consisted of the sanctuary building and the adjoining educational and social wing. Through various financing, the congregation was able to purchase the property from Mr. Schrader and held their dedicatory service on October 20, 1929 just five weeks after the tragic hurricane of that year. In 1945 the name was changed to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. To this day, members and visiting worshippers are drawn form near and far. Membership continues to grow so that in 1956, with 538 communicants, there was a need to provide for more seating over and above the pews which accommodated three-hundred persons. In that year a porch platform was built with an awning extension at the cost of$1,000. Over the years it became obvious that a new building was the only solution for the increasing number of worshippers and activities. In 1977 the larger sanctuary was built and dedicated. The former building now became Fellowship Hall. IV. Architectural Significance of Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church The building, originally known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, was built in 1924 and was the first church east of the waterway. In 1928 the Baptist congregation was experiencing financial • difficulties due to bank failures and the real estate calamity in Delray Beach. They returned the deed to the church property back to the architect/builder who had also financed the construction. Consequently, the empty church property was the ideal facility for the growing group of Presbyterians. The building was rented to them for $30 per month starting in the fall of 1928. The following year they purchased the property and held the dedication ceremony on October 20, 1929, naming it the Community Church of Delray Beach, Presbyterian. t:- Mr.F.J. Schrader was the architect/builder and financial underwriter. He and his family had come to Delray Beach in 1911. He bum a home for his family on Swinton Avenue with both a cellar and an attic, rarities in Florida architecture. During the first World War he went to Charleston, S.C., as a builder there, but returned to Delr Beach in 1922. In recounting the building of this church for the Baptist, he spoke of having a nip lire and a floor-plan of an old church in Florence, Italy, but made this church less ornate than the original. However, the form of architecture bears a strong resemblance to the mission-style brought to the Americas by the Spaniards with the long nave and twin towers flanking the facade. Mr. Schrader's church has been called the "most Floridian church . in Florida." In a small brochure printed in 1929, the author elaborates on the construction of the church in these words: "The building is con=ucted in impenetrable interlocking tyle [sic], finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique `pecked' cypress. Inside the sanctuary, soft grey tones create a simple reverential atmosphere. Long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least three-hundred worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit is the fact that just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure. foundation of God. Behind the Chancel is a Pilcher Organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. Mr. Schrader started buildin_the church in May of 1924 working with only the help of a carpenter, plumber and electrician_ He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the interior cypress trasses. Construction was completed in November of that year. In the earliest pictures of the church, there are unique features that stand out. Above the doorway there is a shamrock imbedded in the stucco, a symbol of the trinity. On the top of the domed towers and other "sills" there are seven urn-like decorations. In later pictures these urns have been removed . . . by man or by hurricane? In August 1939, the Allendorph window was installed in the west wall above the organ pipes. In April 1945,Mr. Schrader made a new front door for the east side of the building and installed the large stained-glass window over the new front door which was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul,Minnesota and Delray Beach In 1956 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide for an increase in the seating capacity at a cost of$1,000. .. In 1977 after the completion of the new sanctuary for the First Presbyterian Church, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. A serge was built where the former pulpit stood and the kitchen was constructed to accommodate the many functions of the social life of the church and community. Over the seventy-four years the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, the Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church and now Fellowship Hall was been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, weddings, funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars, rummage sales, and homeowner association meetings for neighboring communities. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. BUILDING DESCRIPTION PROP ERTY: ?r j ter tan Church LOCATION: 33 Gleason Street, Delray Beach, Fl FILE NUMBER: 2314 0-1614 3 DATE OF INSPECTION: April 14 , 19 3 B 'tJ BUILDING N- : Fellowship Hall BUILDING USE: Meeting room, kitchen STORIES: One BUILDING Enclosed area 3 , 367 Open covered areas. 319 Total 4 , 166 So are FOUNDATTON: Combination of masonry block foundation walls, with poured concrete pilaster footings FRAME: Concrete pilasters and heavy wood timber A-frame EXTERIOR 1t'ALT c: CBS walls with special ornamentation and stainglass at main entry FLOORS) : Meeting area has wood floor joist and 2 by 6 decking with new kitchen section constructed of a 4" concrete slab on grade ROOF: Heavy wood timber roof structure with pitched wood decking, and a new asphalt shingle roof cover INTERIOR TNTS_: PARTITIONS: Masonry block between original church an-; new kitchen F'BOOR COVERING: Carpet , vinyl WALL _ INTS_: Paint, -Panelling CEILING _ _NIS : Acoustical tile, gypsum board and p_i_ :t CONVEYING SYSTEM: None KITCHENS: Kitchen addition oonstructed in 1977 , and includes painted wood cabinetry with formica countertops , and a special stainless steel top with 4 built-in cook tops by .Balton Hot Ray, as well as 2 GE ranges, 1 GE refrigerator, 1 Whirlpool no frost freezer, 1 Whirlpool dishwasher, and 1 Hobart model WM-61 commercial dishwasher FIREPLACES/CHIHNEY: None PLUMBING: 4 fixtures total SPRINKLERS: None :VAC: Central :eating and cooling at original church section, with the mechanical e- ippen t for this system located in the classroom buildinc. ELECTRICAL: Average lighti-_ and outlets SPECIALTIES: Two o bell towers AGE, CONDITION: Originally _cns`ructed in 1929 , with kitchen addition in 1977. Overall condition judged to be aver=_e for its age and occupancy. COMMENTS: a Although the building is now used as a fellowship hall , its original construction and use was that of a church. 17.- '" 1 =�1 �i1 Ic. 3 1 ! f ! ! I 1 1 • I -. _ I - N.� - 1 I , Te ;I . is —j — I I_ I .I I II _L t- I I In _l i C..0 V E..Z.E 2 • 1.4.i.:L. -. I - _ . - - - - ___ -- ____ — ___ , of 1 1 0 1 J I . 1 fIL 2.I .Co I1'a 1 r l / r i ill D RENOVATION AND STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT Several years ago it was determined that structural repairs were imperative in order to retain the _ architectural integrity of the building. In September of 1998 the contracting firm of Mouw • Associates.Inc.. began the work. which is described below. V First Presbyterian Church ProJect Review This building has been architecturally returned back to an earlier time in it's history, while at the same time being,structurally reinforced from within. Architectural character of the Fellowship HaIl has been restored by the removal of.lie kitchen and toilet room additions on the building_north side. An existing storage room in the northeast corner remains and has been converted into a toilet room opening onto the main Hall. This room is balanced on the northwest by an existing air handling room. The existing openings on the north side have been opened up and new doors and transom windows have been added. In Phase II of the project, a covered loggia will encircle the north courtyard. The Hall will have direct access and views through the new doors to the co-urrvard beyond. The existing windows on the south side have been also replaced.All the window glass used is hurricane resistant safety glass,at least Y_`thick.These windows will sit in their existing openings,however the depth of the opening has increased due to additional steel reinforcing added to the inside of the walls. Although not historically accurate,this increase in depth does add to the character of the Hall. The walls will now feel thicker giving the illusions of a solidly built masonry wall. The existing wooden stage on the west side of the Hall has been removed and replaced by a new kitchen.Although the Hall is smaller. it's character is the same. The existing stained Glass window on the west wall,has been relocated to the new wall which separates the new kitchen from the Hall. The space above the new kitchen is now a mezzanine level for air handling equipment The existing wood floor was been replaced by carpet over new concrete. This will reduce sound reverberation within the Hall. The building's new structural reinforcement consists three elements. First, a new concrete floor which is supported on it's own foundation which has been connected to the building's existing footers. Attached to the new footer are w6x20 steel columns which run up along the walls to the roof.New light gage metal stud framing covered with gypsum wallboard fill in between the 5 main steel columns. The existing wood:uLss have been encased from below in a steel "U" channel which is bolted through the rafter and.welded to the steel columns. This whole system creates a building within a building. The existing masonry outer walls carry only their own weight. The roof is carried by the new steel columns, and the floor is a simple 4"concrete slab on grade. The roof is made up of a'h"tongue and groove wood ceiling, attached wood joists.New joists have been added to the alternate spacing of the existing.joists for strength.Next 3" of rigid insulation, a 1"air gap,'/<"plywood, and a,-phalt shingles as the outer layer. The decorative wood rafter braces were removed and used as templates for new ones. The newly reinforced rafters have been covered in decorative wood trim to match the existing rafters. Prepared by: Duane W. Grove - Donaldson Group Architects • 14.0 S. Dixie HiEthwa _ Suite 102 Boca Raton, FL 33432 c J V. Historical and Cultural Significance The Biography of a Building Gibson Memorial Baptist Church 1924 - 1928 Community Presbyterian Church 1928 - 1940 First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1940 - 1977 Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1977 - 1 The Biography of a Building 1924 was a very good year in Delray and Delray Beach, Florida. The towns had been "discovered" by folks from the north who were flocking to buy property in the warm climate easily accessible by the Florida East Coast Railroad. The real estate boom was in it's third year. Practically everyone was rich on paper. The population had doubled in the last two years. Construction was at its peak. F.J. Schrader was the architect and builder of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street near the beach in the newly incorporated town of Delray Beach. This • was the first church east of the canal. Up Ocean Boulevard to the north, wealthy Palm Beachers built the exclusive Gulf Stream Golf Club.Next year the town of Gulf Stream would be incorporated. Years before ocean front property sold for S3.50 a mile. Now the price zoomed. It was said that a single lot sold for S5,000 in the morning, S10,000 at noon and S20,000 in the afternoon. It was a wonderful prosperous time for all at last, an unimaginable dream for those few men who came in 1894 and lived in tents along Atlantic Avenue. By 1894 word of the gentle climate and fertile soil at reasonable prices ha.c reached a group of men in Michigan. Congressman Linton,the Postmaster of Saginaw persuaded his friends David Swinton, who owned a book store in Saginaw and Frank Chapman, an asthmatic friend to join him on "safari" to look over the prospects of a place, not yet named, south of West Palm Beach_Henry Flagler was building his Florida East Coast Railroad but had not yet extended his interest this far south. The new arrivals came by barge on the canal, climbed the marshy banks with their gear and pitched tents near the high ground on 2nd Avenue and eight-foot wide Atlantic Avenue. Mr. Linton purchased 160 acres of land for S25 an acre. This acreage was a jungle of palmetto, scrub pine and stunted sea grapes malted together with sawarass. Linton then advertised that this fertile land was available for • sale in 5 acre lots through the newspapers in Snaw, Bay City and Flint, Michigan. He also gave his name for the new town and named Lake Ida after his wife. Among the first to respond was Adolph Horan, a Michigan farmer originally from Germany. Clearing the land was a monumental task. While they found that the palmetto root made excellent fuel., the plague of mosquitoes, brown deerflies and horseflies made Iife miserable. In 1895 Henry Sterling,who was to be.ome an outstanding citizen of this town, came from Philadelphia and established the first commissary at the corner of today's 2nd Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. His wife and five-year-old daughter came the next year. This commissary was a part of his home. Frank Chapman found that the warm weather cured his asthma.Ibis home was the farthest east next to the canal and became the village Post Office and his living room When the village of Linton was established in 1895, Atlantic Avenue extended from the canal to Swinton and only a cart path beyond to Military Trail which had been used by the soldiers during the Seminole Indians wars. Living conditions were most primitive and the heat and insects made life a constant battle. The farming was not as ideal as expected. The water table was only three feet below the surface so that the drainage was very poor. • Too much rain and the crops drowned, too little and they dried up and were ruined. And then the worst- a sudden freeze which ruined everything.After the second freeze in 1895, disillusioned farmers went back home or moved to West Palm Beach to work on Flagler's railroad. The village of Linton had only 100 hardy souls left in 1896. After that second freeze Henry Flagler distributed free seed to the stricken area. The fertiliser was hauled free and he provided for the shipping. It was the beginning of a profitable truck farming industry. Newcomers started coming in 1898. Shortly after their arrival,these early settlers built a small one-room school house on the grounds still owned as school property in Delray on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton. In this schoolroom any minister of whatever denomination who stopped in the village was invited to preach. In the Spring of 1896, Dr. Henry Kegwin, the Superintendent of Mission for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to visit and organized a church. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman and Mr. Joel French were the three Trustees. Dr. Thompson was the first minister. He came from Cuba and lived in Lantana during the six months that he served the congregation. He was a young man who preached every other week alternating with Lantana. In 1897 or 1898 Mr. Kegwin came back. He was about 61 years old at the time that he organized the Delray Presbyterian Church.He had organized a number of other churches in the state, according to the history written by Margaret Livingston Smith_ About the time of Mr. Kegwin's return, the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman a lot for a church building, 100' by 140' at the NW corner of Atlantic and the new 5th Avenue. The church building was never built but there was a small manse on the property and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters stayed there during his time here. Dr. Kegwin divided his time between Lantana and Delray Presbyterians. How long he stayed in Delray is not known but he did officiate at a marriage in 1901. The village during these years was a struggling community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially.As more people came the Lutherans of German descent organized their own church and the Adolph Hoffimans went back to their original church. The Lutherans also organized a school to teach their children their native tongue. The Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could longer support their organization and they disbanded. In 1904, Mr. Lyman acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction for S250. In 1898, the village fathers felt that the name of Linton held a negative connotation for attracting new residents and tourists. Since many of the original settlers had come from Michigan, it was voted that the name be changed to Delray after a suburb of Detroit. By 1900 there were 150 residents. Mr.Morikami bought land in 1906 and planted what was to be a most successful crop on the sandy soil, the pineapple. In 1911 the canning factory was built by the Flagler Railroad System to can the pineapples that were not perfect in appearance yet were perfectly delicious. It was located at 2'd Street and the railroad. An orchestra came from Miami for the opening celebration to play for the ceremony and dance that evening. It was reported that "it was a social affair the likes of which the town had never known or may never know again " Tragically a freeze came that night and ruined the crop The first hand-cranked-drawbridge over the canal was built in 1911. It was replaced with a wooden bridge in 1923 in time for the building boom. F.J. Schrader, a builder, came to Delray in 1911 and built the first home east of the canal During the First World War he went into construction in Charleston, SC, and while rooming there with Irwin J. Sink, another builder, persuaded him to come to Delray after the war and buy land adjoining his on Swinton. The Schraders had lived on Swinton for many years in a large frame house with a basement, most unusual in Florida, and an attic. Mr. Sink moved to Delray in 1922 and built the larger school house and the Case Del Ray Hotel for the Sterling's daughter on Atlantic Avenue on SE 2'Avenue. That site is now the Robert Worthing Park. Mr. Sinks built the Arcade Building and is reputed to have built more structures than any other contractor. In 1912, H.J. Sterling and three others organized the Delray Lumber Company. Up to then all lumber for building had to be barged down to Delray from West Palm Beach. Electricity was installed in 1914. Weeknights people could have power from 6 to 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock on Saturdays. The lights would blink and alert folks to light their oil lamps if they were going to stay up longer. One day a week electricity was turned on so those who had electric irons could use them and iron that one day. 3 With the sons and fathers off_to the First World War the farmers found it very difficult to make a living. The main source of employment was at the canning factory. In 1915 or 1916 the pineapple factory was sold to the Snyder Ketchup Company and the aroma changed to that of tomatoes and spices. Pineapple growing was no longer a profitable endeavor because of the growth of Cuba's pineapple industry and cheaper cost of importing. Also contributing to the demise was the beginning of drainage by the Everglades and Lake Worth Drainage District. In time the land boom also meant the land became more valuable than pineapples. Land went from $50 per acre paid by growers to $1,000 an acre paid by developers. Between 1921 and 1926 four hotels were built. The new Kentucky House in 1921, Seacrest Hotel and Casa Del Ray in 1925 and the Alterep which later became the Colony Hotel. In 1923 Delray Beach was incorporated east of the canal. The people living on the east side did not want to be committed or involved with the indebtedness of Delray. They ran their own affairs and preferred it that way. When proposals were made of uniting the two towns, the Eastsiders agreed, finally, with the provision that Delray Beach would not be responsible for Delray's bonded indebtedness. In 1927, the old town-of Delray Beach on the ocean had merged with the Town of Defray west of the canal forming the City of Delray Beach"=- The golden age of the buying and selling of land and buildings came to a great climax in 1926. The value of Delray property on the Tax Assessor's books amounted to $12,000,000. In early 1927 the bubble burst, the banks closed and the economy collapsed. By 1932 that property value amounted to $1,777,000. Delray's bonded indebtedness was$1,500,000, a huge amount for only 3,500 people. Thirty-five years later it was still paying off that debt. The hurricanes of 1926 and 1928 brought great hardship. The two storms of 1926, July 27th and September 18', caused extensive damage particularly the September hurricane which caused property damage amounting to $200,000 to $250,000. The hurricane of September 16; 1928 left no section untouched. This storm with winds of 125 miles per hour knocked down or ripped apart one-third of all the buildings in Delray. St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Church, built in 1904 on Swinton Avenue,was wiped off the ground leaving nothing but rubble. All evidence of a church was blown away. Part of Route AlA was washed out 5 or 6 miles south of Atlantic Avenue. The pavement on both sides came to an abrupt end and the jagged edges hung out over the sand. The Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street that Mr. Schrader built and financed so near to the ocean remained unharmed but stood empty. It was built in 1924 for 35 Baptists and their minister, the Reverend Mr. Samuel Gibson and Mrs. Gibson. The small congregation had grown to 135 members by 1928 but financial difficulties, the bank failures and the inability to pay for the construction forced them to reunite with the other Baptists turning the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader. It was most fortunate rhP* the church building was available for rent to the new revitaii7ed Presbyterian congregation for $30 per month_ Amazingly, after that dreadful September 16th storm, they held their first service in the church on October 21s`,just five weeks later. They had found a home. Over the years from 1896 and Dr. Kegwin's arrival, the Presbyterian faithful had tried many times to form a congregation. As an example, in 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School of 30 or more members. They met every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (the original Chamber of Commerce building). However, after the Superintendent became too ill and another very active worker became ill and died, this Sunday School had to be given up. Also, in 1916 another Presbyterian minister made a survey of the potential of forming a Presbyterian Church in Delray and came to the conclusion that the town had as many churches as the town could support. Finally in the latter part of April 1925. at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity, Rev. J.F. Shepherd of Eustis, Florida, Executive for the Florida Board of National Missions. U.S.A., came to Florida and preached and addressed the congregation in the Delray Theater on the desirability of organizing a church here at that time. The general feeling seemed to be enthusiastic to moving toward organizing. However, no action was taken until Dr. Shepherd came again on October 4th and preached to a fair-sized congregation. After the morning sermon, the beginning of the organization was made, a committee was formed to arrange for a permanent place to meet and other details preparatory to the next meeting on October 1 S`''. This time the enthusiasm and dedication grew so that on Sunday, October 18th the First Presbyterian Church of Delray was organised with Dr. Joseph P. Calhoun, recently retired pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, officiating and the first four Elders were elected. On November 1, 1925, Dr. W.A. Littell preached to the congregation of 50 people_ This early church met in several places including Booster Hall, The Women's Club, the school and the motion picture theater. Morning see ices were held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening services held every week. Alternating Sunday evenings and each Sunday afternoon were given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. On January 3, 1926, at a Congregational Meeting, the Church Constitution was adopted and Trustees were elected. The first sacrament of the Lord's Supper was celebrated on January 31'. On that date 13 people were baptized, more were admitted to membership and the Charter Roll was closed with 66 members. The women of the church organized imp ediately.Mrs. Margaret L. Smith had a meeting her home on January 4th to form a 'Women's Association of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray." At the second meeting of this association, the formation of a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church was created. Their first meetings were held on Sunday evenings. The McFarland sisters,who had previous experience with the Christian Endeavor Society in their former hometown, became neat assets to this small group. As the activities of the membership grew, finding a place to meet became difficult. The availability of the empty Baptist Church was the answer. Starting in the fall of 1928, this Sanctuary with it's educational wing became the center of Delray Presbyterian life. Mr. Schrader had other offers to purchase the property but he was adamant that the purchaser would be a church. The Presbyterians of Delray were able to raise $7,000 to $8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed $6,0Y30 from the Home Board of Missions in Philadelphia and received a grant of$5,000_Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although he had unpaid notes amounting to S30,000 to S40,000. Mr. Schrader also made a gift of the land on which the manse was built. Hoping to draw a greater number of worshipers and tourists, the name of the church was changed from First Presbyterian Church to The Community Church, Presbyterian of Delray. The dedication service was held on October 20, 1929. The architecture of this Spanish/Italian style church is quite unique through very appropriate to its setting. Mr. Schrader, architect and builder, had a picture and floor plan of an old cathedral in Florence, Italy. He stared construction in May of 1924,working single-ha-lded with only the help from a carpenter, a plumber, an electrician, and completed the construction in November. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the cypress trusses. The building is constructed of'impeneuable interlocking tyle and finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique`pecked' cypress. It has been said that this church is the most Floridian church in Florida'." The low L-shaped extension enclosed the court yard. "These cool open rooms are used for religion education classes and social functions and are completely equipped for the purpose. In the grass-covered enclosure around which the Sunday School annex emends,is an open-air baptistery. The source of its water supply is from a rock-built foundation, festooned with ferns, which flows down the gentle slope beneath the shade of the leaning palms. This is said to be the only open-air baptistery in America." a "Inside the sanctuary soft gray tones create a simple reverential atmosphere, long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least 300 worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit construction is the fact that just underneath is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid coral strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure foundation of God. Behind the chancel is a Filcher organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. The large plain glass windows not only allow a ready vision of Nature's charms, but also provides ample ventilation in the winter and a free course for the cool • summer breezes." This quotation comes from a small brochure written and illustrated in 1929. It also states that "This church is supported entirely by voluntary offerings and has no endowment such as is customary in such churches elsewhere. Your earnest consideration is asked for the upkeep of this beautiful Sanctuary." At an"Evening of Remembrance"held on the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the building, October 21, 1959, Mr. Schrader explained that he did not make this church as elaborate as the picture of the original in Italy. The Christian Educational Wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very lines of the property wing. The walling in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio were done later and are the only changes made to the original 1924 structure. On that Remembrance Evening, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith described the open-air baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. "The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same fountain, from which the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down into it. For the overflow of water from this pool,it was necessa_r-v to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it stood." The kitchen ultimately became the Sunday School supply closet. It was equipped with a four-burner stove and sink but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving or 10 cents per meal. The greatest profit reaii7ed was $50. According to Trustees Meeting Minutes in 1927 Reverend Frank A Nelson was paid S50 per week but after the stock market crash in December 1930 Reverend Bailey, a guest minister, was paid $15 for two sermons on Sunday plus S3 for lodging at Kentucky House and $2.05 for four meals at the coffee shop. The organist, Mrs. Clover,was given a contract for$25 per month b'Qinning on January lst, 1931. This entailed playing for two services on Sunday and granting her the privilege of full use of the organ to practice and instruct during daylight hours and to use the church for recitals dividing the gross receipts equally. In 1931 her husband was paid $15 a month to organize and lead the choir,including a male quartet,using special talent from time to time and directing rehearsals and cooperating with the Chairman of the Music Committee. Paying off the loan from the Board of National Missions meant sending them$600 each September 15th from 1930 to 1939 when the total sum of$6,000 would have been paid. This was a non-interest bearing note signed and dated September 15th, 1929. While the boom and bust period had severe effects on Delray's economy, making 1926 - 1927 the worst depression years, the bottom truly came in 1932_ Barter, trade and credit became the coinage. The minister of the First Baptist Church in Delray announced that the collection plate would no longer be passed during the service. The plate would be placed at the door where people could place in it whatever they could afford. This was done to avoid embarrassment for any member of the congr`won. It was said that some had nothing to give in those days except their devotion. The Presbyterian Treasurer's acconnr book for September 1932 (church membership was 81 that year) records the offering on September 4th as$9.50 in the envelopes and $1.47 in loose change, September 11th of S11.70 in envelopes and $1.10 in change, September 18'S10.25 in the envelopes and $7.61 in change and the 25th of$7.40 in envelopes and $3.22 in loose change. The street lights were turned off during the summers of 1933 and 1934 to save money. That;winter hc•v:ever seemed to mark a change in the economic tide in Delray as well as the nation. Recovery from the great depression seemed to begin. Suddenly artists,writers, professional men and financiers started to come to Delray and were willing to invest in property and homes. These were people who enjoyed the delightful quiet surroundings of a small city. Edna St. Vincent Millay was among that group. The Arcade Building became the gathering place for the artists who rented studios on the second floor and lunched in the Tap Room. At the Annual Congregational Meeting held on April 3, 1940 the name of the church was changed from The Community Presbyterian Church to the First Pr -byterian Church of Delray Beach. At that time there were 91 members listed on the roll. Great changes came with the Second World War. In 1942, 1,200 men were moved into the Boca Raton Club where the new Army Air Force radar training school was set up. Many of these men brought their families and came to Live in Delray Beach. The Coast Guard stationed about 100 men at the Gulf Streati Polo Field which served as their base of operation. They, too, brought families to live in the city. The military also commandeered the herd of cows pastured in the St. Andrew-Briny Breezes area for fresh milk for the men. In October 1942, Dr. James G. Robinson was called to be the new pastor following the death of Dr. S. Willis McFadden who had been the much beloved rn sister for ten years. Dr. Robinson arrived with his family and conducted his first service on October 18t. In January 1943, at a Session Meeting, Dr. Robinson told of working as acting chaplain among the Coast Guardsmen at Gulf Stream and asked permission for this added duty. Also in that Session's Minutes is written"Dr.Robinson broughr up a proposition of Mrs. Mary Lee Reid, a visiting musician and organist at Grand Central Station in New York to hold a 5 o'clock song service for men of the armed services in the church. Dr. Robinson and Mr. Ranson were asked to investigate." There was no mention of the results. Delray Beach opened its heart for these new arrivals. The U.S.O. was on Atlantic Avenue and First Presbyterian Church was there with hospitality, fri.--riship and solace.With the hotels,houses and apartments housing the Airmen and Coast Guard the hundreds of men and women employed to care for them meant an economic windfall for Delray Beach. Throughout the years before air-conditioniro-the problem of holding meetings for worship during the summer was met in several ways. Some years there were no services from July to September. In 1939 the church closed during the pastor's vacation. Sometimes only a Sunday School was held in the summer. On June 21, 1943 the Session, after discussing plans for the summer services,passed the motion that "it be our policy to hold services until attendance drops below 50, then we shall meet aciin to discuss the matter." There was a membership at that time of 113 parishioners. Reporting on attendance at the September meeting, the pastor gave the results of the church being kept open during the months of July and August,ust, 9 weeks, as there was a total of 623 attendees. In April 1945 Mr. Schrader made a new from door and installed the art glass windows above the door. This easterly window was the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of St.Paul,Minnesota, and Delray Beach. Starting in April 1947 there was a discussion of the need to hold two services during the winter season. The church was becoming too small for the crowd of attendees.At that time, the city of Delray Beach had a summer population of 10,000 and 15,000 in the winter. By 1952 there was a need for more Sunday School rooms especially since the choir took up one of their rooms. The January 19, 1955 Annual Congregational Meeting's Minutes note that the membership totaled about 450 members. At that meeting a Sfr er chalice for communion was donated to the church by Allan Weber of the Delray Art Galleries. At the July 11. 1956 Session Meeting the Trustees outlined a project to emend the porch platform 15 feet to the north with an aw-i-i-no extension to temporarily increase the seating capacity for the church at a cost of S1,000. In November at the Session Meeting the motion was passed that the location of the present church should not be moved and that of the Christian Education building be erected at a cost of S80,000. 7 From that first day in 1926 at Margaret L. Smith's house, the Women's Association has been very in dived and active in the affairs of the church. Dinners. teas, and celebrations were only part of their schedule. They did various forms of fund-raising from Bake Sales to Apron Parties. In the Annual Report of January 1957 their activities told of their 106 members participating in ten regular meetings, 8 Board Meetings, 9 Circle Meetings, a Retreat, a Spring Tea and one Rally in September. They had a Covered-Dish Praise Service in November, 4 luncheons and a luncheon for the Council of Women. Mrs. Lucille A. Miller, President in 1955 - 1956 wrote "In view of the idea we might have a new kitchen and Lady's Parlor some day,"the Association voted to open a bank account and S700 was • allocated from the General Funds as a starter. Over the years, the Christmas Bazaars and the Rummage Sales have become major fund raisers for the Women's Church Improvement Committee.When the new church was built and the old Sanctuary came to be called Fellowship Hall, it was the Women's Association that sold the cypress pews to pay for the building and equipment of the kitchen. From the start of the church the women have been a significant force in the life of the First Presbyterian Church. The Delray Chapter of Presbyterian Men was organised on June 30, 1949 and adopted their constitution on July 17, 1951. While there no longer is any affiliation with the National Council, today the men of the church have breakfast together 6 times a year.With the voluntary contributions received at these breakfasts the men concentrate their interest toward the Adopt-A-Family program_ This involves taking the children to the zoo, ball games and Lion Country Safari outings. Recently a scholarship has been established to assist these children or their parents in furthering their education_ • Other groups have contributed to the vita±y of the church. In 1969 a school for Christian Living was formed which met on Wednesday evenings for a simple family`meal, fellowship and study. In 1993 that format was revived and called Wonderful Wednesday a most stimulating program for all ages. In 1975 a group called Presbyterian Paters was formed to promote fellowship among the families of the church. It was a socially oriented organisation_ The need for a church newsletter was suggested to keep church members better informed about all of the activities of the First Presbyterian Church. Over the summer the committee was formed and the first edition of the Spire was sent out in October. Pot-luck suppers and an Annual Ice Cream Social on the patio, trips and outings were orgaTn7ed by this group. In that first issue they wrote about the coming Harvest Moon Dinner on November 2nd when sapper would be followed by musical entertainment by members of the choir. The Spire continues to be a vital 1in1 and fund for information even though the Presbyterian Partners no longer exist as an organization. Over the seventy-four years of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, The Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach and since 1977 Fellowship Hall has been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, wedding _ funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars and rummage sales. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. During these seventy-four years, few changes have been made in the original building. The first on August 31, 1939 was the installation of the Allendorph stained glass window on the west wall. Mrs. Allendorph was President of the Women's Association in 1935_ Her husband, as Trustee, signed the S6,000 loan to purchase the buildings. The new front door and the stained ala -s window, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Delray were dedicated on April 1945. In 1956 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide an increase in the seating capacity at a cost ofS1,000. After becoming Fellowship Hall the stage area was built as was the modern kitchen_ 0 VI. Statement of Significance Thanks to the determination of Mr. F.J. Schrader in 1928 to maintain the church he built as a church, this building has remained a place of worship and fellowship consistently over the years. As the first church east of the watenvav, it was:he sanctuary for the Presbyterians of Delray Beach from 1928 to 1977 when it became known as Fellowship Hall. As a multi-functional facility for the church, it provides a place for worship, study and fellowship to this day. The historic character of the original building has been retained. The outer design and construction has not been altered except for the elimination of the seven terracotta urns decorating the exterior "sills," the addition of the Robison stained-glass window, the new front door in 1945, and the northern porch which was added in 1956 to provide more space for worshippers. When the new sanctuary was built in 1977, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. Concerning the interior, the Women's Association sold the cypress pews which provided funds for installing the new kitchen. A small stage was built on the west side on the former location of the minister's pulpit and the choir. The pecky cypress arches remain a distinctive feature of the original design. Fellowship Hall stands today as an=male of the type of construction typical in Florida and Delray Beach in the early 1920's. The Spat.i-Itai.ian style of architecture and the materials used are signatures of that era. In the historic records of the church, there is a quote that "it is the most Floridian church in Florida." Its distinctive features remain The shamrock over the front door still proclaims this building as dedicated to the Christian faith and iate_gral part of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray B each. BIBLIOGRAPHY "Record" book: History of the First Presbyterian Church, Delray Beach, Florida, written by Margaret Livingston Smith, January 10, 1926. Also includes the Article of Incorporation. History of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. Florida: 1895 to January 10, 1926,from information written by Margaret Livingston Smith, by Paul L. Cox, contains other information and history from church records. History of Founding of Christian Endeavor Group of Young People: Starting February 1926 with nineteen members. - An Evening of Remembrance: - October 21, 1959, by Jeanne Baldwin. Historical Sketch of First Presbyterian Church. DeIrav Beach. Florida: By Betty Ann Reed, Historian, 1987 Brochure and Transcript of Brochure Published in 1929: Brochure entitled "Community Church of Delray Beach, Florida" "A Chat About Our Church": By Rev. Morey, Minister, 1956-1967 • Lists Presidents of Women's Association Growth of the Church Shown in Session Minutes: October 18, 1925 to November 23, 1958 Constitution of the Delray Beach Chapter of Presbyterian Men: Organized June 30, 1949 -Adopted July 17, 1951 The Dedication Service of the Christian Education Building: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, on April 8, 1962 (Contains historic dates from October 1985 to current) Annual Reports: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida 1927 - 1941 Treasurer's Account Books. 1925- 1935: Letter from Y.C. Boyd, Attorney to E M Wilson, May 21, 1942, concerning changing the name from Community Presbyterian Church to First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida. Letter concerning the mortgage of$6,000 from the Board of National Missions, Presbyterian Church in the Sanborn Map: 1926 - Florida Master Site File: May 1, 1986 Building Description: April 14, 1988 Session Minutes and Annual Reports Treasurer's Account Book: April 1, 1935 -March 1944; April 1944 - January 1952; and, January 1952 - January 1954 Women's Association Minutes: December 27, 1931 -February 26, 1934 and 1934- 1936 The Spire Newsletter: October 1979 to October 1986 Delray Historical Society: Miami Daily News, September 17, 1928, concerns the Hurricane Lora Sinks Britt, My Gold Coast in Earlier Years Brittany House Publishers, Palatka, Florida, 1984 Cecil W. and Margoann Farrar, Incomparable Del.rav Beach. Its Early Life and Lore. 1894-1930 Printed by Star Publishing Co., Inc., Boy-on Beach, Florida First printing, March 1974 Eighty Years of History of Women's Club of Delray Beach. 1902- 1982 From Sapling to Sturdy Oak. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Report prepared by: Nancy O. 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JIY,..- li .Ti rn C a ,N • 1 el ,----7---------- et I 1 0 loi,'Ill i:: 1:)1 % rl 1Pf r�9 `•e ___--_ b its NI 1 1 d -10. ././7 ---------•-•----9:ri I 0 :i. )1 ) , c._,_,,=5 .b....... .; Z•R y N. 0CFAN �: 8 LV- :ty r 7� •t g f / a n t i c O c eat . Dr. Frank Nelson, who was the senior pastor from 1927 to 1930, wrote the following poem as true today as then. THE CHURCH BY THE SIDE OF THE SEA By the side of the rhythmic breakers On the shore of the crystal sea There stands a house that is calling To the best that there is in me. It is not a house of pleasure Nor a palace of earthly delight But a place where God reaches down . And illumines my life with light. Ministers of First Presbyterian Church Senior Pastors James H. McCormick, D.D. 1926 - 1927 Frank H. Nelson_ Ph.D. 1927 - 1930 S. Willis McFadden, D.D. 1931 - 1941 James G. Robinson, Ph.D. 1942 - 1957 Robert G. Morey, B.D. 1957 - 1967 Seth C. Morrow,. D.D. 1968 - 1983 Theodore A. B11�h, Ph.D. 1984 - Assistant Pastors & Pastoral Assistants Byron S. Fruitt, B_D. 1964 - 1968 Paul D. Wierman, M.Div. 1978 - 1979 Blanchard D. Romaine, M.Div. 1979 - 1984 Arthur S. Joice, D.D. 1984 - 1987 Donald C. Drummond, M.A. 1987 - 1989 J. Michael Castronis, D.M. 1989 - 1992 Joan LeRoy Abell, M.R.E. 1992 - 9 AN E\-ENL1 G OF REMEMBRANCE A Church Family Night dinner was held on Wednesday, October 21, 1959 in observance of the 30' anniversary of the dedication of this building for the Presbyterians. This "Evening of Remembrance" started with the buffet dinner attended by approximately sixty people. The piece-de-resistance was an anniversary cake decorated with an amazingly accurate reproduction of the front of the church building, coconuts in the palm trees included! Wnile Mr. Morey took their pictures, those who were members at the time of the dedication joined Mrs. William G. James, wife of the Clerk of Session, in cutting the cake. The group included Mr. F.S. Schrader, who designed and built the church, Mrs. Lawrence F. Ranson, Mr. James H. Ranson, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith and Miss Addie Mae Bell and Mrs. Archie Creighton. After a delicious dinner, Mr. Kenneth Jacobson, Chairman of the Anniversary Committee, welcomed the members and reminded them that another special treat was in store for them in January_1961, when we celebrate the 3 5th anniversary of the granting of the charter to our church. Mr. Morey later added-that is planned to send out invitations to members in all parts of the country for this occasion. Mr. Jacobson said that the plans for this evening consisted of"just sitting around and talking about old times" which proved to be a delightful experience for all concerned.Mr. Jacobson contributed many amusing stories as he presided over the informal meeting and introduced the guests of honor. Mr. William James first read Mr. Paul Cox's thorough and interesting history of our church and Delray Beach, dating from October 1895 (a copy of this document is attached). Mr. Jacobson then introduced Mr. F.J. Schrader as a gentleman who dated further back than the history of the church.Mr. Schrader came to Delray in 1911 and built the first house on the beach side of the waterway, the old Kentucky House. Mr. Schrader said that, in those days,'there was no bridge. He hauled building materials with two mules and a cart, and had his choice of driving to the nearest bridge, which was at Boynton, or poling across the canal to the opposite shore. He then proceeded to tell of various remembrances he had of the people and places of those days. Mr. Schrader built our church for the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church in 1924, starting in May and ending in November, and built it single-handed with help only from a carpenter, plumber and electrician. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the cots-auction of the trusses! Mr. Schrader financed as well as built the church. Because of losses suffered from the extensive damage of the 1928 hurricane, the Baptists were unable to continue payment of their notes, so they turned the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader as satisfaction. Although he had offers,he stood firm to his decon that he would sell his property only if the buyers continued to use it as a church, and refused to sell otherwise. The Presbyterians raised $7 or 8,000 b—subscription among themselves, borrowed $8,000 from the Home Board in Philadelphia and received a grant of S5,000. Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although the unpaid notes he held amounted to some$30 or S"0,000. Not only are we grateful to Mr. Schrader for our building, but for the land on which the manse is built,which was his gift to us.Although he had not previously been a member, Mr. Schrader came into our church when he returned here in 1937 after more than ten years in the North. He was also Clerk of Session and attended General Assembly in Milwaukee. In answer to questions by Mr. Morey and various members,Mr. Schrader said that the style of our church building is patterned after an old cathedral in Italy, and is a mixture of Spanish and Italian architects re. There is one very much like it in Coconut Grove. A copy of a picture of the cathedral in Italy and a floor plan were used by Mr. Schrader as guides, although he explained that our church is not as elaborate as the original. The Chzistian Education wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very limits of the proper lines. The walling in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio are the only changed that have been made in the building since its construction in 1924. Mr. Jacobson thanked Mr. Schrader for being with us, introduced Mrs. Schrader and then asked Mrs. Margaret Walsmith to share some of her memories with us. She described the open air Baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same fountain, from which the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down from it. For the' overflow from this pool, it was necessary to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it-stood. Mrs. Walsmith fondly recalled the chicken noodle, or "noodle and chicken," as she humorously termed them, dinners served by Mrs. Ellis and her committee from the church kitchen, which is now the Sunday School supply closet. The kitchen was equipped with but a four-burner oil stove and a sink, but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving, or ten cents for a meal! The greatest profit ever realized was S50, but a delightful time was had by all. Miss Addie Mae Bell told of her appointment as Sunday School Superintendent during those very early times in our church history. She continues in this post until she began teaching in Palm Beach. Mrs. Lawrence Ranson then showed pictures of the first congregation and quoted an amusing anecdote concerning one of the first pastors. A lady in the congregation told Mrs. Ranson that this pastor's sermons were unusually lengthy, but that while he was preaching no one could call on her to do anythig at all. In those busy days of starting the church, she was grateful to him for affording her the opportunity to sit still for such a considerable period of time. Mrs. Ranson told of the various meeting places used by the Presbyterians during the years before they came into this church. They met on the porch of the old U.S.O., which was then knows as "Booster's Hall." Then they moved to the Women's Club,which was near the present Arcade. The 1928 storm ruined that building, so they held services in the school and the motion picture theater. Mrs. Ranson and the other charter members then told of the difficulties arising from the naming of the church as the First Presbyterian Church or Community Presbyterian Church and the decision to choose the latter. Mr. Jacobson remarked that he understood the church had been immensely popular with all denominations for weddings, as everyone wanted to walk up the aisle. He added that they should have tried to make Presbyterians out of all of them! Mr. Jacobson then introduced Mr. James Ranson and asked for his impressions of the early days from the viewpoint of the younger generation. Mrs. Walsmith smilingly interjected, "go easy, I was his first Sunday School teacher!" Mr. Ranson said that if there were any boys causing a commotion outside the building at any time, he was usually one of them. One of his most important chores was climbing up to the bell tower to repair the rope, which frequently parted company from the bell. At rh;s point, Mr. Schrader asked if the bells were still used, and it was obligingly rung for him loud and clear, to the amazement of our neighbors, no doubt! To keep the youngsters occupied,Mrs. James then said, anyone with a sr.—I-jai talent was asked if they would teach something in his particular field.Mr.Archibald Crichton hacl a class in carp v and wood working which turned out many useful and attractive articles, and kept idle hands very busy. Mr. Schrader related an interesting feature of our pulpit construction,just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface, thereby providing a solid coral strand on which, he said, the minister might proclaim "on Christ the solid rock I stand" and the congregation might sing, "How Firm a Foundation." Mrs. Walsmith then mentioned that the organ at that time was the same one we have now, and that Mrs. Ranson played "for everything." Mrs. Morey joined in with a story told to her by a lady who had been the organist for the Baptists. On the day that the first worship service was held, the attention of the congregation was considerably diverted by a snake which dropper from the rafters and landed on the Communion Table. Mr. Morey closed the pleasant evening with a prayer of thanksgiving for the many blessings bestowed upon our church and congregation. Respectfully submitted Jeanne Baldwin, Secretary (This account has been copied by Nancy Young_. February 23, 1998 from the typed report by the above secretary.) c History of the First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida by Marzaret Livingston Smith `Write none other things. . . than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end " (2 Corinthians 1:13) January 10, 1926 F.B.K. -1- • • The organization of the Presbyterian-Church in Delray followed closely the beginning of the town itself that the history of the church can hardly be written without including some of the early history of the town and its settlers. In October 1895, Mr. Adolph Hoffman and five or six other men, who had come together in Palm Beach while waiting there for the East Coast canal to be finished this far, arrived in what was then known as the town of Linton. He found here exactly two men, Mr. Linton from Detroit, and an engineer for the land company. They were living in a tent standing at about the present corner of NE 7th Avenue, and NE I" Street, the first high and dry spot • back from the west bank of the canal. After disembarking from the boat on which they had traveled, these new arrivals carried, as best they could, their tents, provisions, clothing, etc., wading across the low, submerged land between the artificial bank of the canal and the higher spot further west. Of those first seven or eight men here, Mr. Hoffman alone remains, now March 1926. Others came at short intervals, continuously. Thereafter the Model Land Co. and the F.E.C.RR Co. being busily engaged in interesting people from the other states in forming colonies along the southern east coast of Florida. Mrs. Hoffmann and a few friends from German came over and joined Mr. Hoffman here later in 1895. Vegetable growing, at first, was almost the only means of livelihood. Their first season the winter of 1895-96 was an extremely wet one: the crops were drowned, money was scarce; the people became discouraged by their failures and the great discomforts and privations they were enduring; and, one by one, a large part of the few who came first, gave up their little homes,and went elsewhere, during the years that followed. Within a few months after their arrival here. these pioneers had started a school in a small, one-room house on the mounds, now much enlarged, still owned as school property by Delray district on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton Avenues. In this schoolroom, any minister, of whatever denomination, who stopped in the village, was invited to preach. In the spring of 1896, Dr. Henry Kegwin the'Superintendent of Missions for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to Defray(Linton), and organized a church in the little settlement here. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman, and Mr. Joel French (the town's first postmaster) were the three Trustees. A Dr. Thompson was the first minister. Beyond the fact that he came here from Cuba;that he lived in.Lantana during the six months or thereabouts that he served the congregation here;that he prey shed once in two weeks; that he was a young man; and that he held services in Lantana, also, nothing more can be re;alled concerning him. In 1897 or 1898, Dr.Kegwin himself came. About this time the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman, a lot for a church building,it being 100'x 140' at the northwest corner of Atlantic Avenue and the now 5th Avenue or Dixie Highway. The church building was never accomplished. But there was a small manse on the lot, and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters lived in it during his stay here. Because of the lapse of time and the many events following during the years,Mr. Hoffman is not positively sure, but he thinks this frame building was moved to the lot, being the abandoned home of some former resident. It may be an item of interest that this manse later was moved again, and was for some years the home of Mr. &Mrs_ Paul Dawson on Dade Street (NE 6th Avenue). Dr.Kegwin held service here every other week, preaching the alternate Sundays in Lantana or some other village on the line. The definite time he preached in Defray cannot be ascertained; but he was still living here in 1901, when he read the marriage service for Mr. J.J. Schabinger and Miss Mae Ewing. The village during the years was a stniana community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially. As more people came, the Lutherans organized their own church, and Mr. &Mrs. Hoffman went back to that,their original church_ Then the Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could no longer support their organization, and they disbanded. In 1904, Mr. Lyman, acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction. Mr. J.S. \\'ueoaer, having bid S10 more than did Mr. French. got the property for about S250. Among the small number of members of this, the first church organization in this town, the only names that can be recalled are those of Mr. &Mrs. Adolph Hof nan, Mr. & Mrs. Lyman and daughter, Mr. & Mrs. Sherman (W.D.) and Miss Ina Blac1 er. Mr. & Mrs. HJ. Sterling were active workers in the church, tho' not members. Dr. J.F. Shepherd, present Superintendent of Missions, gives the following information: "Dr. Henry Kegwin was born in Indiana in 1S36 (making him 60 years of age when he, as Superintendent of Missions, organized the Delray Presbyterian Church). He organized a number of other churches in the state, some fifteen of which were, by his advice, turned over to the Southern Church to save expense. He, himself, supplied the Southern Presbyterian Church in Orlando for some time. He is no longer Iiving." Dr. Shepherd saw reference to the Delray Church in the Minutes of the Florida:Presbytery, which are now in the Historical Society in Philadelphia, and he thinks the organization was not perfected. "In 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School of thirty or more members, meeting every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (present Chamber of Commerce). Mr. Walter Knox (now deceased) was Superintendent, all offices were filled, and there were three or more classes with teachers. Mr. Knox became too ill, after six or more months, to do the work; another very active worker became ill and died. Others moved away; and this Sunday school had to be given up."The above information was given by Mrs. Frank Nichols, one of the teachers. About this same year, 1916, a Presbyterian minis came at Mrs. Walter Knox's request, preached in the Methodist Church one Sunday morni.na met the Presbyterians, and, after canvassing the field, decided that Delray had then as many churches as could be supported. Finally in the latter part ofApril 1925, at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity,Rev. J.F. Shepherd of Eustis Florida, Executive for Florida of the Board of National Missions, U.S.A., came to Delray and preached to and afterward addressed the congregation, in the Delray Theatre, on the desirability of organizing a church here at this time. The general feeling seemed to be an enthusiastic wish to act at once toward that end. A committee was appointed by Dr. Shepherd to canvas the whole field and obtain a full expression of the desire of the people. Apparel tly nothing was done for some months. Then, on October 4, Dr. Shepherd came again, and preached at the Chamber of Commerce Hall to a fair-sized congregation in the morning, his subject being "The Victory of Faith," in the evening, he lectured on Egypt. After the morning sermon, the beginning of an organization was made; a committee, headed by Mrs. Lucy Rice Dean,was elected to arrange for a permanem place of meeting and other details, preparatory to the next service on October 18. The expression of most of those present on October 4 was a feeling of joyful satisfaction at the prospect of once again having a Presbyterian Church in Delray. On October 18 at 11 a.m.,Dr. Joseph P. Calhoun, formerly ofPittsburgh,Pennsylvania, but just now resigned from a pastorate of several years in the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, preached a most inspiring sermon of advice and admonition to the new congregation, his text being Galatians 5:22. During this service a Congregational Meeting was opened by a prayer for God's guidance in the selection of Elders and His blessing on the new church; after which the selection of Elders was proceeded with, Dr. Calhoun acting as Moderator and Ruth L. McFarland as Secretary. Dr. Calhoun read the names of four men,recommended by Dr. Shepherd, as follows: Dr. Roy Webb, Mr. L.F. Ranson, Dr. Archibald Miller and Mr. Frank Dean • The four were elected by the congregation. Dr. Webb_not being present, it was decided to proceed without him. Dr. Calhoun then asked the three present to present themselves for Ordination and Installation, and he read to them and to the congregation at this service. Dr. Miller being a previously ordained Elder, Mr. Ranson and Mr. Dean were now Ordained, and the three were installed as Elders in this church. The Benediction was then pronounced. The Session met immediately, and a dozen or more letters received, of those persons wishing to become members of this church, and Miss Jane Dean and Gertrude?\Eller were received on Confession of Faith. On November 1, Dr. WA. Littell preached for the first time, here, coming for the winter from Denver, Colorado, at Dr. Shephard's request. His tea was St. John 3:30 "He Must Increase, but I Must Decrease," a most eloquent and scholarly sermon,the thought being that the individual must be subordinated to God and His work. Fifty persons were in attendance. This was also an evening service. On November 8, 1925,Dr. Littell made an urgent appeal to all Presbyterian residents and to others wishing a church home to add their names to the Charter Roll, saying this Roll would be kept open for some weeks, and that in the future it would be felt an honor to have one's name on it. About this time it was decided to continue holding the services in the Chamber of Commerce Hall__ since no more desirable room seemed available. Morning service was held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening service, also, once in two weeks, the alternate Sunday evening and each Sunday afternoon being given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. This heavy work proved too trying for Dr. Littell's strength, and in January, Dr. C lhoun took over the work in Boynton, thereafter evening service was held in Delray each Sunday. Week by week the congregation grew in numbers and in enthusiasm. A second Congregational Meeting was called for January 3, 1926, the first Sunday of the new year, and was held immediately following the morning church service. Dr. Littell, presiding, read the form of a Church Constitution suggested by Dr. Shepherd, which was unanimously adopted; but, upon motion, was set aside for that meeting. The following men were nominated and elected as Trustees, according to the Rotary System: Mr. J.M. Spencer -Term of five years Mr. W.N. Johnson -Term of four years Mr. Kenneth Wood -Term of three years Mr. George Gray -Term of two years Edward T. Page, Ph.D. -Term of one year Next a financial plan was submitted and adopted by vote, providing for current expenses and the Benevolent Fund with use of a duplex envelope system and a treasurer for each. Mrs. Margaret Livingston Smith was elected Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund. At the suggestion of Mrs. F.B. Kingsbury, it was decided to have a church historian, and Mrs. Smith was, also, elected to do this work Dr.Webb,who hart previously offered a lot for a church building site explained at this meeting that the title to be the lot was in process of litigation, but that he thought he would be able, within three months, to give a clear title for same to the Trustees, but if finally unable to deliver to the church this lot, 100 feet on North Swinton Avenue, he assured the congregation he would give very generously in other ways. Mr. Kenneth Ward, a builder, expressed himself as thinking it unwise to try to build while materials and labor were so unusually high in cost. The urgent n::d of a Sunday School was felt and had been much discussed by Dr. Littell and many members of the congregation._ and the American Legion most generously offered their hall, free of all expense, for this purpose. This offer was made public at this meeting, and declined with a vote of thanks. By advice of Dr. Webb, plans for a Sunday School were dropped until after the summer months. At the service on January 3, 1926, the first special offering was asked for, for Church Benevolence, and the sum of$36 was given, and sent to the National Board of Missions in New York. -4- • An invitation was extended to all women of the congregation and others interested in this church's 1l:c-::. hv Mrs. Margaret L. Smith. to meet at her home on the Ocean Boulevard, on Monday, January 4 at 3 p.m. f�: :he. purpose of getting acquainted with each other and to plan for a permanent organization. After an enthusiastic discussion, an organization was formed, and later named "The Women's Association of The First Presby-erian Church of DeIray." Mrs. Frank Dean was elected President Mrs. J.W. Wood was elected Vice-President Mrs. J.M. Spencer was elected Secretary Mrs. W.N. Johnson was elected Treasurer The members present were divided into two circles,for work, by the drawing of names with Mrs. E.T. Page, from Chicago, as Ieader of No. 1 and Mrs. W.A. Campbell, from Grenada, Mississippi leader of No. 2. At a later meeting,No. 3 was formed from the additions to the membership, with Mrs. Spencer as leader, she having resigned as Secretary of the Association, Mrs. Walsmith was elected secretary. The circles at once became active in the church work. The first notable thing done was a Father's and Son's dinner given by Circle No.1 with the idea of fostering a friendly and fraternal spirit among the men and boys of the congregation. A good dinner was served and piano music, a real treat, was given by Mrs. Harry Breese, while the meal was in progress. About sixty men and boys enjoyed this entertainment. At the second monthly meeting of the Association, the first Monday in February, Mrs. E.T. Page broug=:up the question of starting a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church. All approved, and Mrs. Page was asked to take charge of the movement. On the following Sunday evening, February 7, the first Christian Education meeting was held with light refreshments at 6 p.m., followed by the religious service. The attendance was very encouraging from the start. The church was most fortunate in having the efficient and faithful help of two young women experienced in Christian Education work,Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland from Pittsburgh. The women of the Association took charge of the light refreshments, two serving each evening. The young people soon organized and elected officers, and have occasional social evenings, as well as a week-night study class. The rest Christian Endeavor officers were: (omitted) From the first church service on October 4, Mrs. L.F. Ranson has faithfully served as pianist for every meeting. A volunteer choir of church people has added much to the sweetness of the worship of God. On December 17, 1925, Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland presented to the church fifty Presbyterian Hymnals, a much appreciated gift. Until that time, the church had been accepting the kindly loan, from the Men's Community Bible Class, of their song books. About December 1, Mrs. Kate H. Glass presented two silver offertory plates. - A Charter Roll was closed on Sunday, January 31, recording a membership of persons. The first celebration of the Lord's Supper was held during the morning service on that day, with about ninety (90) communicants.Preceding the communion service, two infants were baptized, William Nooton Johnson, son of Mr. Cedric N. and Mrs. Faye Johnson, and Robert Lester LaDuke, son of Mr. Lester and Mrs. Mary Sabine LaDt.ke. There were also baptized William Nooton Johnson, Mary J. Johnson, Aline Johnson Hollarn (from the membership of the Friend's Church), Cedric N.Johnson, Faye Johnson, Mary Patricia Hollam, Jean Hollarn, Sara W. Keen_ Lea VanMcMullen, Lester LaDuke and Mary Sabine LaDuke. -5- 4 There were received into membership by Letter from other churches: Dr. W.A. Miller and Mrs. W.A. Miller, First Presbyterian, Pensacola, Florida. Mrs. F. Gertrude Prather, Miss Sarah McFarland and Miss Ruth McFarland, Homewood Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Margaret C. Livingston Smith, First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio, through the Methodist Church, Delray Florida. • Mrs. Kate H. Glass, Methodist Church, Delray, Florida, through the Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan. Mr. L.F. Ranson, Mrs. (L.F.)Marion Ranson, Dr. Roy Webb, and Mrs. Roy Webb, First Methodist Church, Defray, Florida. Mr. George H. Gray, Mrs. George H. Gray, and Miss Edith Christine Gray, First Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee_ Mr. J.W. On, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, New Jersey. - Mrs. Elizabeth Ely Orr, First Presbyterian Church, Perinsville, New Jersey. J- Mr. Edward T. Page and Mrs. Edward Page, First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Mary Rebecca Taylor, Presbyterian Church of Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Mr. I.F. Vernon, First Presbyterian Church, Irwin, Tennessee. Mr. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Surry Congregational Church, Surry, New Hampshire. Mrs. Tnsie Viola Nichols, Presbyterian Church, Glassport, Pennsylvania. Mr. J.M. Spencer, Mrs. Ruby Snow Spencer and Miss Frances Marion Spencer, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Mrs. Weston Chivers of First Congregational Church, Lake Worth, Florida. Mr. Neil M. Chrichton and Mrs. Joan Chrichton of Presbyterian Church, Monticello, New York. Mrs. Maggie Wood of First Presbyterian Church, Grenada, Mississippi. Mr.William N. Johnson,Mrs.Mary J.Johnson and Mrs. Aline Johnson Hollarn of West Richmond Friend's Church, Richmond Indiana. (This account of the history has been typed from the handwritten records written by Margaret Livingston Smith in a "Record" book.) -6- _ f Articles of Incorporation Article I The name of this incorporation shall be The First Presbyterian Church of Delray, Florida. Article H The principles on which this church is founded and associated are those truths of the Holy Scripture and that Ecclesiastical order and discipline which are set forth in the Constitution and Confession of Faith of the • Presbyterian Church in the United Stares of America. Article III The officers of the church shall be a Pastor and a Session of ruling Elders of not fewer than four (five?) or not more than nine, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting, and all vacancies then filled. The duties of the Pastor and his Session are the pastoral care and the public instruction of the people; which are set forth in the Bible and in the Book of Discipline of the Presbyterian Church. The church may also provide for a Board of Deacons of not fewer than three, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting and all vacancies then filled, and whose duties are also defined in the word of God and the Book of Discipline of the church. Article IV Section I-The officers of the Corporation shall be a Board of Trustees of five in number, one of whom shall be elected at each congregational meeting, which meeting shall be held on the second Sabbath in February, and of which meeting due notice shall be given from the pulpit. Section II-All voting at the Congregational Meeting, at which the Pastor shall preside, shall be by ballot, whether it be for officers of the church or corporation, unless ordered by two-thirds of the members present at such meeting. Section III - The Trustees shall hold office each five years, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. In case of vacancy by resion7r ion,the remaining members shall have power to fill the vacancy so caused. Section IV- The duties of the Trustees shall be the care of the property of the corporation and the raising and overseeing of finances of same, as well as those duties prescribed by the laws of the state of Florida governing Trustees of incorporate bodies_ They are also empowered to contract debts in the interest of the corporation not to exceed the sum of 51,000 and which shall not already be provided for by subscriptions, and to give their note or a mortgage upon the property of the congregation, for which note or mortgage the property shall be duly holden in law. Section V- Since the church is a perpennial organization, the Trustees elected, or their successors shall each hold office perpetually. (These Articles of Incorporation have been typed from the handwriting of Margaret Livingston Smith as wrinen in her "Record" book.) -7- Dec-06-1999 12:52pi 99-480017 ORB 1 1 4 3'9 Pg 57'3 1*m11114111I1lhuN11Iuu1111ljNIN11111I,1 ORDINANCE NO. 46-99 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING THE FFT.T OWSHIP n/! HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH LOCATED AT 36 BRONSON STREET, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AS A LOCAL HISTORIC SITE TO BE LISTED IN THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE "ZONING MAP OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, 1994" TO SHOW THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION IN AN OVERLAY MANNER; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING CLAUSE,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 4.5.1 of the Land Development Regulations of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach provides for the designation and protection of historic sites; and 4 WHEREAS, the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, 33 Gleason Street, initiated the nomination of the Fellowship Hall for historic designation, and a designation report was subsequently prepared; and WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board held a duly noticed public hearing in regard to the historic designation on October 20, 1999, and voted unanimously to recommend that the property_ described herein be designated a local historic site; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach has conducted a duly noticed public hearing in regard to the designation of the property described herein as a local historic site. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the following described property in the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby designated as a local historic site in accordance with and under the provisions of Section 4.5.1 of ti the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach,to-wit: "J THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH, located at 36 Bronson Street, Delray Beach, Florida;more particularly described as Lots 16, 17, 18 & 19, Block 3, OCEAN PARK SUBDIVISION, as recorded in Plat Book 5 at Page 15 of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida. 1 ORB 1 148'9 Pg 574 Section 2. That the Planning Director of said City shall, upon the effective date of this ordinance, amend the Zoning Map of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, to show the historic designation, in an overlay manner. Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 4. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid. Section 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage on second and final reading. PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this the 16th day of November , 1999. M A O R ATTEST:di-t:(07-7 k/L City Cle� First Reading November 2 , 1999 Second Reading November 16 , 1999 - 2 - Ord. No. 46-99 ORB 11489 Pg 575 w -xz: ; I i I ca : S.5o ! II.' 1 i I I GIROS,%i; I e 1 Z Cal •c- S- i ! -JvRY STREE7 MAN S- rII I y O.ci..•• 1 1 CO"'� I 11 FIRE f _ I VETERANS +� _=_=.�Y ..s. .{ GROVE STA. .itJ.l T N NO. 2 I PARK C < ATLANTIC I •'Do "' .6. i CONDO p 1 P BL AC- i Z I _ J CABA"AS � I VI CONDO i/ . ✓. 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WILKEN, CLERK PB COUNTY, FL 1 -.i ..,Ill" , ip:1, 4-, ;_ ' ,,i , E A DELRAY BEACH klitgi CITY CLERK 100 N.W. 1st AVENUE • DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33444 . 407/243-7000 All-America C 1993 CERTIy1C.AT-ION I,ALISON MacGREGOR HARTY, City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 46-99 as the same was passed and adopted on second and final reading by the Delray Beach City Commission in regular session on the 16th day of November, 1999. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the official seal of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, on this the 26th day of November, 1999. • ..,,-;;-;. • . 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Young, Elder First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida For The Historic Preservation Board Delray Beach, Florida Designation Report Table of Contents I. General Information II. Location Map III. Executive Summary IV. Architectural Significance, Building Description and Structural Reinforcement V. Historical and Cultural Significance, The Biography of a Building VI. Statement of Significance VII. Bibliography and Resources VIII. Photographs IX. Addendum I. General Information Original and present location: 33 Bronson Street Delray Beach, Florida 33483 Date of construction: 1924, May to November Architect and builder: Mr. F.J. Schrader, Assisted by a carpenter, plumber and an electrician Former owner: Gibson Memorial Baptist Church 1924— 1928 Present owner: First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida, 1929 — current Present use: Fellowship Hall used for social, educational, fund-raising activities, meetings, receptions and meals. 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N ASSU5r PLATEOU 1PpNi I 1 W/NDEMERE HOUSE z I CONDO S.E. 3RD ST. AY I I r I A I 1 I I STREET I N --simr— FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY CITY OF DELRAY BEACH. FL — FELLOWSHIP HALL— PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT -- DIGITAL RAS_M4P SYSTEM -- MAP REF: L1/.38: M. Executive Summary Built in 1924 as the house of worship for the congregation known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, this building was the first church to be built east of the waterway. On Bronson Street, it was located just south of Atlantic Avenue and two blocks from the ocean. In 1928, due to financial difficulties, the Baptists could no longer maintain their church and turned the deed over to Mr. F.J. Schrader who had been the architect, builder and financial underwriter of the building. In January 1926, the Presbyterian church of Delray Beach was chartered with sixty-six members including ten families who transferred their membership from northern churches. They met regularly in various places, the Delray theater, Booster Hall or the Women's Club. In the fall of 1928, the growing membership of this church, needing larger and permanent facilities, rented the empty church from Mr. Schrader for $30 dollars per month. Hoping to draw more members and visitors they named the church the "Community Presbyterian Church." This property consisted of the sanctuary building and the adjoining educational and social wing. Through various financing, the congregation was able to purchase the property from Mr. Schrader and held their dedicatory service on October 20, 1929 just five weeks after the tragic hurricane of that year. In 1945 the name was changed to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. To this day, members and visiting worshippers are drawn form near and far. Membership continues to grow so that in 1956, with 538 communicants, there was a need to provide for more seating over and above the pews which accommodated three-hundred persons. In that year a porch platform was built with an awning extension at the cost of$1,000. Over the years it became obvious that a new building was the only solution for the increasing.- number of worshippers and activities. In 1977 the larger sanctuary was built and dedicated. The former building now became Fellowship Hall. IV. Architectural Significance of Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church The building, originally known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church,was built in 1924 and was the first church east of the waterway. In 1928 the Baptist congregation was experiencing financial • difficulties due to bank failures and the real estate calamity in Delray Beach. They returned the deed to the church property back to the architect/builder who had also financed the construction. Consequently, the empty church property was the ideal facility for the growing group of Presbyterians. The building was rented to them for $30 per month starting in the fall of 1928. The following year they purchased the property and held the dedication ceremony on October 20, 1929, naming it the Community Church of Delray Beach, Presbyterian. Mr. F.J. Schrader was the arri iitect/builder and financial underwriter. He and his family had come to Delray Beach in 1911. He built a home for his family on Swinton Avenue with both a cellar and an attic, rarities in Florida architec ure. During the first World War he went to Charleston, S.C., as a builder there, but returned to Delray Beach in 1922. In recounting the building of this church for the Baptist, he spoke of having a picture and a floor-plan of an old church in Florence, Italy, but made this church less ornate than the original. However, the form of architecture bears a strong resemblance to the mission-style brounht to the Americas by the Spaniards with the long nave and twin towers flanking the facade. Mr. Schrader's church has been called the "most Floridian church in Florida." In a small brochure printed in 1929, the author elaborates on the construction of the church in these words: "The building is conducted in impenetrable interlocking tyle [sic], finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique `pecked' cypress. Inside the sanctuary, soft grey tones create a simple reverential atmosphere. Long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least three-hundred worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit is the fact that just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure. foundation of God. Behind the Chancel is a Pilcher Organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. Mr. Schrader started builrlin_the church in May of 1924 working with only the help of a carpenter, plumber and electrician. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the interior cypress trusses. Construction was completed in November of that year. In the earliest pictures of the church, there are unique features that stand out. Above the doorway there is a shamrock imbedded in the stucco, a symbol of the trinity. On the top of the domed towers and other "sills" there are seven urn-like decorations. In later pictures these urns have been removed . . . by man or by hurricane? In August 1939, the Allendorph window was installed in the west wall above the organ pipes. In April 1945,Mr. Schrader made a new front door for the east side of the building and installed the large stained-glass window over the new front door which was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul, Minnesota and Delray Beach. In 1956 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide for an increase in the seating capacity at a cost of$1,000. - . In 1977 after the completion of the new sanctuary for the First Presbyterian Church, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. A she was built where the former pulpit stood and the kitchen was constructed to accommodate the many functions of the social life of the church and community. Over the seventy-four years the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, the Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church and now Fellowship Hall=iias been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, weddings, funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars, rummage sales, and homeowner association meetings for neighboring communities. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. BUILDING DESCRIPTION PROPERTY: First Pr_r•:oyterian Church LOCATION: 33 Gleason Street, Delray Beach, Fl FILE NUMBER: 2314 0-1614 8 DATE OF INSPECTION: April 14 , 1988 BUILDING NAME: Fellowship Hall BUILDING USE: Meeting room, kitchen STORIES: One BUILDING AREA: Enclosed area 3 , 367 Open covered areas. 619 Total 4 , 166 Square Feet FOUNDATION: Combination of masonry block foundation walls, with poured concrete pilaster footings FRAME: Concrete plasters and heavy wood timber A-frame EXTERIOR WALLS: CBS walls with special ornamentation and stainglass at main entry FLOOR(S) : Meeting area has wood floor joist and 2 by 6 decking with new kitchen section constructed of a 4" concrete slab on grade ROOF: Heavy wood timber roof structure with pitched wood decking, and a new asphalt shingle roof cover INTERIOR FINISH: PARTITIONS : Masonry block between original churcha an.. new kitchen FLOOR COVERING: Carpet, vinyl WALL FINISH: Paint, -panelling CEILING FINISH: Acoustical tile, gypsum board and paint • CONVEYING SYSTEM: None • • KITCHENS: Kitchen addition constructed in 1977 , and includes • painted wood cabinetry with formica countertops , and a special stainless steel top with 4 built-in cook tops by Balton Hot Ray, as well as 2 GE ranges, 1 GE refrigerator, 1 Whirlpool no frost freezer, 1 Whirlpool dishwasher, and 1 Hobart model WM-51 commercial dishwasher FIREPLACES/CHIMNEY: None PLUMBING: 4 fixtures total SPRINKL:.RS: None HVAC: Central heating and cooling at original church section, with the mechanical =r-ipment for this system located in the classroom building. • ELECTRICAL: Average lighti_= and outlets SPECIALTIES: T"wo bell tower= AGE, CONDITION: Originally constructed in 1929, with kitchen addition in 1977. Overall condition judged • to be avera_e for its age and occupancy. COMMENTS: Although the building is now used as a fellowship hall , its original construction and use was that of a church. .1 I7 - �, 3-4- I a1 I o- 3 1• 1 i7n1- 1 1 I 1 -J1, _ I A — ",♦ , - t —1 — II 11'4 _ 1 I I - _ o al' -4- cov .• I I 1 r • I I I • - I u-t I I , _ r i-, I 11•'-: —' I I 1 I -" I 1 Y -r- - - -J — :- C.0v:-.i E.-9 i 1,-:1+i.L -> I c . — — — — — —— — — — -� 01 , , a a . 2. 1 -v I i:--a I`. I I' 1 r 1 1 62 I 7 L.....1, 7 LH A i J • RENOVATION AND STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT • Several years ago it was determined that structural repairs were imperative in order to retain the _ architectural integrity of the building. In September of 1998 the contracting firm of Mouw Associates,Inc., began the work, which is described below. - First Presbyterian Church Project Review This building has been architecturally returned back to an earlier time in it's history,while at the same time being structurally reinforced from within. Architectural character of the Fellowship Hall has been restored by the removal of the kitchen and toilet room additions on the buildings north side. An existing storage room in the northeast corner remains and has been converted into a toilet room opening onto the main Hall. This room is balanced on the northwest by an existing air handling room. The existing openings on the north side have been opened up and new doors and transom windows have been added.In Phase II of the project, a covered loggia will encircle the north courtyard. The Hall will have direct access and views through the new doors to the courtyard beyond. The existing windows on the south side have been also replaced. All the window glass used is hurricane resistant safety glass, at least 1/_'thick.These windows will sit in their existing openings, however the depth of the opening has increased due to additional steel reinforcing added to the inside of the walls.Although not historically accurate,this increase in depth does add to the character of the Hall. The walls will now feel thicker giving the illusions of a solidly built masonry wall. The existing wooden stage on the west side of the Hall has been removed and replaced by a new kitchen. Although the Hall is smaller, ifs character is the same. The existing stained glass window on the west wall,has been relocated to the new wall which separates the new kitchen from the Hall. The space above the new kitchen is now a mezzanine level for air handling equipment The existing wood floor was been replaced by carpet over new concrete. This will reduce sound reverberation within the Hall. The building's new structural reinforcement consists three elements. First, a new concrete floor which is supported on it's own foundation which has been connected to the building's existing footers. Attached to the new footer are w6x20 steel columns which run up along the walls to the roof.New light gage metal stud framing covered with gypsum wallboard fill in between the 5 main steel columns. The existing wood ravers have been encased from below in a steel"U" channel which is bolted through the rafter and.welded to the steel columns. This whole system creates a building within a building. The existing masonry outer walls carry only their own weight. The roof is carried by the new steel columns, and the floor is a simple 4" concrete slab on grade. The roof is made up of a 3/4"tongue and =ove wood ceiling, attached wood joists.New joists have been added to the alternate spacing of the existing joists for strength.Next 3" of rigid insulation, a 1"air gap,h"plywood, and asphalt shingles as the outer layer. The decorative wood rafter braces were removed and used as templates for new ones. The newly reinforced rafters have been covered in decorative wood trim to match the existing rafters. Prepared by: Duane W. Grove Donaldson Group Architects • 1450 S. Dixie Highway_ Suite l02 Boca Raton, FL 3343: ?i J V. Historical and Cultural Significance The Biography of a Building Gibson Memorial Baptist Church 1924 - 1928 Community Presbyterian Church 1928 - 1940 First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1940 - 1977 Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1977 - 1 • The Biography of a Building 1924 was a very good year in Delray and Delray Beach, Florida. The towns had been "discovered" by folks from the north who were flocking to buy property in the warm climate easily accessible by the Florida East Coast Railroad. The real estate boom was in it's third year. Practically everyone was rich on paper. The population had doubled in the last two years. Construction was at its peak. F.J. Schrader was the architect and builder of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street near the beach in the newly incorporated town of Delray Beach. This was the first church east of the canal. Up Ocean Boulevard to the north, wealthy Palm Beachers built the exclusive Gulf Stream Golf Club.Next year the town of Gulf Stream would be incorporated. Years before ocean front property sold for $3.50 a mile. Nov the price zoomed_ It was said that a single lot sold for$5,000 in the morning, $10,000 at noon and $20,000 in the afternoon. It was a wonderful prosperous time for all at last, an unimaginable dream for those few men who came in 1894 and lived in tents along Atlantic Avenue. By 1894 word of the gentle climate and fertile soil at reasonable prices had reached a group of men in Michigan. Congressman Linton,the Postmaster of Sa_ainaw persuaded his friends David Swinton, who owned a book store in Saginaw and Frank Chapman, an asthmatic friend to join him on "safari" to look over the prospects of a place, not yet named, south of West Palm Beach. Henry Flagler was building his Florida East Coast Railroad but had not yet extended his interest this far south. The new arrivals came by barge on the canal, climbed the marshy banks with their gear and pitched tents near the high ground on 2"d Avenue and eight-foot wide Atlantic Avenue. Mr. Linton purchased 160 acres of land for$25 an acre. This acreage was a jungle of palmetto, scrub pine and stunted sea grapes matted together with sawgrass. Linton then advertised that this fertile land was available for sale in 5 acre lots through the newspapers in Saginaw, Bay City and Flint, Michigan. He also gave his name for the new town and named Lake Ida after his wife. Among the first to respond was Adolph Hoffman, a Michigan farmer originally from Germany. Clearing the land was a monumental task. While they found that the palmetto root made excellent fuel, the plague of mosquitoes, brown deerflies and horseflies made life miserable. In 1895 Henry Sterling,who was to become an outstanding citizen of this town, came from Philadelphia and established the first commissary at the corner of today's 2nd Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. His wife and five-year-old daughter came the next year. This commissary was a part of his home. Frank Chapman found that the warm weather cured his asthma His home was the farthest east next to the canal and became the village Post Office and his living room. When the village of Linton was established in 1895, Atlantic Avenue extended from the canal to Swinton and only a cart path beyond to Military Trail which had been used by the soldiers during the Seminole Indians wars. Living conditions were most primitive and the heat and insects made life a constant battle. The farming was not as ideal as expected. The water table was only three feet below the surface so that the drainage was very poor. Too much rain and the crops drowned, too little and they dried up and were ruined. And then the worst- a sudden freeze which mined everything.After the second freeze in 1895, disillusioned farmers went back home or moved to West Palm Beach to work on Flagler's railroad. The village of Linton had only 100 hardy souls left in 1896. After that second freeze Henry Flagler t ibuted free seed to the stricken area. The fertilizer was hauled free and he provided for the shipping. It was the beginning of a profitable truck farming industry. Newcomers started coming in 1898. Shortly after their arrival,these early sealers built a small one-room school house on the grounds still owned as school property in Delray on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton. In this schoolroom any minister of whatever denomination who stopped in the village was invited to preach. 7 In the Spring of 1596, Dr. Henry Kegwin, the Superintendent of Mission for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to visit and organized a church. Mr. Adolph Hofman, Mr. M.B. Lyman and Mr. Joel French were the three Trustees. Dr. Thompson was the first minister. He came from Cuba and lived in Lantana during the six months that he served the congregation. He was a young man who preached every other week alternating with Lantana. In 1897 or 1898 Mr. Kegwin came back. He was about 61 years old at the time that he organized the Delray Presbyterian Church. He had organized a number of other churches in the state, according to the history written by Margaret Livingston Smith. About the time of Mr. Kegwin's return, the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman a lot for a church building, 100' by 140' at the NW corner of Atlantic and the new 5th Avenue. The church building was never built but there was a small manse on the property and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters stayed there during his time here. Dr. Kegwin divided his time between Lantana and Delray Presbyterians. How long he stayed in Delray is not known but he did officiate at a marriage in 1901. The village during these years was a struggling community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially. As more people came the Lutherans of German descent organized their own church and the Adolph Hoffinans went back to their original church. The Lutherans also organized a school to teach their children their native tongue. The Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could longer support their organization and they disbanded. In 1904, Mr. Lyman acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction for S250. In 1898, the village fathers felt that the name of Linton held a negative connotation for attracting new residents and tourists. Since many of the original settlers had come from Michigan, it was voted that the name be changed to Delray after a suburb of Detroit. By 1900 there were 150 residents. Mr. Morikami bought land in 1906 and planted what was to be a most successful crop on the sandy soil, the pineapple. In 1911 the canning factory was built by the Flagler Railroad System to can the pineapples that were not perfect in appearance yet were perfectly delicious. It was located at 2nd Street and the railroad. An orchestra came from Miami for the opening celebration to play for the ceremony and dance that evening. It was reported that"it was a social affair the likes of which the town had never known or may never know again " Tragically a freeze came that night and ruined the crop The first hand-cranked-drawbridge over the canal was built in 1911. It was replaced with a wooden bridge in 1923 in time for the building boom. F.J. Schrader, a builder, came to Delray in 1911 and built the first home east of the canal. During the First World War he went into construction in Charleston, SC, and while rooming there with Irwin J. Sink, another builder, persuaded him to come to Delray after the war and buy land adjoining his on Swinton. The Schraders had lived on Swinton for many years in a large frame house with a basement, most unusual in Florida, and an attic. Mr. Sink moved to Delray in 1922 and built the larger school house and the Case Del Ray Hotel for the Sterling's daughter on Atlantic Avenue on SE 2nd Avenue. That site is now the Robert Worthing Park. Mr. Sinks built the Arcade Building and is reputed to have built more structures than any other contractor. In 1912, H.J. Sterling and three others organized the Delray Lumber Company. Up to then all lumber for building had to be barged down to Delray from West Palm Beach. Electricity was installed in 1914. Weeknights people could have power from 6 to 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock on Saturdays. The lights would blink and alert folks to light their oil lamps if they were going to stay up longer. One day a week electricity was turned on so those who had electric irons could use them and iron that one day. 3 With the sons and fathers off_to the First World War the farmers found it very difficult to make a living. The main source of employment was at the canning factory. In 1915 or 1916 the pineapple factory was sold to the Snyder Ketchup Company and the aroma changed to that of tomatoes and spices. Pineapple growing was no longer a profitable endeavor because of the growth of Cuba's pineapple industry and cheaper cost of importing. Also contributing to the demise was the beginning of drainage by the Everglades and Lake Worth Drainage District. In time the land boom also meant the land became more valuable than pineapples. Land went from $50 per acre paid by growers to $1,000 an acre paid by developers. Between 1921 and 1926 four hotels were built. The new Kentucky House in 1921, Seacrest Hotel and Casa Del Ray in 1925 and the Alterep which later became the Colony Hotel. In 1923 Delray Beach was incorporated east of the canal. The people living on the east side did not want to be committed or involved with the indebtedness of Delray. They ran their own affairs and preferred it that way. When proposals were made of uniting the two towns, the Eastsiders agreed, finally, with the provision that Delray Beach would not be responsible for Delray's bonded indebtedness. In 1927, the old town of Delray Beach on the ocean had merged with the Town of Delray west of the canal forming the City of Delray Beach:;:--- The golden age of the buying and selling of land and buildings came to a great climax in 1926. The value of Delray property on the Tax Assessor's books amounted to $12,000,000. In early 1927 the bubble burst, the banks closed and the economy collapsed. By 1932 that property value amounted to $1,777,000. Delray's bonded indebtedness was$1,500,000, a huge amount for only 3,500 people. Thirty-five years later it was still paying off that debt. The hurricanes of 1926 and 1928 brought great hardship. The two storms of 1926, July 27th and September 18t, caused extensive damage particularly the September hurricane which caused property damage amounting to $200,000 to $250,000. The hurricane of September 16, 1928 left no section untouched. This storm with winds of 125 miles per hour knocked down or ripped apart one-third of all the buildings in Delray. St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Church,built in 1904 on Swinton Avenue, was wiped off the ground leaving nothing but rubble. All evidence of a church was blown away. Part of Route AlA was washed out 5 or 6 miles south of Atlantic Avenue. The pavement on both sides came to an abrupt end and the jagged edges hung out over the sand. The Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street that Mr. Schrader built and financed so near to the ocean remained unharmed but stood empty. It was built in 1924 for 35 Baptists and their minister, the Reverend Mr. Samuel Gibson and Mrs. Gibson. The small congregation had grown to 135 members by 1928 but financial difficulties, the bank failures and the inability to pay for the construction forced them to reunite with the other Baptists turning the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader. It was most fortunate that the church building was available for rent to the new revitati7ed Presbyterian congregation for$30 per month_ amazingly, after that dreadful September 16th storm, they held their first service in the church on October 21s`,just five weeks later. They had found a home. Over the years from 1896 and Dr. Kegwin's arrival, the Presbyterian faithful had tried many times to form a congregation. As an example, in 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organised a Sunday School of 30 or more members. They met every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (the original Chamber of Commerce building). However, after the Superintendent became too ill and another very active worker became ill and died, this Sunday School had to be given up. Also, in 1916 another Presbyterian minister made a survey of the potential of forming a Presbyterian Church in Delray and came to the conclusion that the town had as many churches as the town could support. 4 • Finally in the latter part of April 1925. at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity, Rev. J.F. Shepherd of Eustis, Florida, Executive for the Florida Board of National Missions, U.S.A., came to Florida and preached and addressed the congregation in the Delray Theater on the desirability of organizing a church here at that time. The general feeling seemed to be enthusiastic to moving toward organizing. However, no action was taken until Dr. Shepherd came again on October 4th and preached to a fair-sized congregation. After the morning sermon, the bethnning of the organization was made, a committee was formed to arrange for a permanent place to meet and other details preparatory to the next meeting on October 18`h. This time the enthusiasm and dedication grew so that on Sunday, October 18`h the First Presbyterian Church of Delray was organized with Dr. Joseph P. Calhoun, recently retired pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, officiating and the first four Elders were elected. On November 1, 1925, Dr. W.A. Littell preached to the congregation of 50 people. This early church met in several places including Booster Hall, The Women's Club, the school and the motion picture theater. Morning services were held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening services held every week. Alternating Sunday evenings and each Sunday afternoon were given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. On January 3, 1926, at a Congregational Meeting, the Church Constitution was adopted and Trustees were elected. The first sacrament of the Lord's Supper was celebrated on January 31S`. On that date 13 people were baptized, more were admitted to membership and the Charter Roll was closed with 66 members. The women of the church organized immediately. Mrs. Margaret L. Smith had a meeting her home on January 4th to form a "Women's Association of the First Presbyterian Church of Defray." At the second meeting of this association, the formation of a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church was created. Their first meetings were held on Sunday evenings. The McFarland sisters,who had previous experience with the Christian Endeavor Society in their former hometown, became great assets to this small group. As the activities of the membership grew, finding a place to meet became difficult. The availability of the empty Baptist Church was the answer. Starting in the fall of 1928, this Sanctuary with it's educational wing became the center of Delray Presbyterian life. Mr. Schrader had other offers to purchase the property but he was adamant that the purchaser would be a church. The Presbyterians of Delray were able to raise $7,000 to $8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed $6,000 from the Home Board of Missions in Philadelphia and received a grant of$5,000. Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although he had unpaid notes amounting to $30,000 to $40,000. Mr. Schrader also made a gift of the land on which the manse was built. Hoping to draw a greater number of worshipers and tourists, the name of the church was changed from First Presbyterian Church to The Community Church, Presbyterian of Delray. The dedication service was held on October 20, 1929. The architecture of this Spanish/Italian style church is quite unique through very appropriate to its setting. Mr. Schrader, architect and builder, had a picture and floor plan of an old cathedral in Florence, Italy. He started construction in May of 1924,working single-handed with only the help from a carpenter, a plumber, an electrician, and completed the construction in November_ He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the cypress trusses. The building is constructed of"impenetrable interlocking tyle and finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique `pied' cypress. It has been said that this church is 'the most Floridian church in Florida'." The low L-shaped extension enclosed the court yard. "These cool open rooms are used for religion education classes and social functions and are completely equipped for the purpose. In the grass-covered enclosure around which the Sunday School annex extends,is an open-air baptistery. The source of its water supply is from a rock-built foundation, festooned with ferns, which flows down the gentle slope beneath the shade of the leaning palms. This is said to be the only open-air baptistery in America." 5 "Inside the sanctuary soft gray tones create a simple reverential atmosphere, long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least 300 worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit construction is the fact that just underneath is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid coral strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure foundation of God. Behind the chancel is a Pilcher organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. The large plain glass windows not only allow a ready vision of Nature's charms, but also provides ample ventilation in the winter and a free course for the cool summer breezes." This quotation comes from a small brochure written and illustrated in 1929. It also states that "This church is supported entirely by voluntary offerings and has no endowment such as is customary in such churches elsewhere. Your earnest consideration is asked for the upkeep of this beautiful Sanctuary." At an"Evening of Remembrance"held on the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the building, October 21, 1959, Mr. Schrader explained that he did not make this church as elaborate as the picture of the original in Italy. The Christian Educational Wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very limes of the property wing. The walling-in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio were done later and are the only changes made to the original 1924 structure. On that Remembrance Evening, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith described the open-air baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. "The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same fountain, from which the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down into it. For the overflow of water from this pool,it was necessary to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it stood." The kitchen ultimately became the Sunday School supply closet. It was equipped with a four-burner stove and sink but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving or 10 cents per meal. The greatest profit realized was $50. According to Trustees Meeting Minutes in 1927 Reverend Frank A. Nelson was paid $50 per week but after the stock market crash in December 1930 Reverend Bailey, a guest minister, was paid $15 for two sermons on Sunday plus $3 for lodging at Kentucky House and $2.05 for four meals at the coffee shop. The organist, Mrs. Clover,was given a contract for$25 per month beginning on January 1', 1931. This entailed playing for two services on Sunday and granting her the privilege of full use of the organ to practice and instruct during daylight hours and to use the church for recitals dividing the gross receipts equally. In 1931 her husband was paid $15 a month to organize and lead the choir,including a male quartet, using special talent from time to time and directing rehearsals and cooperating with the Chairman of the Music Committee. Paying off the loan from the Board of National Missions meant sending them$600 each September 15th from 1930 to 1939 when the total sum of$6,000 would have been paid. This was a non-interest bearing note signed and dated September 15th, 1929. While the boom and bust period had severe effects on Delray's economy, making 1926 - 1927 the worst depression years, the bottom truly came in 1932. Barter, trade and credit became the coinage. The minister of the First Baptist Church in Delray announced that the collection plate would no longer be passed during the service. The plate would be placed at the door where people could place in it whatever they could afford. This was done to avoid embarrassment for any member of the congregation. It was said that some had nothing to give in those days except their devotion. The Presbyterian Treasurer's account book for September 1932 (church membership was 81 that year) records the offering on September 4th as$9.50 in the envelopes and $1.47 in loose change, September 1 lt' of$11.70 in envelopes and $1.10 in change, September 18th S10.25 in the envelopes and $7.61 in change and the 25th of$7.40 in envelopes and $3.22 in loose change. 6 The street lights were turned off during the summers of 1933 and 1934 to save money. That winter however seemed to mark a change in the economic tide in Delray as well as the nation. Recovery from the great depression seemed to begin. Suddenly artists,writers, professional men and financiers started to come to Delray and were willing to invest in property and homes. These were people who enjoyed the delightful quiet surroundings of a small city. Edna St. Vincent Millay was among that group. The Arcade Building became the gathering place for the artists who rented studios on the second floor and lunched in the Tap Room. At the Annual Congregational Meeting held on April 3, 1940 the name of the church was changed from The Community Presbyterian Church to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. At that time there were 91 members listed on the roll. Great changes came with the Second World War. In 1942, 1,200 men were moved into the Boca Raton Club where the new Army Air Force radar training school was set up. Many of these men brought their families and came to live in Delray Beach. The Coast Guard stationed about 100 men at the Gulf Stream Polo Field which served as their base of operation. They, too, brought families to live in the city. The military also commandeered the herd of cows pastured in the St. Andrew-Briny Breezes area for fresh milk for the men. In October 1942, Dr. James G. Robinson was called to be the new pastor following the death of Dr. S. Willis McFadden who had been the much beloved minister for ten years. Dr. Robinson arrived with his family and conducted his first service on October 18`h. In January 1943, at a Session Meeting, Dr. Robinson told of working as acting chaplain among the Coast Guardsmen at Gulf Stream and asked permission for this added duty. Also in that Session's Minutes is written"Dr. Robinson brougiu up a proposition of Mrs. Mary Lee Reid, a visiting musician and organist at Grand Central Station in New York to hold a 5 o'clock song service for men of the armed services in the church. Dr. Robinson and Mr. Ranson were asked to investigate." There was no mention of the results. Delray Beach opened its heart for these new arrivals. The U.S.O. was on Atlantic Avenue and First Presbyterian Church was there with hospitality, frier iship and solace.With the hotels, houses and apartments housing the Airmen and Coast Guard the hundreds of men and women employed to care for them meant an economic windfall for Delray Beach. Throughout the years before air-conditioning the problem of holding meetings for worship during the summer was met in several ways. Some years there were no services from July to September. In 1939 the church closed during the pastor's vacation. Sometimes only a Sunday School was held in the summer. On June 21, 1943 the Session, after discussing plans for the summer services, passed the motion that "it be our policy to hold services until attendance drops below 50, then we shall meet ac_ain to discuss the matter." There was a membership at that time of 113 parishioners. Reporting on attendance at the September meeting, the pastor gave the results of the church being kept open during the months of July and_ t ust, 9 weeks, as there was a total of 623 attendees. In April 1945 Mr. Schrader made a new front door and installed the art glass windows above the door. This easterly window was the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul,Minnesota, and Delray Beach. Starting in April 1947 there was a discussion of the need to hold two services during the winter season. The church was becoming too small for the crowd of attendees. At that time, the city of Delray Beach had a summer population of 10,000 and 15,000 in the winter. By 1952 there was a need for more Sunday School rooms especially since the choir took up one of their rooms. The January 19, 1955 Annual Congregational Meeting's Minutes note that the membership totaled about 450 members. At that meeting a sirver chalice for communion was donated to the church by Allan Weber of the Delray Art Galleries. At the July 11, 1956 Session Meeting the Trustees outlined a project to extend the porch platform 15 feet to the north with an aag extension to temporarily increase the seating capacity for the church at a cost of$1,000. In November at the Session Meeting the motion was passed that the location of the present church should not be moved and that of the Christian Education building be erected at a cost of$80,000. 7 From that first day in 1926 at Margaret L. Smith's house, the Women's Association has been very involved and active in the affairs of the church. Dinners. teas, and celebrations were only part of their schedule. They did various forms of fund-raising from Bake Sales to Apron Parties. In the Annual Report of January 1957 their activities told of their 106 members participating in ten regular meetings, 8 Board Meetings, 9 Circle Meetings, a Retreat, a Spring Tea and one Rally in September. They had a Covered-Dish Praise Service in November, 4 luncheons and a luncheon for the Council of Women. Mrs. Lucille A. Miller, President in 1955 - 1956 wrote "In view of the idea we might have a new kitchen and Lady's Parlor some day,"the Association voted to open a bank account and 5700 was allocated from the General Funds as a starter. Over the years, the Christmas Bazaars and the Rummage Sales have become major fund raisers for the Women's Church Improvement Committee. When the new church was built and the old Sanctuary came to be called Fellowship Hall, it was the Women's Association that sold the cypress pews to pay for the building and equipment of the kitchen. From the start of the church the women have been a significant force in the life of the First Presbyterian Church. The Delray Chapter of Presbyterian Men was organised on June 30, 1949 and adopted their constitution on July 17, 1951. While there no longer is any araliation with the National Council, today the men of the church have break ast together 6 times a year.With the voluntary contributions received at these breakfasts the men concentrate their interest toward the Adopt-A-Family prom-am_ This involves taking the children to the zoo, ball games and Lion Country Safari outings. Recently a scholarship has been established to assist these children or their parents in furthering their education_ Other groups have contributed to the vitaay of the church. In 1969 a school for Christian Living was formed which met on Wednesday evenings for a simple family meal, fellowship and study. In 1993 that format was revived and called Wonderful Wednesday a most stimiii ring program for all ages. In 1975 a group called Presbyterian Paaiers was formed to promote fellowship among the families of the church. It was a socially oriented organization_ The need for a church newsletter was suggested to keep church members better informed about all of the activities of the First Presbyterian Church. Over the summer the committee was formed and the first edition of the Spire was sent out in October. Pot-luck suppers and an Annual Ice Cream Social on the patio, trips and outings were orgrni7ed by this group. In that first issue they wrote about the coming Harvest Moon Dinner on November 2nd when supper would be followed by musical entertainment by members of the choir. The Spire continues to be a vital link and fund for information even though the Presbyterian Partners no longer exist as an organization. Over the seventy-four years of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, The Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach and since 1977 Fellowship Hall has been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, weddings_ funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars and rummage sales. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. During these seventy-four years, few changes have been made in the original building. The first on August 31, 1939 was the installation of the Allendoroh stained glass window on the west wall. Mrs. Allendorph was President of the Women's Association in 1935. Her husband, as Trustee, signed the S6,000 loan to purchase the buildings. The new front door and the stained alms window, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Delray were dedicated on April 1945. In 1956 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide an increase in the seating capacity at a cost of S 1,000. After becoming Fellowship Hall the stage area was built as was the modern kitchen. 8 VI. Statement of Significance Thanks to the determination of Mr. F.J. Schrader in 1928 to maintain the church he built as a church, this building has remained a place of worship and fellowship consistently over the years. As the first church east of the waterway, it was.he sanctuary for the Presbyterians of Delray Beach from 1928 to 1977 when it became known as Fellowship Hall. As a multi-functional facility for the church, it provides a place for worship, study and fellowship to this day. The historic character of the oriznal building has been retained. The outer design and construction has not been altered except for the elimination of the seven terra-cotta urns decorating the exterior "sills," the addition of the Robison stained-glass window, the new front door in 1945, and the northern porch which was added in 1956 to provide more space for worshippers. When the new sanctuary was built in 1977, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. Concerning the interior, the Women's Association sold the cypress pews which provided funds for installing the new kitchen. A sma✓ stage was built on the west side on the former location of the minister's pulpit and the choir. The necky cypress arches remain a distinctive feature of the oriainal design. Fellowship Hall stands today as an .ample of the type of construction typical in Florida and Delray Beach in the early 1920's. The Spar::,-Italian style of architecture and the materials used are signatures of that era. In the historic records of the church, there is a quote that "it is the most Floridian church in Florida." Its distinctive features remain. The -,2mrock over the front door still proclaims this building as dedicated to the Christian faith and an integral part of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray B each. BIBLIOGRAPHY "Record" book: History of the First Presbyterian Church, Delray Beach, Florida, written by Margaret Livingston Smith, January 10, 1926. Also includes the Article of Incorporation. History of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. Florida: • 1895 to January 10, 1926, from information written by Margaret Livingston Smith, by Paul L. Cox, contains other information and history from church records. History of Founding of Christian Endeavor Group of Young People: Starting February 1926 with nineteen members. An Evening of Remembrance:October 21, 1959, by Jeanne Baldwin. Historical Sketch of First Presbyterian Church. Delray Beach. Florida: By Betty Ann Reed, Historian, 1987 Brochure and Transcript of Brochure Published in 1929: Brochure entitled "Community Church of Delray Beach, Florida" "A Chat About Our Church": By Rev. Morey, Minister, 1956-1967 Lists Presidents of Women's Association Growth of the Church Shown in Session Minutes: October 18, 1925 to November 23, 1958 Constitution of the Delray Beach Chapter of Presbyterian Men: Organized June 30, 1949 -Adopted July 17, 1951 The Dedication Service of the Christian Education Building: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, on April 8, 1962 (Contains historic dates from October 1985 to current) Annual Reports: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida 1927 - 1941 Treasurer's Account Books. 1925- 1935: Letter from Y.C. Boyd, Attorney to E.M Wilson, May 21, 1942, concerning changing the name from Community Presbyterian Church to First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida. Letter concerning the mortgage of$6,000 from the Board of National Missions, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Sanborn Map: 1926 - Florida Master Site File: May 1, 1986 Building Description: April 14, 1988 Session Minutes and Annual Reports Treasurer's Account Book: April 1, 1935 -March 1944; April 1944 - January 1952; and, January 1952 -January 1954 Women's Association Minutes: December 27, 1931 -February 26, 1934 and 1934 - 1936 The Spire Newsletter: October 1979 to October 1986 Delray-Historical Society: Miami Daily News, September 17, 1928, concerns the Hurricane Lora Sinks Britt, My Gold Coast in Earlier Years Brittany House Publishers, Palatka, Florida, 1984 Cecil W. and Margoann Farrar, Incomparable Delray Beach Its Early Life and Lore. 1894-1930 Printed by Star Publishing Co., Inc., Bo_«on Beach, Florida First printing, March 1974 Eighty Years of History of Women's Club of Defray Beach. 1902 - 1982 From Sapling to Sturdy Oak. 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F,ZI ff'D .-,-;..... ,.., ,1 > I 1:3 OD 19 ' • ...Cl! -.7------ ,r1 i2 i! r..) • I:,, k -----j---------------------- ----" - -..v. •"-,-.7-•....4:l',,,.;...... n ' • ....., ,:. :0 '4' S. 0 CEAN...---,-,-.- J 'IL' EiLvo ---------. ...... .- • ,..,, 1 r; •-•,. ., rz-s) ) , Q • . i!, n•i ' b.P....' ,...., -4. . 0 c a /7 ,-,,•., N• 0 CE,A"N . .. _ .... • • •""••....0 Dr. Frank Nelson, who was the senior pastor from 1927 to 1930, wrote the following poem as true today as then. THE CHURCH BY THE SIDE OF THE SEA By the side of the rhythmic breakers On the shore of the crystal sea There stands a house that is calling To the best that there is in me. It is not a house of pleasure Nor a palace of earthly delight But a place where God reaches down And illumines my life with light. Ministers of First Presbyterian Church Senior Pastors James H. McCormick, D.D. 1926 - 1927 Frank H. Nelson_ Ph.D. 1927 - 1930 S. Willis McFadden, D.D. 1931 - 1941 James G. Robinson, Ph.D. 1942 - 1957 Robert G. Morey B.D. 1957 - 1967 Seth C. Morrow_ D.D. 1968 - 1983 Theodore A. Bii�h, Ph.D. 1984 - Assistant Pastors & Pastoral Assistants Byron S. Fruitt, B.D. 1964 - 1968 Paul D. Wierman, M.Div. 1978 - 1979 Blanchard D. Romaine, M.Div. 1979 - 1984 Arthur S. Joice, D.D. 1984 - 1987 Donald C. Drammond, M.A. 1987 - 1989 J. Michael Castronis, D.M. 1989 - 1992 Joan LeRoy Abell, M.R.E. 1992 - 9 AN E\'ENLNG OF REMEMBRANCE A Church Family Night dinner was held on Wednesday, October 21, 1959 in observance of the 30t anniversary of the dedication of this building for the Presbyterians. This "Evening of Remembrance" started with the buffet dinner attended by approximately sixty people. The piece-de-resistance was an anniversary cake decorated with an amazingly accurate reproduction of the front of the church building, coconuts in the palm trees included! While Mr. Morey took their pictures, those who were members at the time of the dedication joined Mrs. William G. James, wife of the Clerk of Session, in cutting the cake. The group included Mr. F.S. Schrader, who designed and built the church, Mrs. Lawrence F. Ranson, Mr. James H. Ranson, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith and Miss Addle Mae Bell and Mrs. Archie Creighton. After a delicious dinner, Mr. Kenneth Jacobson, Chairman of the Anniversary Committee, welcomed the members and reminded them that another special treat was in store for them in January 1961, when we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the granting of the charter to our church. Mr. Morey later added-that is planned to send out invitations to members in all parts of the country for this occasion. Mr. Jacobson said that the plans for this evening consisted of"just sitting around and talking about old times" which proved to be a delightful experience for all concerned. Mr. Jacobson contributed many amung stories as he presided over the informal meeting and introduced the guests of honor. Mr. William James first read Mr. Paul Cox's thorough and interesting history of our church and Delray Beach, dating from October 1895 (a copy of this document is attached). Mr. Jacobson then introduced Mr. F.J. Schrader as a gentleman who dated further back than the history of the church.Mr. Schrader came to Delray in 1911 and built the first house on the beach side of the waterway, the old Kentucky House. Mr. Schrader said that, in those days, there was no bridge. He hauled building materials with two mules and a cart, and had his choice of driving to the nearest bridge, which was at Boynton, or poling across the canal to the opposite shore. He then proceeded to tell of various remembrances he had of the people and places of those days. Mr. Schrader built our church for the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church in 1924, starting in May and ending in November, and built it single-handed wi-th help only from a carpenter, plumber and electrician. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the trusses! Mr. Schrader financed as well as built the church. Because of losses suffered from the extensive damage of the 1928 hurricane, the Baptists were unable to continue payment of their notes, so they turned the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader as satisfaction. Although he had offers, he stood firm to his decision that he would sell his property only if the buyers continued to use it as a church, and refused to sell otherwise_ The Presbyterians raised S7 or 8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed S8,000 from the Home Board in Philadelphia and received a grant of S5,000. Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although the unpaid notes he held amounted to some S30 or S^0,000. Not only are we grateful to Mr. Schrader for our building, but for the land on which the manse is built,which was his gift to us.Although he had not previously been a member, Mr. Schrader came into our church when he returned here in 1937 after more than ten years in the North. He was also Clerk of Session and attended General Assembly in Milwaukee. In answer to questions by Mr. Morey and various members,Mr. Schrader said that the srcie of our church building is patterned after an old cathedral in Italy, and is a mixture of Spanish and Italian architec ure. There is one very much like it in Coconut Grove. A copy of a picture of the cathedral in Italy and a floor plan were used by Mr. Schrader as guides, although he explained that our church is not as elaborate as the original. The Christian Education wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very limits of the property lines. The walling of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio are the only changed that have been made in the building since its construction in 1924. Mr. Jacobson thanked Mr. Schrader for being with us, introduced Mrs. Schrader and then asked Mrs. Margaret Walsmith to share some of her memories with us. She described the open air Baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same fountain, from which the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down from it. For the" overflow from this pool, it was necessary to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it-stood. Mrs. Walsmith fondly recalled the chicken noodle, or "noodle and chicken," as she humorously termed them, dinners served by Mrs. Ellis and her committee from the church kitchen, which is now the Sunday School supply closet. The kitchen was equipped with but a four-burner oil stove and a sink, but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving, or ten cents for a meal! The greatest profit ever realized was $50, but a delightful time was had by all. Miss Addie Mae Bell told of her appointment as Sunday School Superintendent during those very early times in our church history. She continues in this post until she began teaching in Palm Beach. Mrs. Lawrence Ranson then showed pictures of the first congregation and quoted an amusing anecdote concerning one of the first pastors. A lady in the congregation told Mrs. Ranson that this pastor's sermons were unusually lengthy, but that while he was preaching no one could call on her to do anyth ng at all. In those busy days of starting the church, she was grateful to him for affording her the opportunity to sit still for such a considerable period of time. Mrs. Ranson told of the various meeting places used by the Presbyterians during the years before they came into this church. They met on the porch of the old U.S.O., which was then knows as "Booster's Hall." Then they moved to the Women's Club,which was near the present Arcade. The 1928 storm ruined that building, so they held services in the school and the motion picture theater. Mrs. Ranson and the other charter members then told of the difficulties arising from the naming of the church as the First Presbyterian Church or Community Presbyterian Church and the decision to choose the latter. Mr. Jacobson remarked that he understood the church had been immensely popular with all denominations for weddings, as everyone wanted to walk up the aisle. He added that they should have tried to make Presbyterians out of all of them! Mr. Jacobson then introduced Mr. James Ranson and asked for his impressions of the early days from the viewpoint of the younger generation. Mrs. Walsmith smilingly interjected, "go easy, I was his first Sunday School teacher!" Mr. Ranson said that if there were any boys causing a commotion outside the building at any time, he was usually one of them. One of his most important chores was climbing up to the bell tower to repair the rope, which frequently parted company from the bell. At this point, Mr. Schrader asked if the bells were still used, and it was obligingly rung for him loud and clear, to the amazement of our neighbors, no doubt! To keep the youngsters occupied, Mrs. James then said, anyone with a talent was asked if they would teach something in his particular field. Mr. Archibald Crichton had a class in carp=tiry and wood working which turned out many useful and attractive articles, and kept idle hands very busy. Mr. Schrader related an interesting feature of our pulpit construction,just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface, thereby providing a solid coral strand on which, he said, the minister might proclaim "on Christ the solid rock I stand" and the congregation might sing, "How Firm a Foundation." Mrs. Walsmith then mentioned that the organ at that time was the same one we have now, and that Mrs. Ranson played "for everything." Mrs. Morey joined in with a story told to her by a lady who had been the organist for the Baptists. On the day that the first worship service was held, the attention of the congregation was considerably diverted by a snake which dropped from the rafters and landed on the Communion Table. Mr. Morey closed the pleasant evening with a prayer of thanksgiving for the many blessings bestowed upon our church and congregation. Respectfully submitted Jeanne Baldwin, Secretary (This account has been copied by Nancy Young, February 23, 1998 from the typed report by the above secretary.) History of the First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida by Margaret Livingston Smith "Write none other things. . . than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end " (2 Corinthians 1:13) January 10, 1926 F.B.K. -1- The organization of the PresbyteriarfChurch in Delray followed closely the beginning of the town itself that the history of the church can hardly be written without including some of the early history of the town and its settlers. In October 1895, Mr. Adolph Hoffman and five or six other men, who had come together in Palm Beach while waiting there for the East Coast canal to be finished this far, arrived in what was then known as the town of Linton. He found here exactly two men, Mr. Linton from Detroit, and an engineer for the land company. They were living in a tent standing at about the present corner of NE 7th Avenue, and NE 1s` Street, the first high and dry spot back from the west bank of the canal. After disembarking from the boat on which they had traveled, these new arrivals carried, as best they could, their tents, provisions, clothing, etc., wading across the low, submerged land between the artificial bank of the canal and the higher spot further west. Of those first seven or eight men here, Mr. Hoffman alone remains, now March 1926. Others came at short intervals, continuously. Thereafter the Model Land Co. and the F.E.C.RR Co. being busily engaged in interesting people from the other states in forming colonies along the southern east coast of Florida. Mrs. Hoffmann and a few friends from Germany,came over and joined Mr. Hoffman here later in 1895. Vegetable growing, at first, was almost the only means of livelihood. Their first season the winter of 1895-96 was an extremely wet one; the crops were drowned, money was scarce; the people became discouraged by their failures and the great discomforts and privations they were enduring; and, one by one, a large part of the few who came first, gave up their little homes,and went elsewhere, during the years that followed. Within a few months after their arrival here, these pioneers had started a school in a small, one-room house on the grounds, now much enlarged, still owned as school property by Delray district on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton Avenues. In this schoolroom, any minister, of whatever denomination, who stopped in the village, was invited to preach. In the spring of 1896, Dr. Henry Kegwin._ the Superintendent of Missions for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to Delray(Linton), and organized a church in the little settlement here. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman, and Mr. Joel French (the town's first postmaster) were the three Trustees. A Dr. Thompson was the first minister. Beyond the fact that he came here from Cuba;that he lived in Lantana during the six months or thereabouts that he served the congregation here;that he pre..raed once in two weeks; that he was a young man; and that he held services in Lantana, also, nothing more can be recalled concerning him. In 1897 or 1898, Dr. Kegwin himself came.. About this time the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman, a lot for a church building, it being 100'x 140' at the northwest corner of Atlantic Avenue and the now 5th Avenue or Dixie Highway_ The church building was never accomplished. But there was a small manse on the lot, and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters lived in it during his stay here. Because of the lapse of time and the many events following during the years, Mr. Hoffman is not positively sure, but he thinks this frame building was moved to the lot, being the abandoned home of some former resident. It may be an item of interest that this manse later was moved again, and was for some years the home of Mr. &Mrs. Paul Dawson on Dade Street (NE 6th Avenue). Dr.Kegwin held service here every other week, preaching the alternate Sundays in Lantana or some other village on the line. The definite time he preached in Delray cannot be ascertained; but he was still living here in 1901, when he read the marriage service for Mr. J.J. Schabinger and Miss Mae Ewing. The village during the years was a strug`g ing. community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially. As more people came, the Lutherans organized their own church, and Mr. & Mrs. Hoffman went back to that, their original church_ Then the Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could no longer support their organization, and they disbanded. -',- In 1904, Mr. Lyman, acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction. Mr. J.S. Wuepper, having bid 810 more than did Mr. French, got the property for about S250. Among the small number of members of this, the first church organization in this town, the only names that can be recalled are those of Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. & Mrs. Lyman and daughter, Mr. & Mrs. Sherman (W.D.) and Miss Ina Blackmer. Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Sterling were active workers in the church, tho' not members. Dr. J.F. Shepherd, present Superintendent of Missions, gives the following information: "Dr. Henry Kegwin was born in Indiana in 1 S36 (making him 60 years of age when he, as Superintendent of Missions, organized the Delray Presbyterian Church). He organized a number of other churches in the state, some fifteen of which were, by his advice, turned over to the Southern Church to save expense. He, himself, supplied the Southern Presbyterian Church in Orlando for some time. He is no longer living." Dr. Shepherd saw reference to the Delray Church in the Minutes of the Florida Presbytery, which are now in the Historical Society in Philadelphia, and he thinks the organization was not perfected. "In 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School of thirty or more members, meeting every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (present Chamber of Commerce). Mr. Walter Knox (now deceased) was Superintendent, all offices were filled, and there were three or more classes with teachers. Mr. Knox became too ill, after six or more months, to do the work; another very active worker became ill and died. Others moved away; and this Sunday school had to be given up." The above information was given by Mrs. Frank Nichols, one of the teachers. About this same year, 1916, a Presbyterian minister came at Mrs. Walter Knox's request, preached in the Methodist Church one Sunday morning, met the Presbyterians, and, after canvassing the field, decided that Delray had then as many churches as could be supported. Finally in the latter part of April 1925, at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity, Rev. J.F. Shepherd of Eustis_ Florida, Executive for Florida of the Board of National Missions, U.S.A., came to Delray and preached to and afterward addressed the congregation, in the Delray Theatre, on the desirability of organizing a church here at this rime. The general feeling seemed to be an enthusiastic wish to act at once toward that end. A committee was appointed by Dr. Shepherd to canvas the whole field and obtain a full expression of the desire of the people. Apparently nothing was done for some months. Then, on October 4, Dr. Shepherd came again, and preached at the Chamber of Commerce Hall to a fair-sized congregation in the morning, his subject being "The Victory of Faith," in the evening, he lectured on Egypt. After the morning sermon, the beginning of an organization was made; a committee, headed by Mrs. Lucy Rice Dean,was elected to arrange for a permanent place of meeting and other details, preparatory to the next service on October 18. The expression of most of those present on October 4 was a feeling of joyful satisfaction at the prospect of once again having a Presbyterian Cmirch in Delray. On October 18 at 11 am.,Dr. Joseph P. Calhoun, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but just now resigned from a pastorate of several years in the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, preached a most inspiring sermon of advice and admonition to the new congregation, his text being Galatians 5:22. During this service a Congregational Meeting was opened by a prayer for God's guidance in the selection of Elders and His blessing on the new church; after which the selection of Elders was proceeded with, Dr. Calhoun acting as Moderator and Ruth L. McFarland as Secretary. Dr. Calhoun read the names of four men, recommended by Dr. Shepherd, as follows: Dr. Roy Webb, Mr. L.F. Ranson, Dr. Archibald Miller and Mr. Frank Dean The four were elected by the congregation. Dr. Webb not being present, it was decided to proceed without him. Dr. Calhoun then asked the three present to present themselves for Ordination and Installation, and he read to them and to the congregation at this service. Dr. Miller being a previously ordained Elder, Mr. Ranson and Mr. Dean were now Ordained, and the three were installed as Elders in this church. The Benediction was then pronounced. The Session met immediately, and a dozen or more letters received, of those persons wishing to become members of this church, and Miss Jane Dean and Gertrude Nailer were received on Confession of Faith. On November 1, Dr. W.A. Littell preached for the first time, here, coming for the winter from Denver, Colorado, at Dr. Shephard's request. His test was St. John 3:30 "He Must Increase, but I Must Decrease," a most eloquent and scholarly sermon, the thought being that the individual must be subordinated to God and His work. Fifty persons were in attendance. This was also an evening service. On November 8, 1925,Dr. Littell made an urgent appeal to all Presbyterian residents and to others wishing a church home to add their names to the Charter Roll, saying this Roll would be kept open for some weeks, and that in the future it would be felt an honor to have one's name on it. About this time it was decided to continue holding the services in the Chamber of Commerce HaiL since no more desirable room seemed available. Morning service was held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening service, also, once in two weeks, the alternate Sunday evening and each Sunday afternoon being given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. This heavy work proved too trying for Dr. Littell's strength, and in January, Dr. Calhoun took over the work in Boynton, thereafter evening service was held in Delray each Sunday. Week by week the congregation grew in numbers and in enthusiasm. A second Congregational Meeting was called for January 3, 1926, the first Sunday of the new year, and was held immediately following the morning church service. Dr. Littell, presiding, read the form of a Church Constitution suggested by Dr. Shepherd, which was unanimously adopted; but, upon motion, was set aside for that meeting. The following men were nominated and elected as Trustees, according to the Rotary System: Mr. J.M. Spencer -Term of five years Mr. W.N. Johnson -Term of four years Mr. Kenneth Wood -Term of three years Mr. George Gray -Term of two years Edward T. Page, Ph.D. -Term of one year Next a financial plan was submitted and adopted by vote, providing for current expenses and the Benevolent Fund with use of a duplex envelope system and a treasurer for each. Mrs. Margaret Livingston Smith was elected Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund. At the suggestion of Mrs. F.B. Kingsbury, it was decided to have a church historian, and Mrs. Smith was, also, elected to do this work. Dr. Webb,who had previously offered a lot for a church building site explained at this meeting that the title to be the lot was in process of litigation, but rh2t he thought he would be able, within three months, to give a clear title for same to the Trustees, but if finally unable to deliver to the church this lot, 100 feet on North Swinton Avenue, he assured the congregation he would give very generously in other ways. Mr. Kenneth Ward, a builder, expressed himself as thinking it unwise to try to build while materials and labor were so unusually high in cost. The urgent need of a Sunday School was felt and had been much discussed by Dr. Littell and many members of the congregation_ and the American Legion most generously offered their hall, free of all expense, for this purpose. This offer was made public at this meeting, and declined with a vote of thanks. By advice of Dr. Webb, plans for a Sunday School were dropped until after the summer months. At the service on January 3, 1926, the first special offering was asked for, for Church Benevolence, and the sum of$36 was given, and sent to the National Board of Missions in New York. -4- An invitation was extended to all women of the congregation and others interested in this church's work. by Mrs. Margaret L. Smith, to meet at her home on the Ocean Boulevard, on Monday, January 4 at 3 p.m. for the purpose of getting acquainted with each other and to plan for a permanent organization. After an enthusiastic discussion, an organization was formed, and later named "The Women's Association of The First Presbyterian Church of Delray." Mrs. Frank Dean was elected President Mrs. J.W. Wood was elected Vice-President Mrs. J.M. Spencer was elected Secretary I'Ars. W.N. Johnson was elected Treasurer The members present were divided into two circles, for work, by the drawing of names with Mrs. E.T. Page, from Chicago, as leader of No. 1 and Mrs. W.A. Campbell, from Grenada, Mississippi leader of No. 2. At a later meeting,No. 3 was formed from the additions to the membership, with Mrs. Spencer as leader, she having resigned as Secretary of the Association, Mrs. Walsmith was elected secretary. The circles at once became active in the church work. The first notable thing done was a Father's and Son's dinner given by Circle No.1 with the idea of fostering a friendly and fraternal spirit among the men and boys of the congregation. A good dinner was served and piano music, a real treat, was given by Mrs. Harry Breese, while the meal was in progress. About sixty men and boys enjoyed this entertainment. At the second monthly meeting of the Association, the first Monday in February, Mrs. E.T. Page brought up the question of starting a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church. All approved, and Mrs. Page was asked to take charge of the movement. On the following Sunday evening, February 7, the first Christian Education meeting was held with light refreshments at 6 p.m., followed by the religious service. The attendance was very encoura•ing from the start. The church was most fortunate in having the efficient and faithful help of two young women experienced in Christian Education work, Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland from Pittsburgh. The women of the Association took charge of the light refreshments, two serving each evening. The young people soon organized and elected officers, and have occasional social evenings, as well as a week-night study class. The first Christian Endeavor officers were: (omitted) From the first church service on October 4, Mrs. L.F. Ranson has faithfully served as pianist for every meeting. A volunteer choir of church people has added much to the sweetness of the worship of God. On December 17, 1925, Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland presented to the church fifty Presbyterian Hymnals, a much appreciated gift. Until that time, the church had been accepting the kindly loan, from the Men's Community Bible Class, of their song books. About December 1, Mrs. Kate H. Glass presented two silver offertory plates. A Charter Roll was closed on Sunday, January 31, recording a membership of persons. The first celebration of the Lord's Supper was held during the morning service on that day, with about ninety (90) communicants. Preceding the communion service, two infants were baptized, William Nooton Johnson, son of Mr. Cedric N. and Mrs. Faye Johnson, and Robert Lester LaDuke, son of Mr. Lester and Mrs. Mary Sabine LaDuke. There were also baptized William Nooton Johnson, Mary J. Johnson, Aline Johnson Hollam (from the membership of the Friend's Church), Cedric N. Johnson, Faye Johnson, Mary Patricia Hollarn, Jean Hollarn, Sara W. Keen, Lea VanMcMullen, Lester LaDuke and Mary Sabine LaDuke. -5- There were received into membership by Letter from other churches: Dr. W.A. Miller and Mrs. W.A. Miller, First Presbyterian, Pensacola, Florida. Mrs. F. Gertrude Prather, Miss Sarah McFarland and Miss Ruth McFarland, Homewood Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Margaret C. Livingston Smith, First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio, through the Methodist Church, Delray Florida. Mrs. Kate H. Glass, Methodist Church, Delray, Florida, through the Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan. Mr. L.F.Ranson, Mrs. (L.F.)Marion Ranson, Dr. Roy Webb, and Mrs. Roy Webb, First Methodist Church, Delray, Florida. Mr. George H. Gray, Mrs. George H. Gray, and Miss Edith Christine Gray, First Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. J.W. Orr, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Mrs. Elizabeth Ely Orr, First Presbyterian Church, Perinsville, New Jersey. v� Mr. Edward T. Page and Mrs. Edward Page, First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Mary Rebecca Taylor, Presbyterian Church of Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Mr. I.F. Vernon, First Presbyterian Church, Irwin, Tennessee. Mr. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Surry Congregational Church, Surry, New Hampshire. Mrs. Tnsie Viola Nichols, Presbyterian Church, Glassport, Pennsylvania. Mr. J.M. Spencer,Mrs. Ruby Snow Spencer and Miss Frances Marion Spencer, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Mrs. Weston Chivers of First Congregational Church, Lake Worth, Florida. Mr. Neil M. Chrichton and Mrs. Joan Chrichton of Presbyterian Church, Monticello, New York. • Mrs. Maggie Wood of First Presbyterian Church, Grenada, Mississippi. Mr.William N. Johnson,Mrs.Mary J. Johnson and Mrs. Aline Johnson Hollam of West Richmond Friend's Church, Richmond Indiana. (This account of the history has been typed from the handwritten records written by Margaret Livingston Smith in a "Record" book.) -6- Articles of Incorporation Article I The name of this incorporation shall be The First Presbyterian Church of Delray, Florida. Article II The principles on which this church is founded and associated are those truths of the Holy Scripture and that Ecclesiastical order and discipline which are set forth in the Constitution and Confession of Faith of the • Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Article III The officers of the church shall be a Pastor and a Session of ruling Elders of not fewer than four(five?) or not more than nine, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting, and all vacancies then filled. The duties of the Pastor and his Session are the pastoral care and the public instruction of the people, which are set forth in the Bible and in the Book of Discipline of the Presbyterian Church. The church may also provide for a Board of Deacons of not fewer than three, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting and all vacancies then filled, and whose duties are also defined in the word of God and the Book of Discipline of the church. Article IV Section I-The officers of the Corporation shall be a Board of Trustees of five in number, one of whom shall . be elected at each congregational meeting, which meeting shall be held on the second Sabbath in February, and of which meeting due notice shall be given from the pulpit. Section II-All voting at the Congregational Meeting, at which the Pastor shall preside, shall be by ballot, whether it be for officers of the church or corporation, unless ordered by two-thirds of the members present at such meeting. Section III - The Trustees shall hold once each five years, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. In case of vacancy by resiggnation,the remaining members shall have power to fill the vacancy so caused. Section IV- The duties of the Trustees shall be the care of the property of the corporation and the raising and overseeing of finances of same, as well as those duties prescribed by the laws of the state of Florida governing Trustees of incorporate bodies_ They are also empowered to contract debts in the interest of the corporation not to exceed the sum of SI,000 and which shall not already be provided for by subscriptions, and to give their note or a mortgage upon the property of the congregation, for which note or mortgage the property shall be duly holden in law. Section V- Since the church is a perpev ial organization, the Trustees elected, or their successors shall each hold office perpetually. (These Articles of Incorporation have been typed from the handwriting of Margaret Livingston Smith as written in her "Record" book.) -7- {• _ Section 2. That the Planning Director of said City shall, upon the effective date of this ordinance, amend the Zoning Map of the City of Defray Beach, Florida, to show the historic designation, in an overlay manner. Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 4. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid. Section 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage on second and final reading. PASSED AND ADOP 1ED in regular session on second and final reading on this the day of , 1999. MAYOR A i'11,ST: City Clerk First Reading Second Reading — 2 — Ord. No. 46-99 -I r ... 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HARDEN, CITY MANAGER '\ THRU: DIANE DOMINGUEZ, PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR '4/167 f,U(.l'J L't" A"(L;\ FROM: PATRICIA CAYCE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER �af/C,4, SUBJECT: MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1999 FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH TO THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. BACKGROUND /ANALYSIS. . Constructed in 1924 in the Mediterranean Revival architectural style, this was the first church to be built east of the Intracoastal Waterway. Located at 36 Bronson Street one block south of East Atlantic Avenue, the structure was originally the sanctuary for the congregation known as the Gibson Memorial Baptist church. It was purchased by the Presbyterian congregation in 1928 and was renamed the Community Presbyterian Church. It remained the Presbyterian sanctuary until their new church was constructed in 1977 at 33 Gleason Street, just to the west of the subject property. After the construction of the new sanctuary, the building became the congregation's Fellowship Hall. The building is noted for its symmetrical front facade, which consists of an arched entranceway with large double doors flanked by fluted pilasters crowned with an impressive cornice. Square bell towers with domed roofs anchor the two front corners. A decorative curved parapet, with a molding trimmed cap, connects the bell towers. The building was designed and built by Fred J. Shrader who established a contracting business in the City in 1911. His inspiration came from a church he had seen in Florence, Italy, however the lack of exterior embellishment gives the building a strong resemblance to the Mission style churches brought to the southwest by the Spanish explorers. A garden, accessible through doors on the north wall of the building, is included in the designation. The building has recently undergone extensive repair and restoration, which will insure its structural integrity for generations to come. HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD CONSIDERATION. The Historic Preservation Board considered this item at a Public Hearing on October 20, 1999. After discussion, the Board voted unanimously to recommend historic designation to the City Commission. RECOMMENDED ACTION By motion, approve the ordinance designating the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Lots 16,17,18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision to the Local Register of Historic Places. Attachment: Designation Report File/s/pz/hpb/fellowhip-cc •'a 1; SENDER: I also wish to receive the 72 •Complete items 1 and/or 2 for additional services. following services(for an W •Complete items 3,4a,and 4b. 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IOI' T INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AND FILING THE VARIANCE APPLICATION Applications for a Variance may be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Department at any time between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. The application must be filed 30 days prior to the regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Board. Please print or type all of the required information, and ensure that the application is complete and accurate. In order to be accepted for processing, the application must be accompanied by: 1. A recent legal survey of the property (within 6 months of the date of application); 2. A plot plan of the proposed changes, all plans must be drawn to the same scale. The acceptance of the plot plan with the application shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Planning and Zoning or her/his designated staff; 3. Photographs of all elevations of each building or structure on the subject property must be attached to this application. If the subject property is vacant, photographs of the entire site must be attached. Photographs from a related application for a COA may be referenced; X4. A list of property owners within a 500' radius of the property, a radius map and mailing labels, pursuant to LDR Section 2.4.2(B)(1)(n)*. These items can be obtained at: Palm Beach County Court Administrative Complex Property Appraiser's Office 345 S. Congress Avenue Delray Beach, FL 33445 (561) 276-1200 * When condominiums are involved, the names and addresses of all owners must be submitted. 5. Processing fee of S150.00 (make checks payable to the City of Delray Beach); and, 6. A written statement to the Historic Preservation Board demonstrating how the proposed Variance relates to the appropriateness requirement of LDR Sections 4.5.1(J)(1)(a), (b), (c) & (d). It is necessary that an owner, or an authorized agent, be present at the Board meeting when the Variance is reviewed. 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Based on an analysis of the designation report and testimony presented at the meeting, the Board will consider a recommendation to the City Commission as to the Fellowship Hall designation in the Local Register of Historic Places. STAFF COMMENTS /ANALYSIS At the meeting of October 6, 1999 the Board reviewed the Fellowship Hall designation report and determined that it contained all of the required information pursuant to LDR Section 4.5.1(C ) (3)(a)(b) & (c). The Board then set the date for the public hearing for October 20, 1999. Pursuant to Section 4.5.1(C ) (6), the next step is as follows: After conducting the public hearing, if the Board finds that the nomination fulfills the proper designation criteria and all procedures have been followed correctly, it shall vote on the designation. A majority of the entire Board, present and voting, must act in the affirmation to transmit the nomination and the Board's findings to the City Commission. The City Commission shall consider the recommendation through its standard ordinance adoption procedures, except that at least three affirmative votes of the City Commission is necessary to make a designation. In the event that a directly affected property owner objects to the historic designation, the Commission approval shall require a super majority vote of four votes. Staff has received a letter from Margaret W. Bowen, Clerk of Session of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, requesting the designation. To qualify as an historic site the property must fulfill one or more of the criteria set forth in Section 4.5.1(B)(2) or (3) of the LDRs. Fellowship Hall fulfills four of the criteria as follows: Meeting Date: October 20, 1999 Agenda Item: Ill-A HPB Staff Report Fellowship Hall Historic Designation- Page 2 Section 4.5.1(B)(2) (d) Exemplifies the historical, political, cultural, economic, or social trends of the community in history; (e) Is associated in a significant way with a past or continuing institution, which has contributed substantially to the life of the City. Section 4.5.1(B)(3) (a) Portrays the environment in an era of history characterized by one or more distinctive architectural styles; (b) Embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, period, or method of construction. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS 1. Based upon positive findings to LDR Section 4.5.1(B)(2)(d)&(e) and 4.5.1(B)(3)(a) &(b), Criteria for Designation, recommend to the City Commission that Fellowship Hall be listed, by ordinance, in the Local Register of Historic Places. 2. Deny the recommendation, based on failure to make positive findings to LDR Section 4.5.1(B)(2)(d)&(e) and 4.5.1(B)(3)(a) &(b), RECOMMENDATION Based upon positive findings to LDR Section 4.5.1(B)(2)(d)&(e) and 4.5.1(B)(3)(a) &(b), Criteria for Designation, recommend to the City Commission that Fellowship Hall be listed, by ordinance, in the Local Register of Historic Places. File/s/hpb/fellowship-sr WAHAM: „ousi' Dc(AN EAST WIND _I1.1 ..sr Jk' '>COM1•tNAr APC CONDO!BEACH CLUBS '-1 j U:rRCOND AC.) iMN;AT BERKSHIRE —71 CONDO Bi ACH BARCLAY I SD'J fH �{ HOLISE wC 1 CONDO CD-OP D R 1 y r D N.E. iSi CT. z I ABD,HOUSE BY THE SEA CI CONDO N wNDSORI 1 ' :Li GROSVENOR AP i$ N INC. �,, I I I I C I z O 17.BD,= PARKNrw I r j 1 __ AN'DF I �^ I HOUSE COJFI . CDNJ_ 1 ' \ I LOWRY STREET MANOR HOUSE N.E. ST ST. N...... :, SEABRCCL CONDO �I \ DI DLLRAY _ 11 CO FIRE VETERANS -AY , 's. STA. VMIIT v, ,. 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G" 2=Application inq 3=Structure inq 4=Permit inq 5=Inspection inq Opt Appl Nbr Type Stat Date Tenant Nbr/Name - 99 00061877 ALRB AP 5/26/99 - 99 00061695 FRSU AP 5/17/99 - 99 00061178 RERF AP 4/20/99 - 99 00060827 MECH AP 3/31/99 KITCHEN HOOD. .#98-56906 - 99 00059072 FNCE AP 1/07/99 TEMP: 2-2-99 THRU 2-15-99 - 98 00058593 TENT AP 12/08/98 1-22-99 THRU 2-16-99 - 98 00058391 EXAL PC 11/25/98 * COURTYARD REMODELING - 98 _Q4056906 INEC AP 9/03198 L2�� - 98 00055062 RERF CO 6/09/98 - 96 00042250 MISC CO 7/17/96 * REPAIR PORT COCHERE - 96 00039501 FNCE CO 2/29/96 + F3=Exit F12=Cancel fnistorp of first 1D&res5pterian CCjurctj 1895 Jarman) so, 1926 by paid Cox from tfje information written by Margaret Livingston§mit6 any other information anS 6istorp from t6urc6 recorSs. 21c)ap 1, 195 8 History of First Presbyterian Church In October 1895, Mr. Adolph Hoffman and five or six other men, who had come together in Palm Beach,while waiting there for the East Coast Canal to be finished this far, arrived in what was then known as the town of Linton. He found here exactly two men, Mr. Linton from Detroit and the engineer from Land Company. They lived in a tent at about the present corner of NE 7th Avenue and NE 1s` Street. Others came at short intervals working for the F.E. Coast Railroad and the Model Land Company. Within a few months after their arrival here, these pioneers started a school in a small one-room house, on the grounds still occupied by Delray School, corner of Atlantic and Swinton Avenues. In this school room any minister of whatsoever denomination who stopped in the village, was invited to preach, although there were no names recorded. In the spring of 1896, Dr. Henry Keigwin, the superintendent of Missions for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to Delray (Linton)and organized a church in the little settlement. Mr. A. Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman, and Mr. Joel French(the town's first Postmaster)were the three Trustees. In 1897 - 1898, Dr. Keigwin preached every other Sunday. The village during these years was a struggling community, and the church, because of financial difficulty was disbanded. Dr. Sheppard, present Superintendent of Mission gives the following: "Dr. Henry Keigwin was born in Indiana in 1836. He was Superintendent when he organized the Delray Presbyterian Church. He also organized a number of other churches in the state, some fifteen of which were turned over to the Southern Church to save expense. He himself, supplied the Southern Presbyterian Church of Orlando, Florida for some time." In 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School of thirty or more members, meeting every Sunday afternoon in Booster Hall(present Chamber of Commerce building). Mr. Walter Knox was Superintendent. After six or more months he became ill and passed away. Others moved away and the Sunday School was given up. This same year, a Presbyterian minister came at the request of Mrs. Knox, looked over the situation and decided a Presbyterian Church could not be supported. Finally, in the latter part of April 1925, at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray Beach and vicinity, Rev. J.F. Sheppard, of Eustis, Florida, Executive for the Board of National Missions, U.S.A., came to Delray Beach and preached in the Delray Theater, on the desirability of organizing a church here at this time. The general feeling was an enthusiastic wish to act at once, toward that end. A committee was appointed by Dr. Sheppard to canvass the field to obtain the desire of the people. Then, on October 4, 1925, he came again and preached in the Chamber of Commerce Hall to a fair sized congregation, his subject being "The Victory of Faith." After the service the beginning of an organization was made. A committee headed by Mrs. Lucy Rice Dean, was elected to arrange for a permanent place of meeting and other details, preparatory to the next service on October 18, 1925. On October 18, 11 a.m., Dr. Joseph Calhoun, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who had just resigned from the Pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, preached an inspiring sermon of advise and admonition to the new congregation. A Congregational Meeting was held for the selection of Elders. Dr. Calhoun acted as Moderator and Ruth McFarland as Secretary. Dr. Calhoun read the names of four men recommendations by Dr. Sheppard as follows: Dr. Roy Webb, Dr. Archibald Miller, Mr. L.F. Ranson and Mr. Frank Dean. The four were elected by the congregation, ordained and installed. The Session met immediately and twelve more letters were received. On November 1, Dr. W.A. Littell preached, at the request of Dr. Shepard, coming for the winter from Denver, Colorado, (there were fifty people in attendance). Since no more desirable room seemed available, meetings continued in the Chamber of Commerce Hall with evening services being held once every two weeks. The congregation showed a steady growth, both in membership and enthusiasm. A second Congregational Meeting was called for January 31, 1926, following the morning service. Dr. Littell presiding read the form of a church constitution suggested by Dr. Sheppard which was unanimously adapted. The following men were nominated and elected as Trustees according to the Rotary System: Mr. J.M. Spencer 5 year term Mr. W.N. Johnson 4 year term Mr. Kenneth Wood 3 year term Mr. George Gray 2 year term Dr. Edward Page 1 year term Next, a financial plan was submitted and adopted by a vote: the current expenses and a Benevolent Fund,using a duplex envelope system with a Treasurer for each. At the first meeting of the Trustees, they chose Mr. W.N. Johnson to be Treasurer of the church finances. At the service on January 3, 1926, the first special offering was asked for Church Benevolences the sum of$36 was given and sent to the National Board of Missions in New York. Also, the first celebration of the Lord's Supper with about ninety communicants was held. The Women's Association was now formed, also the first Christian Education meeting was held on February 7, 1926. The Church was served: in 1896 by Dr. Thompson its first pastor; in 1926 by William Ash; James McCormack, D.D. from 1926-1927; Frank Nelson 1927-1930 (Mr. Nelson wrote a beautiful poem titled "The Church by the Side of the Sea", see below); Assistant, S. Willis McFadden, D.D., March 1931 to January 1, 1942; James G. Robinson, D.D., 1942-1957; James Hayes, Associate Pastor, 1955-1957, and, Rev. Robert G. Morey, October 1957 and present pastor. In 1926 the present church of 16th century Italian architecture with Spanish stucco outside and pecked cypress interior,was built by architect, F.G. Schrader, costing$ . It truly is a"church by the sea" and is one of the few churches built on a strata of natural rock, this calls to mind the statement of Holy Writ, concerning the building of a home on solid rock to be secure. It was bought by the Presbyterians and dedicated in 1929 with a fine ceremony and with many compliments by notables, one of which follows: "You have such a beautiful church and it is such a splendid thing you have done in securing it for your needs," signed Homer Rodehaver. Ruth Bryan Owen also gave compliments. The church today (May 1, 1958) has a membership of 530. The Church by the Side of the Sea by Frank Nelson By the side of the rhythmic breakers, On the shore of the crystal sea, There stands a house that is calling, To the best that there is in me. It is not a house of pleasure, Nor a palace of earthly delight, But a place where God reaches down, And illumines my life with light. This history 1895 to January 10, 1926 was from information written by Margaret Livingston Smith. Other information and history has been from church records. Paul L. Cox Copied from handwritten manuscript by Nancy Young, February 21, 1998. 04/16/99 FRI 13:41 FAX 5e1 347 0220 DONALDSON GROUP ARCH 1001/002 •4 • Dun ve 632 N.W.13th St.#36 Boca Raton,Ft. 33432 E-mail dgrove@aol.ccm Tel H.561.362.0381 Tel W.561.347.011$ ATTN: Pat Cayce DATE: April 16, 1999 RE: Volunteer Work Dear Pat, I just wanted to recap some things we talked about when we met yesterday.Both Chris and 1 are excited about doing volunteer work for you and the City of Delray Beach.The kinds of work we discussed are tasks we have done on a daily basis.This will allow us to produce professional quality work in the least amount of time possible.Below are some thoughts we had on projects you had in mind. The Simple Elevations; Using the elevations you showed us as a guide,this will be a fairly easy task for us to accomplish.First,we'd need the property owners permission to take some basic building measurements on site as well as a few photos for reference.Either you could buy film and processing for us,or we could submit the receipts for reimbursement. Chris and I are both available during the week after 5pr_,�for site visits, and I'm available during the weekends as well. Once you have made contact with the property owner for permission to the site,we could • coordinate the best time to visit directly with the owner. After the visit,we would produce the drawings on AutoCAD and submit them to you in a variety of formats.These would include: and 8"xi 0"black and white ink line drawing similar to the ones you showed us.AutoCAD dwg and dxf files, and brnp and tiff graphics files.This would give you the flexibly to use the drawings in a wide variety of graphic formats.Although we can't say exactly how long it will take to produce each final drawing,a total time 5-6 hours per building would be a reasonable guess. The Church: This project has the potential of being a little more difficult than the elevations.The key to this project is for you to determine exactly what the end goal is. What we need to do to achieve that goal is directly related to the goal itself.The means to the final goal could include: Chris and I directly measuring the building and the site ourselves,redrawing the renovation Architect's drawings,(with the proper release from the Architect and the Owner of course),or selectively altering the Architects CAD files to fit the ultimate goal. APR 1 9 1999 1'i_b i iiVu & %UIVIN( 04/16;99 FRI 13:41 FAX 561 347 0220 DONALDSON GROUP ARCH C 002i002 Duane W. Grove 632 N.W.13`"St#36 Bona Raton, FL 33432 E-mail dgrove eal.com Tel H. 561.362.03B1 Tel W.561.347.0115 There are three ways we could have access to the Renovation Architect's drawings; I)Getting copies directly from the architect himself.2)Usually the owner of the project is given a set of drawings which we could use. Or 3)Because the renovation is currently under construction,the City of Delray would have copies of the plans. Somewhere in the City's Building Department are the drawings we'd need. Even if we'd have access to the drawings,we'd want to field verify them for accuracy. As I mentioned at the site,the front elevation shown on the architect's drawings may only be a loose interpretation for the intent of the work being done. We may need to measure the front façade anyway to achieve the degree of accuracy you're hoping for. If you could come up with a list of your final goals for the project, Chris and I could then determine what resources we'd need access to, and the time needed to complete the entire project. If you have any questions,please call us at the office or at my home number above.We're looking forward the challenge ahead and are excited about beginning the work as soon as you're ready for us. Sincerely, ( -- Duane Grove -----. . 7 , ). 02 y, - s-.._g - - c) • '-`:f --- ___------T,:,.LT--------A . .--- _.....,._.,.,..1;: : . 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I ERf ,ELEVATI TIoNs Y , ,: gX DOOR NUI'• . �NALL SECTIONS, MISC Si STRUCTURAL- PLANS, --DETAILS..4 NOTES :,Q N.INDOW.T 04/28/99 1YED 15:11 FAX 561 347 0220 DONALDSON GROUP ARCH 0 001/002 Duane W. Grove 632 N.W. 13th st.#36 Boca Raton, Fl. 33432 • E-mail dgrove(ajaol.com Tel H.581.362.0381 Tel W.581.347.0115 ATTN: Pat Cayce DATE: April 16, 1999 RE: Volunteer Work Dear Pat, I just wanted to recap some things we talked about when we met yesterday. Both Chris and I are excited about doing volunteer work for you and the City of Delray Beach.The kinds of work we discussed are tasks we have done on a daily basis.This will allow us to produce professional quality work in the least amount of time possible.Below are some thoughts we had on projects you had in mind. The_Simple Elevations: Using the elevations you showed us as a guide,this will be a fairly easy task for us to accomplish. First,we'd need the property owners permission to take some basic building measurements on site as well as a.few photos for reference. Either you could buy film and processing for us,or we could submit the receipts for reimbursement. Chris and I are both available during the week after 5pm for site visits,and I'm available during the weekends as well. Once you have made contact with the property owner for permission to the site, we could coordinate the best time to visit directly with,the owner. After the visit,we would produce the drawings on AutoCAD and submit them to you in a variety of formats. These would include: and 8"x10"black and white ink line drawing similar to the ones you showed us. AutoCAD dwg and dxf files, and bmp and tiff graphics files.This would give you the flexibly to use the drawings in a wide variety of graphic formats.Although we can't say exactly how long it will take to produce each final drawing,a total time 5-6 hours per building would be a reasonable guess. The Church: This project has the potential of being a little more difficult than the elevations.The key to this project is for you to determine exactly what the end goal is. What we need to do to achieve that goal is directly related to the goal itself.The means to the final goal could include: Chris and I directly measuring the building and the site ourselves,redrawing the renovation Architect's drawings,(with the proper release from the Architect and the Owner of course),or selectively altering the Architects CAD files to fit the ultimate goal. 04/28/99 WED 15:12 FAX 561 347 0220 DONALDSON GROUP ARCH I0002/002 Duane W. Grove 632 N.W. 13th St.#36 Soca Raton,FI, 33432 E-mail dgrove®aol.com Tel H.561.362.0381 Tel W.561.347.0115 There are three ways we could have access to the Renovation Architect's drawings: 1)Getting copies directly from the architect himself. 2)Usually the owner of the project is given a set of drawings which we could use.Or 3)Because the renovation is currently under construction,the City of Delray would have copies of the plans. Somewhere in the City's Building Department are the drawings we'd need. Even if we'd have access to the drawings,we'd want to field verify them for accuracy.As I mentioned at the site,the front elevation shown on the architect's drawings may only be a loose interpretation for the intent of the work being done. We may need to measure the front façade anyway to achieve the degree of accuracy you're hoping for. If you could come up with a list of your final goals for the project,Chris and I could then determine what resources we'd need access to,and the time needed to complete the entire project. If you have any questions,please call us at the office or at my home number above. We're looking forward the challenge ahead and are excited about beginning the work as soon as you're ready for us. Sincerely, Duane Grove TRAN N.A.L. COUNTY TAPES INQUIRY 16 : 24 :43 Legal Description 10/07/99 PID#: 12 43 46 16 28 002 0072 Legal Line 1 . . . . OCEAN PARK DELRAY Legal Line 2 . . . . S 1/2 LT 7, LTS 8 & 9 (LESS Legal Line 3 . . . . E 10 FT) , LTS 10 TO 15 INC BLK Legal Line 4 . . . . 2 , LTS 10 TO 22 INC, S 1/2 OF Legal Line 5 . . . . LT 23 BLK 3 & LTS 9 TO 12 INC Legal Line 6 . . . . BLK 4 Legal Line 7 . . . . Legal Line 8 . . . . Legal Line 9 . . . . Legal Line 10 . . . Legal Line 11 . . . Legal Line 12 . . . Legal Line 13 . . . Legal Line 14 . . . 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NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 5 12434616280010060 DD- MTG- KERSTIN EUGENIA TR OCEAN PARK DELRAY ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-039 64 S OCEAN BLVD LTS 6 & 7 (LESS SR AlA R/W) & VALUE- 899,023 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL LTS 8 TO 10 (LESS W 2 FT 8 TAXBL- 899,023 MMC- 33483 INCHES) BLK 1 BLDG- 199,023 LAND- 700,000 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-05/95 BOOK-08797 PAGE-1129 INSTRUMENT-WD ! 12434616280010111 DD- MTG- BOSTONS INC OCEAN PARK DELRAY ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-039 40 S OCEAN BLVD W 75.5 FT OF LTS 11 TO 13 INC VALUE- 234,570 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL BLK 1 -TAXBL- 234,570 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 94,570 LAND- 140,000 SALE-PRICE- 744,000 SALE-DATE-07/82 BOOK-03764 PAGE-1610 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434a1B280 0 1 0 14-0 DD- MTG- 1(ENNEY-ROBERT-J-ET-AI OCEAN-PARK DELRAY ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-028 40 S OCEAN BLVD LTS 14 TO 16 INC /LESS W 2 FT VALUE- 182,453 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL 8 INCHES/ BLK 1 TAXBL- 182,453 MMC- 33483 BLDG- -2 4553LAND- 18-0 000 SALE-PRICE- 264,500 SALE-DATE-11/85 BOOK-04723 PAGE-0660 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434616280010170 DD- MTG- DELRAY BEACH CITY OF OCEAN PARK DELRAY -ACRES- ! .05 CM=48-PUC=DB9 1-00-NW-1ST AVE LT-17-&-E-772-OF-LT 111-(1-E S VALUE- 123,750 EX-12 DELRAY BEACH FL 51 FT) BLK 1 TAXBL- MMC- 33444 BLDG'- LAND- 123,750 SALE=PRICE=-- 0 SATE=DATE=0O7OOfDOK=D001OOt--PAGE=-081D INSTRUMENT= 12434616280010171 DD- MTG- KENNEY ROBERT J ET AL OCEAN PARK DELRAY _ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-028 40 S OCEAN BLVD S 51 FT OF E 1/2 OF LT 18 & S VALUE- 4-6 575—EXPO DELRAY BEACH FL 51 FT DF-LT 7BLK-1 TAXBL- 46,575 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 675 LAND- 45,900 1 SALE-PRICE- 264,200 SALE-DATE-11/85 BOOK-04723 PAGE-0660 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434616280010181 DD- MTG- KENNEY ROBERT J ET AL OCEAN PARK DELRAY ACRES- .06 CM-98 PUC-028 40 S OCEAN BLVD W 1/2 OF LT 18 (LESS N 44 FT) I VALUE- 59,751 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL & LT 19 (LESS N 44 FT OF E 20 -TAXBL- ' -59,751 - -MMC- 33483—FT-&-N 5 FT OF-W-10-FT)- BLK-1 BLDG- 651 LAND- 59,100 i SALE-PRICE- 264,200 SALE-DATE-11/85 BOOK-04723 PAGE-0660 INSTRUMENT-QC i 12434-61-628001-01-82- DD- MTG- DELRAY-BEACH-CITY-OF OCEAN-PARK-DELRAY ACRES- .03 CM-98 PUC-089 100 NW 1ST AVE N 44 FT OF W 1/2 OF LT 18 & N VALUE- 75,416 EX-12 DELRAY BEACH FL 44 FT OF E 20 FT OF LT 19 TAXBL- MMC- 33444 (LESS N 5 FT RD R/W) BLK 1 -BLDG- -- -341 LAND- ,75,075 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-00/82 BOOK-03801 PAGE-0704 INSTRUMENT- . 12434616280020010 DD- MTG- COUSINS JENNIE H ET AL OCEAN PARK DELRAY -ACRES=- .0OCM=98-PUC=D1-21220-E ATLANTICAVE LTS 1- & .2 ILESS N-7 FT-&-E VALUE- 385,647 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL 2 FT 8 INCHES/ BLK 2 TAXBL- 385,647 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 254,451 LAND- 131,196 -SALE=PRICE- -97 5010—SATE=DATE=0170-BDDK=01721—PAGE=DO-60 INSTRUMENT=0W 1 ' PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 6 12434616280020031 DD- MTG- LYNCH PATRICK OCEAN PARK DELRAY ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-012 226 S OCEAN BLVD N 1/2 OF LT 3 /LESS RD R/W/ VALUE- 165,866 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL BLK 2 TAXBL- 165,866 MMC- 33483 — BLDG- .71,366 LAND- 94,500 _SALE-PRICE- 225,000 SALE-DATE-02/92 BOOK-07138 PAGE-0306 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616280020032 DD- MTG- RINALDI REALTY OCEAN PARK DELRAY ACRES- • .24 CM-98 PUC-012 LTD PARTNERSHIP S 1/2 OF LT 3 & LTS 4 TO 6 INC VALUE- 620,429 EX-00 PO BOX 765 (LESS RD R/W) -TAXBL- 62-0;; 29 MMC- KENNEBUNKPDRT-ME 04847 BLDG- 379,987 LAND- 240,442 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-10/83 BOOK-04057 PAGE-0550 INSTRUMENT-QC I24346T 250020071 DD- MTG- RINALDICATHERINE OCEAN-PARK-DELRAY ACRES- .03 CM-98 PUC-011 1206 E ATLANTIC AVE N 1/2 OF LT 7 (LESS E 10 FT) VALUE- 29,440 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL BLK 2 TAXBL- 29,440 MMC- 33483 BLDG LAND- 29 44i-0 i SALE-PRICE- 0 SALE-DATE-00/00 BOOK-00000 PAGE-0000 INSTRUMENT- . 12434616280020072 DD- MTG- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF OCEAN PARK DELRAY LT 23 BLK 3 & LTS 9 TO 12 INC ACRES- . —1.74 CM=18-PUC=171 DELRAY BEACHS-172-LT-7 LTS-8-& 9 LESS BLK-4 VALUE- 1,927,186 EX-14 33 GLEASON ST E 10 FT), LTS 10 TO 15 INC BLK TAXBL- MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 2, LTS 10 TO 22 INC, •S 1/2 OF ! BLDG- 937,186 LAND- 990,000 i -SA1E=PRICE- 0 SALE-DATE=0-070D BDDK=D-00DD PAGE=UUffO INSTRUMENT- 12434616280020160 DD- MTG-H10 ROWLAND MARVA OCEAN PARK DELRAY i ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-001 32 SALINA AVE LT 16 /LESS E 2 FT 8 INCHES/ -VALUE- 83,9a7 EX=HX DELRAY-BEACH-FL BLK-2 TAXBL- 58,967 MMC- 33483 1 BLDG- 35,123 LAND- 75,000 SALE-PRICE- 87,000 SALE-DATE-04/97 BOOK-09757 PAGE-0622 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616280020170 DD- MTG- KERSTIN EUGENIA TR • OCEAN PARK DELRAY i ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-008 64 S OCEAN BLVD LTS 17 TO 19 INC /LESS E 2 FT . VALUE- 209,914 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL 8 INCHES/ BLK 2 -TAXBL- 2097914 —MMC- 33483 BLDG- 59,914 LAND- 150,000 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-05/95 BOOK-08797 PAGE-1130 INSTRUMENT-WD ' 124+3461-62800202 H DD- MTG- SUMMERS-LINDA-A OCEAN-PARK-DELRAY ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-008 4217 N COUNTY RD LT 20 BLK 2 VALUE- 121,488 EX-00 GULF STREAM FL 1 TAXBL- 121,488 MMC- 33483 -BLDG- -46, 88—LAND- —75TS00 . i SALE-PRICE- 190,000 SALE-DATE-06/93 BOOK-07757 PAGE-0094 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616280020210 DD- MTG- IMPERATI JOAN M OCEAN PARK DELRAY -ACRES- .01)—CM=98-PUC=01-82-4TN -S'-- LT21-BLK 2 VALUE- 143,175 EX-00 BRENTW00D NY TAXBL- . 143,175 MMC- 11717 1 BLDG- 68,175 LAND- 75,000 -SALE=PRICE- I007-0-00—SA-LE=DATE=0379-3--B0(3K=-076-59--PACE=1-812 INSTRUMENT=WD I. PROGRAM-PAR111 DA1E-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 7 12434616280030011 DD- MTG- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF OCEAN PARK DELRAY ' ACRES- .11 CM-98 PUC-001 DELRAY BEACH FLORIDA S 1 FT OF LTS 1 & 2, E 25 FT VALUE- 167,915 EX-14 33 GLEASON ST OF S 1 FT OF LT 3, N 1/2 OF LT 1 TAXBL- MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 23 & LT 24 BLK 3 BLDG- 67,915 LAND- 100,000 SALE-PRICE- 167,000 SALE-DATE-02/96 BOOK-09122 PAGE-0257 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616280030012 DD- MTG- DELRAY BEACH PROP INC OCEAN PARK DELRAY BLK 3 ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-011 118 N BEDFORD RD # 203 LTS 1 & 2 /LESS S 1 FT & N 7 ' VALUE- 319,650 EX-00 MT KISKO NY FT ST R/W/ & E 25 FT OF LT 3 TAXBL- -----319;T650 MMC- —1U5-49-7LESS-S-1-FT &-N-7-FT-ST-R7W/ BLDG- 138,690 LAND- 180,960 SALE-PRICE- 685,000 SALE-DATE-05/97 BOOK-09846 PAGE-0604 INSTRUMENT-WD a 12434M-6281030031 DD—MTG- IStAND-PROPERTY-MGMT OCEAN-PARK-DELRAY- ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-012 OF PALM BEACHES II INC W 5 FT OF LT 3 & LTS 4 TO 6 VALUE- 532,287 EX-00 1214 E ATLANTIC AVE INC /LESS N 7 FT ST R/W/ & TAXBL- 532,287 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 N 17 FT OF LT 7 BLK 3 BLDG- 317,919 LAND- 2Th 3b8 SALE-PRICE- 1,125,000 SALE-DATE-02/99 BOOK-10968 PAGE-1157 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616280030071 DD- MTG- ISLAND PROPERTY MGMT OCEAN PARK DELRAY -ACRES- .O0CM=98-PUC-=012 OF PALMBEACHES II-3NC S---17FTOFLT-7-& TT-8-Bt1C 3 ! VALUE- 98,299 EX-00 1214 E ATLANTIC AVE TAXBL- 98,299 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 1 BLDG- 1,279 LAND- 97,020 ' -SALE=PRICE- 17125TB00 SALE=DATE=02799-100K=0978—PAGE=11-57—INSTRUMENT=WO 12434616280030090 DD- MTG- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF OCEAN PARK DELRAY ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-001 DELRAY BEACH FL LT 9 BLK 3 -VALUE- 195;;932 EX=14-- 33-GLEASON ST TAXBL- MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 BLDG- 120,932 LAND- 75,000 SALE-PRICE- 175,000 SALE-DATE-11/94 BOOK-08493 PAGE-1709 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616280040010 DD- MTG- SWINDLE WILLIAM R TR OCEAN PARK DELRAY ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-012 539 MIDDLE RD LTS 1 TO 3 INC /LESS N 7 FT CO VALUE- 446,263 EX-00 GULFSTREAM FL RD R/W/ BLK 4 -TAXBL- 446;263 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 306,613 LAND- 139,650 ' SALE-PRICE- 1,500,000 SALE-DATE-03/99 BOOK-11022 PAGE-1357 INSTRUMENT-WD 1243461B280040040 DD- MTG- —SWINDLE-WILIIAM-R-TR OCEAN PARK DELRAY ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-011 539 MIDDLE RD LTS 4 & 5 BLK 4 VALUE- 256,376 EX-00 GULFSTREAM FL TAXBL- 256,376 MMC- 33483 -BLDG- -157,886LAND- 987-4-90 SALE-PRICE- 1,500,000 SALE-DATE-03/99 BOOK-11022 PAGE-1357 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616280040060 DD- MTG- SWINDLE WILLIAM R TR OCEAN PARK DELRAY -ACRES- --A0—CM=98-POC=OII 539-MIDDLE-RD LTS--6-T0-8-INC-13LK-4 — I VALUE- 149,457 EX-00 GULFSTREAM FL TAXBL- 149,457 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 2,457 LAND- 147,000 -SALE=PRICE- -1,300;000 SALE=DATE=0379-9—BOOK=11-022—PAGE=1357INSTRUMENT=WD 1 1 i 1 i PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 8 12434616290000040 DD- MTG- WILKIE JOHN A & BARBARA A THE WILLIAMSON DEIBEL SUB ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-001 1126 MIRAMAR DR LT 4 & E 45 FT OF LT 5 VALUE- 300,101 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 275,101 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 169,019 LAND- 160,000 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-07/93 BOOK-07826 PAGE-1831 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434616290000051 DD- MTG- SEIJAS KAREN THE WILLIAMSON-DEIBEL SUB ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-001 43 STONY BROOK RD W 15 FT OF LT 5, LTS 6, 7 & E VALUE- 422,372 EX-00 MONTVILLE NJ 32.5 FT OF LT 8 -TAXBL- 4227372- MMC- -07065 BLDG- 172,372 LAND- 250,000 SALE-PRICE- 288,000 SALE-DATE-04/93 BOOK-07737 PAGE-0668 INSTRUMENT-WD 124-34616290000081 DD MTG=H20CASSETT-HOWA-RD THE-WILLIAMSON-DEIBEL SUB ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-001 1108 MIRAMAR DR W 27.5 FT OF LT 8, LT 9 & E 5 VALUE- 312,130 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL FT OF LT 10 TAXBL- 312,130 MMC- 33483 -BLDG- 132;730-LAND- 1687000 SALE-PRICE- 292,500 SALE-DATE-06/97 BOOK-09839 PAGE-1592 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616290000101 DO- MTG- SOVIERO A C & CONSTANCE D THE WILLIAMSON DEIBEL SUB -ACRES- 00 CM=18-PUC=001-1.102 MIRAMAR-DR WET-FT--OF-LT-10 VALUE- 232,983 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 207,983 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 138,387 LAND- 145,000 SALE-PRICE- -28-0 90-0-TSA1 DATE=-03-796---BD0K=09163-PAGE=1854 INSTRUMENT=ND 12434616290000111 DD- MTG-F48 PASSARELLA LEE THE WILLIAMSON DEIBEL SUB ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-001 1105 MIRAMAR DR E 5 FT OF LT 11 & W 55 FT OF -VALUE=---22-9;437-EX=HX DELRAY--BEACH-FL LT 12 TAXBL- 204,437 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 160,188 LAND- 140,000 SALE-PRICE 262,500 SALE-DATE-02/96 B00K-09129 PAGE-1871 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616290000112 DD- MTG- WAYNE DAVID A & LINDA B THE WILLIAMSON DEIBEL SUB ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-001 1101 MIRAMAR DR W 65 FT OF LT 11 VALUE- • 132,174 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL -TAXBL- -107,174 ---MMC- 33483 - BLDG- ' 109,907 LAND- 140,000 SALE-PRICE- 250,000 SALE-DATE-03/95 BOOK-08698 PAGE-0947 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434-61- 290000121 DO MTG=F8 + -COVERMAN-SIDNEY THE-WILLIAMSON-DEIBEL-SUB ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-001 1109 MIRAMAR DR E 5 FT OF LT 12 & LT 13 VALUE- 218,557 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 193,557 MMC- 33483 --BLDG- 116,042-LAND- 143,000 SALE-PRICE- 250,000 SALE-DATE-02/96 BOOK-09131 PAGE-1099 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616290000140 DD- MTG- BROSNIHAN FRED H III TR THE WILLIAMSON DEIBEL SUB --ACRES-- .DO CM=98-PUC=001 1491-RAMSEY CLOSE LT_14_& W_1.5 FT OF LT 15 - VALUE- 235,653 EX-00 ROCKFORD IL TAXBL- 235,653 MMC- 61107 BLDG- 85,653 LAND- 150,000 -SALE=PRICE- -100-SALE=DATE=01797l00KR19783 PA1;E=0239 INSTRUMENT=DT , PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 9 12434616290000151 DD- MTG- PIAZZA NICHOLAS TR THE WILLIAMSON-DEIBEL SUB ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-001 1123 MIRAMAR DR E 45 FT OF LT 15 & LT 16 VALUE- 209,787 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 184,787 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 174,478 LAND- 165,000 _SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-05/97 BOOK-09775 PAGE-1752 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616290000170 DD- MTG- DELLAPITETRO CARMINE K THE WILLIAMSON DEIBEL SUB ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-001 1127 MIRAMAR DR LT 17 VALUE- 368,236 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL -TAXBL= 368 236 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 228,236 LAND- 140,000 SALE-PRICE- 257,500 SALE-DATE-04/86 BOOK-05000;" PAGE-1345 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616301570010 DD- MTG- DELRAY-OCEAN-PARTNERSLTD SUB-16=4-6=43-LVGEOFCNL ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-012 1801 S FEDERAL HWY N 193 FT OF W 101 .2 FT OF E VALUE- 635,000 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL 121 .2 FT /LESS N 15 FT ST R/W/ TAXBL- 635,000 MMC- 33483 BLK 157 -BLDG- 297228 TAND- 285,-600 SALE-PRICE- 3,364,500 SALE-DATE-02/98 BOOK-10213 PAGE-1785 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616301640020 DD- MTG- 1161 OF DELRAY SUB 16-46-43 LYG E OF CNL ACRES- .O-OCM=98-PUC=-011 11A-N-1EDFORD-RD T 2IO3 -V-77.0--FT-OF-E-187-O9 FT-OF S VALUE- 250,473 EX-00 MT KISKO NY 150 FT OF S 1/2 /LESS S 15 FT TAXBL- 250,473 MMC- 10549 ST R/W/ BLK 164 BLDG- 21,783 LAND- 228,690 3ALEPRICE- 5257-0-0D-SALE=DATE=-07795-BDOK=11230 PAGE O773- INSTRUMENT=WD 12434616301640040 DD- MTG- EL DOMAINE INC SUB 16-46-43 LYG E OF CNL ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-011 4303 TAHITI DR E 110 FT OF S 150 FT /LESS E -VALUE- 5357-786-EX=00 -HERNANDO-BEACH-FL 1D-FT-EASEMENT & LESS S-15-FT TAXBL- 535,786 MMC- 34607 ST R/W/ BLK 164 ' BLDG- 272,131 LAND- 263,655 SALE-PRICE- 0 SALE-DATE-00/00 BOOK-00000 PAGE-0000 INSTRUMENT-00 12434616301640070 DD- MTG- SUNSPOT INC SUB 16-46-43 LYG E OF CANAL ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-011 851 BROKEN SOUND PKY NW E 50 FT OF W 150 FT OF S 150 VALUE- 271,552 EX-00 BOCA RATON FL FT /LESS S 15 FT RD R/W/ -TAXBL- 271,552 MMC- 33487-BLK-164 BLDG- 1.29,802 LAND- 141,750 • SALE-PRICE- 350,000 SALE-DATE-02/97 BOOK-09681 PAGE-1601 INSTRUMENT-DT 1243461632OD0O010 DD- MTG- CAFFE-LUNA-ROSA-INC NEW-MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 34 S OCEAN BLVD STORE 1 IN OR1524P371 VALUE- 104,551 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 104,551 MMC- 33483 -BLDG= 104,550-LAND- SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-11/94 BOOK-08519 PAGE-1214 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616320000020 DD- MTG- CAFFE LUNA ROSA INC NEW MONMOUTH COND ACRES- .00-CM=98 PUC-00 +�34-S-OCEAN-BEND STORE 2 AS-IN-OR1743P1 VALUE- 144,451 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL • TAXBL- 144,451 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 144,450 LAND- -SALE-PRICE- 180;600-SALE=DATE=02795-BOOK=08632-PAGE=1682 INSTRUMENT=WD i PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 10 ! 12434616320000030 DD- MTG- SULLIVAN EUGENE J & PAMELA G NEW MONMOUTH CONDO ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 9812 EL CLAIR RANCH RD STORE 3 VALUE- 144,451 EX-00 BOYNTON BEACH FL TAXBL- 144,451 MMC- 33437 ' BLDG- 144,450 LAND- SALE-PRICE- 100,000 SALE-DATE-12/83 BOOK-04120 PAGE-0728 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616320000040 DD- MTG- SULLIVAN EUGENE J & PAMELA G NEW MONMOUTH COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 9812 EL CLAIR RANCH RD STORE 4 VALUE- 144,451 EX-00 BOYNTON BEACH FL -TAXBL- 144,451 MMC- ' 33437 ' BLDG- 144,450 LAND- SALE-PRICE- 85,000 SALE-DATE-04/83 BOOK-03922 PAGE-1098 INSTRUMENT-WD 1243471-632DDDD050 DD-MTG=C40 MARINCOLA FRANK NEW-MONMOUTH- CONDOMINIUM ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 % ASHTON REALTY APT A-1 VALUE- 82,600 EX-00 36 S OCEAN BLVD # B-4 TAXBL- 82,600 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL • 33483 • -BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- • 100 SALE-DATE-06/97 BOOK-09825 PAGE-0602 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616320000060 DD- MTG- NEAL JACK L SR & LEE NEW MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM `ACRES- 00 CM=98PUC=O1 36 S OCEAN-BtVD-#-2A APT A 2 1 VALUE- 75,731 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 50,731 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- -SALE=PRICE- 10D -SALE=DATE=ID78Z--B0OK=13D58PAGE=07U5-INSTRUMENT=QC • 12434616320000070 DD- MTG- LUSK A E JR & HELEN P NEW MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 36 S OCEAN BLVD # A APTS A-3 & A-4 -VALUE- 1-1-4-096 EX=HX- DELRAY-BEACH-FL TAXBL- 89,096 MMC- 33483 ! BLDG- LAND- ! SALE-PRICE- 0 SALE-DATE-DO/00 BOOK-00000 PAGE-0000 INSTRUMENT-DO 12434616320000090 DD- MTG-IPP CAPANO JOY A NEW MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 605 GREEN SPRING TER APT B-1 IN OR1227P391 ! VALUE- 82,600 EX-00 BEAR DE ! -TAXBL- 827600 MMC- 11701 ' BLDG- LAND- . SALE-PRICE- 100,000 SALE-DATE-10/97 BOOK-10105 PAGE-1357 INSTRUMENT-WD i ! T2434.61-63200001-00- DD- -MTG PANO-FRANK J JR NEW MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1 S OLD BALTIMORE PIKE APT B-2 IN OR1428P296 VALUE- 80,600 EX-00 NEWARK DE i TAXBL- 80,600 MMC- 19702 ! BLDG= LAND=-- - SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-09/97 BOOK-10105 PAGE-1355 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434616320000110 DD- MTG- MARINCOLA FRANCIS NEW MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM ! -ACRES- .OD CM=98 PUC=0-04 36-S-OCEAN-BLVD IrB 374 APT-B=3- 6 B=z+-IN OR142DP306& ! VALUE- 160,000 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL 0R1299P338 i TAXBL- 160,000 MMC- 33483 ! BLDG- LAND- , -SALE=PRICE- 22570110-SALE=DATE=03797--BOOK=B9827 PACE=I466 INSTRUMENT=WD - - 1 i , i 1 i PROGRAM-PAR111 DA1L-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 11 ' ! 12434616320000130 DD- MTG-C40 MCINERNEY MARIE NEW MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM ! ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 36 S OCEAN BLVD # 1C APT C-1 ! VALUE- 77,637 EX-FIX DELRAY BEACH FL ! TAXBL- 52,637 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- ! _SALE-PRICE- 75,000 SALE-DATE-01/80 BOOK-03359 PAGE-0925 INSTRUMENT-00 12434616320000140 DD- MTG-G40 MCINERNEY JOHN C & MARIE NEW MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM 1 ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 36 S OCEAN BLVD APT C-2 ! VALUE- 82,600 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL -TAXBL- 82,6OO MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- ; SALE-PRICE- 65,000 SALE-DATE-02/84 BOOK-04157 PAGE-1450 INSTRUMENT-WD ! 1-2434 6320D001-50 DD- MTG- FERRIER-MICHAEL F JR NEW-MONMOUTH-CONDOMINIUM ACRES- • .00 CM-98 PUC-004 202 S CLIFTON AVE APT C-3 IN OR1698P48 VALUE- 82,600 EX-00 WILMINGTON DE TAXBL- 82,600 MMC- 19805 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 80,000 SALE-DATE-10/97 BOOK-10356 PAGE-0868 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616320000160 DD- MTG-F48 HYLINSKI JAMES M NEW MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM ACRES- .00 CM=18-PUC=O04+ 3 S-OCEAN-BtVD 4C APT-C=4-IN OR1762P399 VALUE- 84,300 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 84,300 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- : -SALE=PRICE= 7570 D SALE=DATE-=12795 BOOK=-09824-PACE=1-6W INSTRUMENT-WD I 12434616320000170 DD- MTG- MBC INC NEW MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1 S OLD BALTIMORE PIKE APT P-1 • -VALUE- 1.�8;ODD-EX=OO NEWARK-DE TAXBL- - 168,000 MMC- 19702 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-01/94 BOOK-08111 PAGE-1372 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616320000180 DD- MIG- MARINCOLA FRANK A NEW MONMOUTH CONDOMINIUM ' ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 36 S OCEAN BLVD # 2P APT P-2 VALUE- 94,792 EX-HM DELRAY BEACH FL --TAXBL- -69,292 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 255,000 SALE-DATE-04/97 BOOK-09817 PAGE-0724 INSTRUMENT-WD ! 1243 4-61-6 5 4-0 0 00-0iO- DD- MTG- - GRACEY-MATTHEW JR-& CORAL-tDVE-COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 SUSAN J GRACEY UNIT 1 VALUE- 25,500 EX-00 1109 HARBOR DR ' TAXBL- 25,500 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 BLDG- LAND- ! SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-02/92 BOOK-07133 PAGE-1967 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434616540000020 DD- MTG- STEVICK GLEN & CORAL COVE COND -ACRES- AD -CM=98-PUC=J04ELIZABETH SCHERER UNIT-2-- - VALUE- 25,500 EX-00 1636 WALNUT ST TAXBL- 25,500 MMC- BERKELEY CA 94709 i BLDG- LAND- ! -SALE=PRICE- 30,,080-SATE=DATE=-02792 BOOK=-0717+4+ PAGE=1-676-0-INSTRUMENT=WD i 1 1 , 1 PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 12 ! 12434616540000030 DD- MTG- SHAND ELAINE S CORAL COVE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 721 NE 1ST CT UNIT 3 VALUE- 25,000 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 25,000 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-11/95 BOOK-09032 PAGE-0698 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616540000040 DD- MTG- SHAND ELAINE S CORAL COVE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-O04 721 NE 1ST CT UNIT 4 VALUE- 25,000 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL -TAXBL- 25-,-DOD MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-11/95 BOOK-09032 PAGE-0698 INSTRUMENT-WD i243471-634D080D5D DD- MTG- STEVICK GIEN8 CORAL COVE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 ELIZABETH SCHERER UNIT 5 VALUE- 29,200 EX-00 1636 WALNUT ST TAXBL- 29,200 MMC- BERKELEY CA 94709 BLDG- LAND SALE-PRICE- 36,000 SALE-DATE-01/91 BOOK-06707 PAGE-0212 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616540000060 DD- MTG-S26 SCHERER MILDRED CORAL COVE COND ACRES- .0D CM=98-PUC=0D-4 6825-SKYLINE-DR UNIT L VALUE- 43,600 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 43,600 MMC- 33446 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 140—SALE-DATE=12798 DDOK TO8r0 PAGE-1606— INSTRUMENTQC 12434616540000070 DD- MTG-S26 SCHERER MILDRED CORAL COVE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 6825 SKYLINE DR UNIT 7 -VALUE- 43;242 EX=HX DELRAY-BEACH FL TAXBL- 18,242 MMC- 33446 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-12/98 BOOK-10810 PAGE-1606 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434616560000210 DD- MTG- DUELL KAREN B WILLIAMSBURG INN COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 28427 WEXFORD APT 21 VALUE- 33,000 EX-00 WARREN MI -TAXBL- 33,DOD MMC- 481J9 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-02/96 BOOK-09501 PAGE-1238 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434b1-b3Z00D0220— DD—MTG- —FLTNKSTROM CHAR1ES N &NANCY-E -WILLIAMSBURG-INN CONIF ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 PO BOX 944 APT 22 VALUE- 33,000 EX-00 DENNIS MA TAXBL- 33,000 MMC- 02638 -BLDG= LAND- SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-04/87 BOOK-05265 PAGE-0193 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434616560000230 DD- MTG-N12 BASSET JAMES H WILLIAMSBURG INN COND -ACRES- - :OD—cm=98-PUC-ou4-- 8 SAUNA-AVE-4 23 APT--23 VALUE- 33,000 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 33,000 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- -SALE=PRICE- -+5;5DD—SATE=DATE=D7798—SOOK=r0-6D3 PAGE=1-8I8—INSTRUMENT=WD PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 13 ! 1 ' i. 12434616560000240 DD- MTG- WYBURN JOHN WILLIAMSBURG INN COND • ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 9481 SW 147TH ST APT 24 i VALUE- 33,000 EX-00 MIAMI FL TAXBL- 33,000 MMC- 33176 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 5,000 SALE-DATE-10/92 BOOK-07667 PAGE-1515 INSTRUMENT-QC '; 12434616560000250 DD- MTG- DRUCKER JESSE & IRENE WILLIAMSBURG INN COND 1 ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 J & IRENE DRUCKER TR TI HLDR APT 25 VALUE- 33,000 EX-00 12 WATERFORD A i -TAXBL- 33;-000 MMC- DELRAY-BEACH-FL 33446 ! BLDG- LAND- ' SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-05/91 BOOK-06823 PAGE-1916 INSTRUMENT-QC 1243461W56U00-0268 DD MTG=U3O TENGA-HENRY WILTIAMSBURG-INN C OND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 18 SALINA AVE # 26 APT 26 VALUE- 28,448 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 3,448 MMC- 33483 ' BLDG LAND- , SALE-PRICE- 36,000 SALE-DATE-06/97 BOOK-09880 PAGE-1408 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616560000270 DD- MTG- STALTER GEORGE D WILLIAMSBURG INN COND -ACRES- 00 CM=98-PUC=004 RR-4 BOX 8252 APT-27 VALUE- 33,000 EX-00 MILFORD PA TAXBL- 33,000 MMC- 18337 ' BLDG- LAND- SALEPRICE- 100-SALE-DATE=02/83 BOOK=113-972--PAGE r4g -INSTRUMENT=RD 12434616560000280 DD- MTG-H38 BASSETT JAMES WILLIAMSBURG INN COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 838 AVOCET RD APT 28 VALUE- 33,-000EX--00 DELRAY-BEACH- FL TAXBL- 33,000 MMC- 33444 BLDG- LAND- ; SALE-PRICE- 41,000 SALE-DATE-07/99 BOOK-11268 PAGE-1134 INSTRUMENT-WD , 12434616560000290 DD- MTG- NICHOLLS WILLIAM A WILLIAMSBURG INN COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 111 WOODVIEW AVE APT 29 VALUE- 33,000 EX-00 PICKERING ON L1V1L1 -TAXBL= -331100 MMC- CANADA ' BLDG- LAND- , SALE-PRICE- 28,100 SALE-DATE-04/84 BOOK-04230 PAGE-0634 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434L1Z56-OMD03O0 DD- MTG- DYSTANTIRENE WILL AMSBURG-INN-CDND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 15223 KENNEBEC ST APT 30 VALUE- 33,000 EX-00 SOUTHGATE MI TAXBL- 33,000 MMC- 48195 ; . -BLDG- --LAND- SALE-PRICE- ' 100 SALE-DATE-03/86 BOOK-04813 PAGE-0690 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616560000310 DD- MTG- CROCKER EVELYN M WILLIAMSBURG INN COND ACRES --110-CM=98PUC=004 530SANDPAPER--CIR APT-3F VALUE- 33,000 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL i TAXBL- 33,000 MMC- 33445 BLDG- LAND- , -SALE=PRICE= -227 DOO- SAlE=DATE=01T78-SOOK=02847 PAGE=0475INSTRUMENT= i i PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 14 12434616560000320 DD- MTG-Z97 BRINKMAN COLIN & CAROL WILLIAMSBURG INN COND i ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 18 SALINA AVE # 32 APT 32 VALUE- • 25,831 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 831 MMC- 33483 ! BLDG- LAND- ! SALE-PRICE- 52,000 SALE-DATE-02/85 BOOK-04463 PAGE-0678 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616670000010 DD- MTG- WHEELER MICHAEL K & SALLY W BEACH CABANAS COND ACRES- .00 CM-9B PUC-004 2001 NW 4TH AVE UNIT 1 VALUE- 43,100 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL . -TAXBL 43 10B MMC- 3344+4+ ' BLDG'- LAND- . 1 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-04/99 BOOK-11081 PAGE-1325 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434-61- OBBDO20 DD=—MTG- MYERS-T-HOMAS- fl& BEACH-CABANAS-COND 1 ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 MONICA M CARRANZA UNIT 2 VALUE- 55,300 EX-00 16 ANDREWS AVE # 2 TAXBL- 55,300 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 -BLDG- LAND- i SALE-PRICE- 78,000 SALE-DATE-05/98 BOOK-10382 PAGE-1191 INSTRUMENT-WD ' 12434616670000030 DD- MTG-C40 HOBBS JOHN A & BEACH CABANAS COND -ACRES- O0—CM=9-8-PUC=0O JOHN-TMYERS UNITS VALUE- 58,500 EX-00 11393 WOODCHUCK LN TAXBL- 58,500 MMC- BOCA RATON FL 33428 BLDG- LAND- ! -SAL-EL-PRICE- -9-4;00-0 SA1E=DATE=Bb799-11II0K=TIN8—PAGE= SZO—INSTRUMENT=WO 12434616670000040 DD- MTG- HOBBS JOHN & BEACH CABANAS COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 JOHN MYERS UNIT 4 VALUE- • • 3677O0—EX=DD 11393-WOODCHUCH LN 1 TAXBL- 56,700 MMC- BOCA RATON FL 33428 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-01/98 BOOK-10696 PAGE-1906 INSTRUMENT-WD ' 12434616670000050 DD- MTG-G24 YAMAMOTO Y STEPHEN BEACH CABANAS COND ' ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 5529 DORAL DR UNIT 5 VALUE- 55,300 EX-00 WILMINGTON DE ' -TAXBL- 557300 MMC- 1-9808 BLDG- LAND- , SALE-PRICE- 72,000 SALE-DATE-10/97 BOOK-10062 PAGE-1864 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434Z1-67OOOUD7O DD—MTG- MYERSJOHN-T-& BEACH CABANAS COND . ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 HELEN T BAST UNIT 6 VALUE- 43,100 EX-00 481 THATCH PALM DR ' TAXBL- 43,100 MMC- BOCA RATON FL 33432 -BLDG- LAND- ' SALE-PRICE- 54,000 SALE-DATE-04/98 BOOK-10373 PAGE-1288 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616670000070 DD- MTG- SALTER MARY L TR BEACH CABANAS COND ACRES- .0 CM=98-PUC=U04 531-W-MAIN-ST UNIT-7 ' VALUE- 43,100 EX-00 RICHMOND KY ' TAXBL- 43,100 MMC- 40475 BLDG- LAND- ! -SALE=PRICE= 1OD--SAtE DATE O5796iDUK=D9279—PAGE=r INSTRUMENT=WD 1 PROGRAM-PAR111 DA1E-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 15 ; 12434616670000080 DD- MTG- CODNER AMANDA L BEACH CABANAS COND ! ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 80 VENETIAN DR # 207 UNIT 8 VALUE- 33,600 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 33,600 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- ' ' SALE-PRICE- 29,500 SALE-DATE-01/80 BOOK-03223 PAGE-1796 INSTRUMENT- 12434616670000090 DD- MTG-N19 SPADA ROBERT W BEACH CABANAS COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 21526 GAUKLER UNIT 9 i VALUE- 33,600 EX-00 ST CLAIR SHORES MI -TAXBL- 33,6O MMC- 480BO BLDG- LAND- ! SALE-PRICE- 42,000 SALE-DATE-07/98 BOOK-10567 PAGE-1131 INSTRUMENT-WD 1243471667011001.0-0 -DD—MTG- CASWELL AMY- BEACH-CABANAS-COND ! ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 16 ANDREWS AVE # 10 UNIT 10 I VALUE- 56,700 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 31,700 MMC- 33483 -BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 78,000 SALE-DATE-01/99 BOOK-10909 PAGE-0958 INSTRUMENT-WD • 12434616670000110 DD- MTG- HOBBS JOHN & BEACH CABANAS COND -ACRES- -01f-CM=98-PUC=004 JOHN-MEYERS UNIT-11 i VALUE- 42,400 EX-00 1010 INGRAM AVE TAXBL- 42,400 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 BLDG- LAND- -SALE=PRICE- IDO SALU6ATE=01739 BODK=1-0S68 PATE-13 +�3—INSTRUMENT=WD 12434616670000120 DO- MTG- CUCCI LOUIS A & MARIE L BEACH CABANAS COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 33 FOREST VALLEY RD UNIT 12 -VALUE- 42-400-EX=OO PLEASANT-VALLEY-NY ' TAXBL- 42,400 MMC- 12569 BLDG- LAND- SALE-PRICE- 24,800 SALE-DATE-11/96 BOOK-09561 PAGE-1956 INSTRUMENT-QC ' 12434616710000000 DD- MTG- SPANISH RIVER RESORT ASSN INC SPANISH RIVER RESORT & BEACH 401 THRU 408,501,503 THRU , ACRES- 1.00 CM-98 PUC-004 ALL VARIOUS UNIT OWNERS CLUB COND 506,601,603,THRU 606,701 VALUE- 3,548,580 EX-00 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE ALL UNITS WEEKS IN UNITS 206 THRU 706,801 THRU 806,901 -TAXBL- T 3,548;380 -MMC- DELRAY-BEACH-FL 33483-THRU-213-301-THRU-308- THRU-908TIDOl-THRU 1008, BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 1 SALE-PRICE- 0 SALE-DATE-01/00 BOOK-00000 PAGE-0000 INSTRUMENT- 12434a16710000011 DD— MTG- SPANISH-RIVER-INV TURP SPANISH RIVER-RESORT-St BEACH ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE CLUB COND VALUE- 101 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL UNIT 1A TAXBL- 101 MMC- 33483 ' BLDG 1OD UAND- 1T01-THRU-11-09 SALE-PRICE- 325,000 SALE-DATE-06/87 BOOK-05356 PAGE-0991 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616710000012 DD- MTG- SPANISH RIVER RESORT & SPANISH RIVER RESORT & BEACH -ACRES- 00-CM=-98-PUC=004-BEACH-CLUB ASSN-INC CLUB COND VALUE- 101 EX-00 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE UNIT 1B TAXBL- . 101 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 BLDG- 100 LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SALE=PRICE- LBO--SALEDATE=01788BDOK=O5684-FATE=-D643-INSTRUMENT=WD PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 16 12434616710000013 DD- MTG- SPANISH RIVER INV CORP SPANISH RIVER RESORT & BEACH ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE CLUB COND • VALUE- 101 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL UNIT 1C ! TAXBL- 101 MMC- 33483 BLDG- 100 LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 325,000 SALE-DATE-06/87 BOOK-05356 PAGE-0991 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616710000014 DD- MTG- SPANISH RIVER INV CORP SPANISH RIVER RESORT & BEACH ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE CLUB COND VALUE- 101 EX-00 DELARY BEACH FL UNIT 1D -TAXBL- 101 11MC- 33483 BLDG- 100 LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 325,000 SALE-DATE-06/87 BOOK-05356 PAGE-0991 INSTRUMENT-WD 124+34LI777TOU080I-5 AD=MTG- SPANISH--RIVER-INV-CORP SPANISHRIVERAESURT &-BEACH ' ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE CLUB COND VALUE- 101 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL UNIT 1E 1 TAXBL- 101 MMC- 33483 BLDG- -100-LAND- 11-01 THRU-11119 SALE-PRICE- 325,000 SALE-DATE-06/87 BOOK-05356 PAGE-0991 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616710000021 DD- MTG- SPANISH RIVER RESORT & SPANISH RIVER RESORT & BEACH ! -ACRES- .DD CM=98-PUC=0D4 BEACH-CLUB-ASSN-INC CUJB-COND VALUE- 101 EX-00 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE UNIT 2A TAXBL- 101 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 ' BLDG- 100 LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SAt-E=PRICE- 11O SAUE-DATE1i1788-BDOK=65t84 PAGE-0643INSTRUMENT=WD 12434616710000022 DD- MTG- SPANISH RIVER RESORT & SPANISH RIVER RESORT & BEACH ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 BEACH CLUB ASSN INC CLUB COND ! -VALUE- 101 EX U0 1111-E ATLANTIC AVE UNIT 2B TAXBL- 101 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 BLDG- ' 100 LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-05/88 BOOK-05684 PAGE-0643 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616710000023 DD- MTG- SPANISH RIVER RESORT & SPANISH RIVER RESORT & BEACH ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 BEACH CLUB ASSN INC CLUB COND VALUE- 101 EX-00 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE UNIT 2C -TAXBL- 101 -MMC- DELRAY-BEACH-FL 33483 BLDG- 100 LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-05/88 BOOK-05684 PAGE-0643 INSTRUMENT-WD 1243461671O000024 DD- MTG- SPANISH-RIVER-RESDRT-R SPANISH-RIVER-RESORT -BEACH ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 BEACH CLUB ASSN INC CLUB COND VALUE- 101 EX-00 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE UNIT 2D TAXBL- 101 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 BLDG-= IDD-LAND- 11O1-THRU 1r09 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-05/S8 BOOK-05684 PAGE-0643 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616710002140 DD- MTG- CIRKER STEVEN SPANISH RIVER RESORT & BEACH ACRES- TNCM=98-PUC=004i11-11E-ATLANTTEAVE CLUB -COND VALUE- 49,500 EX-HX APT 214 UNIT 214 TAXBL- 24,500 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE=PRICE- --55;060--SALE=DATE=0785-BOOK=04736:. PAGE=i1J51 INSTRUMENT=WD i PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 17 ' • 12434616740000011 DD- MTG- MCINTYRE MARION K OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 MARION K MCINTYRE TR HLDR UNIT 1-A • VALUE- 264,283 EX-HX 120 S OCEAN BLVD # 1A TAXBL- • , 239,283 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 BLDG= LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 '. . SALE-PRICE- _ 100 SALE-DATE-03/97 BOOK-09798 PAGE-1157 INSTRUMENT-QC i i 12434616740000012 DD- MTG- LE CLERE PATRICIA D OCEAN PLACE COND i ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 216 TIMBER RIDGE RD UNIT 1-B . VALUE- 236,000 EX-00 PITTSBURGH PA - TAXBL= --236;000 MMC— 15238 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 230,000 SALE-DATE-06/92 BOOK-07299 PAGE-1479 INSTRUMENT-WD 124-346r 741-00ZIB13 DD—MTG- MCDUFFEE DAVID-E --MARY-E OCEAN-PLACE-COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 3 APPLETREE GRN UNIT 1-C VALUE- 222,000 EX-00 NASHUA NH i TAXBL- 222,000 MMC- 03062 BLDG- L:AND- ITOI-THR U-I-109 SALE-PRICE- 200,000 SALE-DATE-01/82 BOOK-03660 PAGE-0778 INSTRUMENT-WD . 12434616740000014 DD- MTG-IPP LUCAS GRETA G OCEAN PLACE COND -ACRES- - .01--CM=98-PUC=114-120- S-OCEAN-BlVD-# 1D UNIT-1-Di VALUE- 210,061 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 185,061 MMC- 33483 i BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SALE=PRICE- I00--SALE=DATE-09791-881K=86932--PAGE=1436 INSTRUMENT=SA . 1 12434616740000015 DD- MTG- DARRAH GEORGE A & OCEAN PLACE COND • ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 G W DARRAH & R B DARRAH UNIT 1-E -VALUE- 21-378 0--EX=1B- 35-E-CORNING ST TAXBL- 213,000 MMC- BEVERLY MA 01915 i BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-11/86 BOOK-05074 PAGE-1688 INSTRUMENT-QC 1 12434616740000021 DD- MTG- VICTORIN ROBERT P & JANET W OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 2200 N CENTRAL RD APT 2G UNIT 2-A • VALUE- 279,500 EX-00 FORT LEE NJ -TAXBL- 279 500 MMC- 07024 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 285,000 SALE-DATE-01/89 BOOK-05930 PAGE-1736 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434-6167?+0000022 DD- MTG- DEMPSEY-KENNETN-E &14ARYV OCEAN-PLACE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 120 S OCEAN BLVD # 2B UNIT 2-B VALUE- 225,184 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 200,184 MMC- 33483 BLDG= LAND- 1101-THRU-11U9 SALE-PRICE- 210,000 SALE-DATE-07/87 BOOK-05387 PAGE-0262 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616740000023 DD- MTG- MCDUFFEE DAVID H 8 MARY E OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES- — -—AOCM=98-PUC=D-04 3 APPLE TREE-GREEN UNIT-2=C- --V• ALUE- 226,500 EX-00 NASHUA NH ' TAXBL- 226,500 MMC- ' 03062 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SAL-E=PRICE- 27-5-,-100--SAL ATE=1279T—B INU88a17--PAGE=O3-9-9—INSTRUMENT=WD 1 • PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 18 12434616740000024 DD- MTG-M24 PANAGOS RICHARD E OCEAN PLACE COND ! ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 120 S OCEAN BLVD # 2 D UNIT 2-D VALUE- 221,500 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL 1 TAXBL- 196,500 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 230,000 SALE-DATE-06/94 BOOK-08330 PAGE-0802 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616740000025 DD- MTG- WHEELER ELEANOR H TR OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1100 BOTETOURT GDNS # C6 UNIT 2-E VALUE- 217,500 EX-00 NORFOLK VA -TAXBL- 217;50D -MMC- 23507 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-06/97 BOOK-09977 PAGE-1679 INSTRUMENT-WD 124347r 74000D Mb DD- MTG- COMSTOCK-MARGARET S OCEAN-PLACE-COND ' ACRES- 00 CM-98 PUC-004 5108 DUNVEGAN RD UNIT 2-F VALUE- 217,500 EX-00 LOUISVILLE KY TAXBL- 217,500 MMC- 40222 I BLDG- LAND- 11-1-THRIT-1IU9 SALE-PRICE- 200,000 SALE-DATE-04/85 BOOK-04508 PAGE-1145 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616740000031 DD- MTG- PEPPER J DAVID TR OCEAN PLACE COND -ACRES- .O13--tM=98-PUCR84 840-FOREST-DR UNIT-3=A VALUE- 284,000 EX-00 BARRINGTON IL • TAXBL- 284,000 MMC- 60010 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SALE=PRICE- 1in SALE=DATE 12791—BUOK=07O87--PAGE=OT29—INSTRUMENT DT 1 12434616740000032 DD- MTG- NICHOLS JOHN C II & MARIE L OCEAN PLACE COND ' ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 120 S OCEAN BLVD # B3 UNIT •3-B -VALUE- 230 225—EX=HX DELRAY-BEACH-FL TAXBL- 205,225 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 _SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-07/84 BOOK-04296 PAGE-0773 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434616740000033 DD- MTG- SCHLUTER HAROLD & ZAIRA OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES-;,, ; , .00 CM-98 PUC-004 5211 ALHAMBRA CIR UNIT 3-C I VALUE- . 231,000 EX-00 CORAL GABLES FL ' -TAXBL 7 231 -000 MMC- 33146 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 ' SALE-PRICE- 190,000 SALE-DATE-12/81 BOOK-03642 PAGE-1119 INSTRUMENT-WD ' 12434616740000034 DD- -MTG- SIEBERT-RICHARD M OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 120 S OCEAN BLVD APT 3D UNIT 3-D VALUE- 226,000 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL 1 TAXBL- 201,000 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- 1-1-01-THRU-].-109 1 SALE-PRICE- 230,000 SALE-DATE-01/97 BOOK-09626 PAGE-0941 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616740000035 DD- MTG- WATSON KEITH A TR OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES -70-0CM=98-PUC=OO4-135-SPY-CT UNIT-3=E- VALUE- 222,000 EX-00 MARKHAM ON L3R 5H6 ' TAXBL- 222,000 MMC- CANADA BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SALE=PRICE- 1-75700-SALE=ATE=12781—BOOK=D3b42—PAGE=.1119--INSTRUMENT=WD 1 PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 19 12434616740000036 DD- MTG- DECK ROSEMARIE OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 NOTINGER WEG 85 UNIT 3-F VALUE- 222,000 EX-00 85521 RIEMERLING ' TAXBL- 222,000 MMC- GERMANY BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-04/87 BOOK-05276 PAGE-1171 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434616740000041 DD- MTG- HALL RICHARD F JR 8 VIRGINIA B OCEAN PLACE COND • ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 BOX 6 UNIT 4-A VALUE- 288,500 EX-00 ACCOMAC VA ! -TAXBL- 2887500 MMC- 23301 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 350,000 SALE-DATE-08/93 BOOK-07856 PAGE-0769 INSTRUMENT-RD 1 124-3461-6740000042 DD- MTG: -WINSTON ATLANTIC-HLDG-CO-INC OCEAN-PLACE-COND- ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 120 S OCEAN BLVD # 4B UNIT 4-B VALUE- 249,500 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 249,500 MMC- 33483 -BLDG- LAND- 1101-THRU I-09 i SALE-PRICE- 325,000 SALE-DATE-04/93 BOOK-07703 PAGE-0962 INSTRUMENT-WD - i 12434616740000043 DD- MTG- BOOS WARREN F & BEVERLY B OCEAN PLACE COND -ACRES- -- OD CM=98-PUC=004 MO-WILLOW-EN UNIT 4 C VALUE- 235,500 EX-00 ORCHARD LAKE MI 1 TAXBL- 235,500 MMC- 48324 ', BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 i -SALE=PRICE= 430;000�ALE=DATE=02799-BOOK= 95� �3-0PAGE=122INSTRUMENT=WD i 12434616740000044 DD- MTG- ROUNSAVALL ROBERT W III & MARY OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 7501 COVERED BRIDGE RD UNIT 4-D ' -VALUE- 2307-50-0 EX-00 PROSPECT KY TAXBL- 230,500 MMC- 40059 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 275,000 SALE-DATE-02/96 BOOK-09145 PAGE-0258 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616740000045 DO- MTG- LANNAN PATRICIA A OCEAN PLACE COND i ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 PATRICIA A LANNAN TR HLDR UNIT 4-E - VALUE- 220,142 EX-HW 120 S OCEAN BLVD # 4E i -TAXBL- 194,642 MMC- DELRAY BEACH--FL 33483 ' BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 100. SALE-DATE-04/97 BOOK-09763 PAGE-0366 INSTRUMENT-WD 1243471�740-000046 DD- MTG- -VON EITZEN-K--I-A ERIKA D OCEAN-PLACE-COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 K H VON EITZEN ET AL TR HLDR UNIT 4-F VALUE- 226,500 EX-FIX 120 OCEAN BLVD S # 4F TAXBL- 201,500 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 -BLDG- - _---LAND- nor-mu- a-D-9 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-02/97 BOOK-09736 PAGE-0997 INSTRUMENT-WD 1 12434616740000051 DO- MTG- LUTZ MILTON F II & AILEEN E OCEAN PLACE COND 1 -ACRES- .00CM=98-PUC= 04 3405 STELLADR UNIT-PHA VALUE- 400,000 EX-00 JACKSON MI TAXBL- 400,000 MMC- 49201 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SALE=PRISE- 5484110 SALE=DATE=-03795-BOOK=-08-672-PAGE=IT34-INSTRUMENT=WD i 1 PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 20 12434616740000052 DD- MTG- SPEICHER PAUL W OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 120 S OCEAN BLVD # 5B UNIT PH-B VALUE- 336,097 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 311,097 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 265,000 SALE-DATE-12/82 BOOK-03855 PAGE-1435 INSTRUMENT-WD ' 12434616740000053 DD- MTG- SOLIE LORRAINE M OCEAN PLACE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 2626 STARKWEATHER RD UNIT PH-C VALUE- 370,000 EX-00 ROCKFORD IL -TAXBL- 370;000 MMC- 61107 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-12/91 BOOK-07086 PAGE-1713 INSTRUMENT-WD 1243471-6740O00054 DD-MTG- BAIRD-MARYS OCEAN-PLACE-CONE ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 PO BOX 218 UNIT PH-D VALUE- 370,000 EX-00 MUNFORDVILLE KY TAXBL- 370,000 MMC- 42765 -BLDG- LAND- 1T01-THRU-11-O9 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-08/98 BOOK-10639 PAGE-0207 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616740000055 DD- MTG-056 RICHARDSON ROBERT B TR OCEAN PLACE COND 1 -ACRES- .OBCM=1B-PUC=004-I2#--OCEAN BLVD- 6=E UNIT-PH-E VALUE- 336,097 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 311,097 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SALE=RRICE- 1-00 SAL-ELATE=O4797-BOOK=09730 PAGE= 545-3NSTRUMENT=QC 12434616740000056 DD- MTG- ANSTEDT H JACKSON TR OCEAN PLACE COND 1 ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 4636 SPRING BROOK RD UNIT PH-F -VALUE- 3707000-EX=O0 ROCKFORD-IL TAXBL- 370,000 MMC- 61114 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 440,000 SALE-DATE-10/93 BOOK-07927 PAGE-0350 INSTRUMENT-WD ' 12434616780000000 DD- MTG- LANDEX HOTEL CORP DOVER HOUSE COND ACRES- 1 .00 CM-98 PUC-004 ALL VARIOUS UNIT OWNERS ALL UNIT WEEKS IN UNITS 101 - VALUE- 6,030,750 EX-00 1100 HOMESTEAD RD N 116, 201 - 216, 301 - 310, -TAXBL- 6,030-,750 MMC- LEHIGH-ACRES-FL 3393-6 AND 601 1 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 0 SALE-DATE-01/00 BOOK-00000 PAGE-0000 INSTRUMENT- I 1243461�780000040 D0- MTG- L�NDEX-HOTEL-COMP ROVER-HOUSE-COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1100 HOMESTEAD RD N UNIT 402, BLDG 4 VALUE- 50,000 EX-00 LEHIGH ACRES FL TAXBL- 50,000 MMC- 33936 i -BLDG- -LAND= 11-01-THRU-11U9 SALE-PRICE- 0 SALE-DATE-00/00 BOOK-00000 PAGE-0000 INSTRUMENT- 1 12434616810000011 DD- MTG- CAMPANA ANGELINA C VENETIAN VILLAGE COND --ACRES- AD-CM=98-PUC=00I UBAYBERRY RD UNIT A1-- VALUE- 108,000 EX-00 DANVERS MA TAXBL- 108,000 MMC- 01923 1 BLDG- 900 LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 ! -SALEPRICE=--T29;5#0 SALE=DATEZ2787-1C0K=05538-PAGE=1-039-INSTRUMENT=WD 1 PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 21 12434616810000012 DD- MTG- GUARENTE JOSEPH A & ANDA M VENETIAN VILLAGE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 60 LINDALL 'ST UNIT A-2 VALUE- 107,100 EX-00 DANVERS MA TAXBL- 107,100 MMC- 01923 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 124,500 SALE-DATE-05/84 BOOK-04247 PAGE-0264 .INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616810000023 DD- MTG- BARRY MARIAN M VENETIAN VILLAGE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 MARIAN M BARRY TR HLDR UNIT B-3 VALUE- 107,100 EX-HW 75 VENETIAN DR # 3B -TAXBL- -8176OD --MMC- DELRAY -BEACH-FL 33483 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-04/99 B00K-11102 PAGE-1788 INSTRUMENT-DT 1 2 4 3461-6 81BDO-0024 ---DD- -MTG- REGAN JOSEPH-E & VENETIAN-VILLAGE-CND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 LYNNDA M REGAN H/W UNIT B-4 VALUE- 107,100 EX-HX 75 VENETIAN DR # 4B TAXBL- 82,100 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 -BLDG- LAND- 1-1-01-THRU-n 03 SALE-PRICE- 100 SALE-DATE-03/96 BOOK-09272 PAGE-1228 INSTRUMENT-QC 12434616810000025 DD- MTG-M24 DELVECCHIO KENNETH J & BARBARA VENETIAN VILLAGE COND -ACRES- TU1 CM=98-PUC=004-B-WEDEEWODD-DR- UNIT_B=5 VALUE- 107,100 EX-00 DIX HILLS NY TAXBL- 107,100 MMC- 11746 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SALE=PRICE 1E7;50-0 -SAIE=DATE=0579Z--100K=O-3288-PAGE-0298-INSTRUMENT=WD 12434616810000026 DD- MTG- HAYTER WILLIAM M & OLGA S VENETIAN VILLAGE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 14 EMMA PL UNIT B-6 VALUE- -107;100EX=OO- EATONTOWN-NJ TAXBL- 107,100 MMC- 07724 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 113,000 SALE-DATE-07/85 BOOK-04587 PAGE-0363 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616810000037 DD- MTG- MARKEY CHRISTINE C VENETIAN VILLAGE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 511 SEAGATE DR UNIT C-7 • VALUE- 108,000 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL -TAXBL- IO87000 MMC= 33483 BLDG- 900 LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 125,500 SALE-DATE-04/86 BOOK-04861 PAGE-1210 INSTRUMENT-WD 1-2634-61-681O000038- DD- MTG. WOITEMATE--MARGARETC VENETIAN-VILLAGE-COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 75 VENETIAN DR # C8 UNIT C-8 VALUE- 108,000 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 83,000 MMC- 33483 BLDG- -900LAND- 1101-THRU-1109 SALE-PRICE- 129,600 SALE-DATE-10/96 B00K-09488 PAGE-1793 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616810000039 DD- MTG- READ HENRY P & ANN M VENETIAN VILLAGE COND -ACRES= 0-0 CM=-98-PUC=OO4--75VENETIAN-DR# 3 -UNITS=-9- VALUE- 107,100 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL TAXBL- 107,100 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 • -SALE=PRIGE=-125,008--SALE=DATE=Z1794-BOOK=08728-PAGE=T360-INSTRUMENT=WD i PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER • PAGE 22 ' 12434616810000310 DD- MTG-H38 FERGUSON PETER D & DEBRA F VENETIAN VILLAGE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1115 CLEVELAND AVE NW UNIT C-10 VALUE- 107,100 EX-00 CANTON OH TAXBL- 107,100 MMC- 44702 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 147,000 SALE-DATE-09/88 B00K-05820 PAGE-0436 INSTRUMENT-WD 1 12434616810000411 DD- MTG- BAILEY MILDRED VENETIAN VILLAGE COND • ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 11 EMMA PL UNIT D-11 VALUE- 107,100 EX-00 EATONTOWN NJ --TAXBL- 1-07;IBB MMC- 07724 • BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 1 SALE-PRICE- 107,000 SALE-DATE-10/91 B00K-07014 PAGE-0049 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434a1781ODOO4I2 DD- MTG=C11.---CUMMINGS-RICHARD D &-MARIE-J VENETIAN-VIL AGE-COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 323 ANDOVER ST UNIT D-12 VALUE- 107,100 EX-00 WILMINGTON MA . TAXBL- 107,100 MMC- 01887 BLDG- LAND- I1-01-THRU-I-1-09 SALE-PRICE- 126,500 SALE-DATE-01/89 BOOK-06030 PAGE-0872 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616810000413 DD- MTG- RUSSO CHRISTINA VENETIAN VILLAGE COND --ACRES- 0-0 CM=98-PUC=O-04-75-VENETIAN-DR-4-I3D UNIT1113 VALUE- 107,100 EX-HW DELRAY BEACH FL 1 TAXBL- 81,600 MMC- 33483 1 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SALE=PRISE- 100--SAES=DATE=05/94-100K=O82-62 PAGE=1328 INSTRUMENT-YE 12434616810000414 DD- MTG- WOHLWEND JACKIE L VENETIAN VILLAGE COND ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 PO BOX 679 UNIT D-14 i -VALUE- 1-07;IO0 EX=00 MORRIS-IL TAXBL- 107,100 MMC- 60450 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 125,000 SALE-DATE-04/94 BOOK-08246 PAGE-0020 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616870000010 DD- MTG- BRANNEN GEORGE W & PATRICIA L BAHAMA HOUSE OF DELRAY BEACH ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1212 BATAVIA AVE UNIT 1 VALUE- 44,800 EX-00 GENEVA IL COND -TAXBL- --4 ,800 - - MMC- 6-0134 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 45,000 SALE-DATE-10/95 BOOK-08995 PAGE-0385 INSTRUMENT-WD 1-2434616870000020 DD- MTG- -BELLANTE-DANIEL D BAHAMA-HOUSE- OF DELRAY BEACH ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 809 N 0 ST UNIT 2 VALUE- 44,800 EX-00 LAKE WORTH FL COND i TAXBL- 44,800 MMC- 33460 -BLDG- LAND- 11}1-THRU-17O9 SALE-PRICE- 49,500 SALE-DATE-11/95 B00K-09013 PAGE-0534 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616870000030 DD- MTG- BELLANTE DANIEL 8 BAHAMA HOUSE OF DELRAY BEACH -ACRES.- - .00 CM=98-PUC=OO4PAMEL1 REEDER UNIT-3 VALUE- 59,600 EX-00 5 NE 2ND ST COND 1 TAXBL- 59,600 MMC- DELRAY BEACH FL 33444 ! BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SALE=PRICE- WOOD-`SALE=DATE=116792---1100K=-073B0—PAGE=T527 INSTRUMENT=WD I . 1 PROGRAM-PAR111 DATE-09/13/99 P.B.C.D.P. - NAL SYSTEM PARCEL LIST BY PARCEL NUMBER PAGE 23 ' 12434616870000040 DD- MTG-S12 ODONNELL VICTOIRE M BAHAMA HOUSE OF DELRAY BEACH 1 ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1029 NASSAU ST UNIT 4 VALUE- 59,600 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL COND TAXBL- 59,600 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- _ 64,500 SALE-DATE-11/94 BOOK-08515 PAGE-0304 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616870000050 DD- MTG-S12 ODONNELL VICTOIRE M BAHAMA HOUSE OF DELRAY BEACH ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 1029 NASSAU ST UNIT 5 VALUE- 59,600 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL COND --TAXBL 59;608 MMC=-- 33483 - -- BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 SALE-PRICE- 62,000 SALE-DATE-11/94 BOOK-08521 PAGE-1042 INSTRUMENT-WD 1-243471-68700000-6-0--- DD-MTG=U05-GRADY SCOTT-D BANANA-HOUSE UFDELRAY-BEACH- - 1 ACRES- .00 CM-98 PUC-004 72 S OCEAN BLVD # 6 UNIT 6 VALUE- 59,600 EX-HX DELRAY BEACH FL COND TAXBL- 34,600 MMC- 33483 -BLDG- LAND- 1101-THRU-11-09 SALE-PRICE- 79,500 SALE-DATE-06/92 BOOK-07377 PAGE-1563 INSTRUMENT-WD 12434616870000070 DD- MTG-A34 GRACEY MATTHEW JR BAHAMA HOUSE OF DELRAY BEACH ACRES- - --AO--CM=98-PUC=004 1109-HARBOR- DR UNIT-7 --- VALUE- 70,500 EX-00 DELRAY BEACH FL COND - TAXBL- 70,500 MMC- 33483 BLDG- LAND- 1101 THRU 1109 -SALE=PRISE- 32 ODO SALE=DATE=1-2785-BOOK-D-4742 PAGE=1-223-INSTRUMENT=WD ACRES TOTAL - 9.57 VALUE TOTAL - 65,085,449 TAXBL TOTAL - 60,763,954 NO. PARCELS - 180 PARCEL NUMBER LAND- TOTAL - 17,821,111 BLDG TOTAL - 24,752,068 ACRES-TOTAL - 9:57 VALUE-TOTAL - 637D85,4-69--TAXB1 TOTAL - -6077 3;-95k+-NO-PARCELS - I-8-0 SECTION-TOTAL LAND TOTAL - 17,821,111 BLDG TOTAL - 24,752,068 ACRES-TOTAL - -9:57-VALUE-TOTAL - 6570887441TAXBI-TOTAL - 607763;954 NO-PARCELS - 7B0 GRAND--TOTAL LAND TOTAL - 17,821,111 BLDG TOTAL - 24,752,068 • , _ r.. . . .\\_ totc • . -N _ , ' - %Kw E IR RESORT , . I'-' • , 1 -... L F.;E t,C li CLUNy3 b- 1 6 4 II' : -; k„....... -,, 0 . , _ " -' L . 1--. / .11. 2) - 1 F90% e4 _ '4 (1`;',/"'' • -90, gi 13-3-Y1 1 .._ WATERWAY EAST i .., • :---1 1 - 1,_Is - 32 I NEW Z I 4 -4 ' 3-7,1 -3-L: ,-- , — COND ..? 7. L te "2-3_ • . - . ...CND° V 6. Z 3. ,3+ - . . , — . - -.1.-- 2-Z) 1-11.1 1-4 _ 62 j .. ,,-,- _,-- i , fl, . %; • - • - ' MIRAMAR ,---',/L--"•,E'HAN I - _ 1 '1, ....- , .. i -GARDE N P ,.., I-:.-A R APT 5 . 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P.B.C.P.A. - NAL SYSTEM - SEPTEMBER 10, 1999 - 13:51:54 HOURS PARCEL - CY 12 RG 43 TWP 46 SEC 16 SUB 28 BLK 002 LOT 0072 YEAR(C/L) C ASSN: YEAR ADDED 80 TYPE DATE MAINT 05/15/92 DCC NCOA: NAME FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DATE MAINT 04/28/86 LOAD ADR1 DELRAY BEACH DATE MAINT 12/15/83 AUTO ECN HST: ADR2 33 GLEASON ST DATE MAINT 03/23/82 ADR3 DELRAY BEACH FL ZIP 334836925 HOMESTEAD RECEIPT # 0000000 SALE DATE 0000 PRICE 0 BOOK 0 PAGE 0 TYP I INST QUAL LEGAL OCEAN PARK DELRAY S 1/2 LT 7, LTS 8 & 9 (LESS E 10 FT) , LTS 10 TO 15 INC BLK 2, LTS 10 TO 22 INC, S 1/2 OF LT 23 BLK 3 & LTS 9 TO 12 INC BLK 4 CMC 98 MMC 93 NAV EXC 14 %EXC 0.0 TFR THP INFO N ACRES 1.74 PUC 071 00 T-CONDO CCD 04 OTH NAV OWN 0 MTG CTFNO 00 - HOME 0 WIDOW 0 DISAB 0 OTHER 1927186 ENERGY 0 ASSDVAL 0 SYSTVAL 1927186 LANDVAL 990000 BLDGVAL 937186 LANDMKT 0 CONSVAL 0 NLAND 0 EAA EAA ACRES 0.00 SOHVAL 0 OVERRIDE N SOH YEAR 0000 % USE 0. 0 SOH ADJ YEAR 0000 NAV FCTR 0 .00 PRT(F10) ADD (F13) CHG(F15) INQ(F22) DEL(F8) MENU(F24) MESSAGE - PALM BEACH COUNTY REQUEST FOR DATA RUN PROPERTY INFORMATION REQUEST C1 G IYl (h L't NAME OF COMPANY AND/OR INDIVIDUAL 1)41-f Ca c - 70 / ADDRESS :TELEPHONE NUMBER: / Z IV 3 ` �/] c/- / DESCRIPTION OF RUN OR AREA REQUESTED: _( 2 = 2- -- s 4 p/C \, ( ?,Ad- 6 CHECK ONE: HOMEOWNERS ASSN LABELS INDIVIDUAL OWNERS NAMES 77---PRINT-OUT & LABELS OF EACH CONDO UNIT PRINT-OUT TAX ROLL RECEIPT I, THE UNDERSIGNED, WISH TO ORDER THE ABOVE DESCRIBED DATA RUN. 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BEACH CLUB ASSN INC 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE _) DELRAY BEACH FL 3348 DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 12434616710000024 v 12434616710002140 ✓ 12434616740000011 -3 SPANISH RIVER RESORT C CIRKER STEVEN MCINTYRE MARION K BEACH CLUB ASSN INC 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE MARION K MCINTYRE TR HLDR 1111 E ATLANTIC AVE APT 214 120 S OCEAN BLVD 8 1A ':) DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 12434616740000012 / 12434616740000013 r 12434616740000014 �1 L• E CLERE PATRICIA D MCDUFFEE DAyID H E MARY E LUCAS GRETA G 216 TIMBER RIDGE RD 3 APPLETREE GRN 120 S OCEAN BLVD V ID PITTSBURGH PA 15238 NASHUA NH 03062 DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 12434616740000015 12434616740000021 ✓ 12434616740000022 ,/ UARRAH GEORGE A E VICTORIN ROBERT P E JANET W DEMPSEY KENNETH E E MARY V G W DARRAH E R B DARRAH 2200 N CENTRAL RD APT 2G 120 S OCEAN BLVD 0 2B 35 E CORNING ST FORT LEE NJ 07024 DELRAY BEACH FL 33483 .) 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Schrader, Assisted by a carpenter, plumber and an electrician Former owner: Gibson Memorial Baptist-Church 1924 — 1928 Present owner: First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida, 1929 —current Present use: Fellowship Hall used for social, educational, fund-raising activities, meetings, receptions and meals. Present zoning: Community Facility (CF) Legal description: Lots 16, 17, 18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 15, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida Classification for designation: Architectural and social Significance 4 6i AiT OC:An aaHAu. (� nDus L 4J V✓ll\IL J 1 i I.IOJS, \� O" OCLRAr An'LO�Jv• ✓,AC,H CLUB, �yI LIRA, V < L RAT ELACH e['ncH BERKSHIRE CDADD bARCLAT I SO'JiO C HOUSE INC W. I I CONDO co-OP DRIVE iA:RDi - N.E. s c . I < goo BY THE SEA MNDSDR I 4 1 W GROSVEIVOR APTS INC. .K. . -- Z .ri N PARK HT n' 4. Z . !CONDO,- uAMOR HOUSE • — COURT / CONDO 0.7. LOWRY STREET MANOR HOUSE N.E. 1ST ST. 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ISI I1HO[AE$ ER'S U'O t°F-' I C<U O U° U N NAISSAU I I IS 7. i I' I R9NTA PI.ATIO:I Np N, !. I /SBURY RAR HEycHrs q t' z < WINDEMERE HOUSE Z CONDO S.E. LJ I3RD ST. >r I IDAY I 1 ( 1 STREET I N -Isma-- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY CITY OF DELRAY BEACH. FL -FELLOWSHIP HALL- PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT -- DIGITAL BASE MAP SYSTEM -- MAP REF: LM3BG 0 III. Executive Summary Built in 1924 as the house of worship for the congregation known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, this building was the first church to be built east of the waterway. On Bronson Street, it was • located just south of Atlantic Avenue and two blocks from the ocean. In 1928, due to financial difficulties, the Baptists could no longer maintain their church and turned the deed over to Mr. F.J. Schrader who had been the architect, builder and financial underwriter of the building. In January 1926, the Presbyterian church of Delray Beach was chartered with sixty-six members including ten families who transferred their membership from northern churches. They met regularly in various places, the Delray theater, Booster Hall or the Women's Club. In the fall of 1928, the growing membership of this church, needing larger and permanent facilities, rented the empty church from Mr. Schrader for $30 dollars per month. Hoping to draw more members and visitors they named the church the "Community Presbyterian Church." This property consisted of the sanctuary building and the adjoining educational and social wing. Through various financing, the congregation was able to purchase the property from Mr. Schrader and held their dedicatory service on October 20, 1929 just five weeks after the tragic hurricane of that year. In 1945 the name was changed to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. To this day, members and visiting worshippers are drawn form near and far. Membership continues to grow so that in 1956,with 538 communicants, there was a need to provide for more seating over and above the pews which accommodated three-hundred persons. In that year a porch platform was built with an awning extension at the cost of$1,000. Over the years it became obvious that a new building was the only solution for the increasing number of worshippers and activities. In 1977 the larger sanctuary was built and dedicated. The former building now became Fellowship Hall. n IV. Architectural Significance of Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church The building, orithnally known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church,was built in 1924 and was the first church east of the waterway. In 1928 the Baptist congregation was experiencing financial difficulties due to bank failures and the real estate calamity in Delray Beach. They returned the deed to the church property back to the architect/builder who had also financed the construction. Consequently, the empty church property was the ideal facility for the growing group of Presbyterians. The building was rented to them for S30 per month starting in the fall of 1928. The following year they purchased the property and held the dedication ceremony on October 20, 1929, naming it the Community Church of Delray Beach, Presbyterian. Mr. F.J. Schrader was the architect/builder and financial underwriter. He and his family had come to Delray Beach in 1911. He built a home for his family on Swinton Avenue with both a cellar and an attic,rarities in Florida architecnire. During the first World War he went to Charleston, S.C., as a builder there, but returned to Delray Beach in 1922. In recounting the building of this church for the Baptist, he spoke of having a picture and a floor-plan of an old church in Florence, Italy, but made this church less ornate than the original. However, the form of architecture bears a strong resemblance to the mission-style brought to the Americas by the Spaniards with the long nave and twin towers flanking the facade. Mr. Schrader's church has been called the "most Floridian church in Florida." In a small brochure printed in 1929, the author elaborates on the construction of the church in these words: "The building is con=cted in impenetrable interlocking tyle [sic], finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique `pecked' cypress. Inside the sanctuary, soft grey tones create a simple reverential atmosphere. Long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least three-hundred worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit is the fact that just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure foundation of God. Behind the Chancel is a Pilcher Organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. Mr. Schrader started building the church in May of 1924 working with only the help of a carpenter, plumber and electrician. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the interior cypress trusses. Construction was completed in November of that year. In the earliest pictures of the church, there are unique features that stand out. Above the doorway there is a shamrock imbedded in the stucco, a symbol of the trinity. On the top of the domed towers and other "sills" there are seven urn-like decorations. In later pictures these urns have been removed . . . by man or by hurricane? - In August 1939, the Allendorph window was installed in the west wall above the organ pipes. In April 1945, Mr. Schrader made a new front door for the east side of the building and installed the large stained-glass window over the new front door which was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul,Minnesota and Delray Beach. In 1956 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide for an increase in the seating capacity at a cost of S1,000. In 1977 after the completion of the new sanctuary for the First Presbyterian Church, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. A stage was built where the former pulpit stood and the kitchen was constructed to accommodate the many functions of the social life of the church and community. Over the seventy-four years the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, the Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church and now Fellowship Hall nas been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, weddings, funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars, rummage sales, and homeowner association meetings for neighboring communities. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. • BUILDING D=SCRIPTION PROPERTY: Church LO TiON: 33 Gleason Street, Delray Beach, Fl FILE NUMBER: 2 314 0-1614 8 DATE OF INSPECTION: April 14 , 1988 BUILDING NA : Fellowship Hall BUILDING USE: Meeting room, kitchen STORIES: One BUILDING AR A: Enclosed area 3 , 367 Open covered areas. B 19 Total 4 , 186 Scuare Fe FOUNDATION: Combination of nasonry block foundation walls, alls c , with poured concrete pilaster footings FRAME: Concrete pilasters and heavy wood tube_ A-frame EXTERIOR WATTS: CBS walls with special ornamentation and stainglass at main entry FLOORS) : Meeting area has wood floor joist and 2 by 6 decking with new kitchen section constructed of a 4" concrete slab on grade ROOF: Heavy wood timber roof structure with pitched wood decking, and a new asphalt shingle roof cover iNTERIOR INISH: PARTITIONS: Masonry block between original church d a. new Kitchen FLOOR COVERING: Carpet, vinyl WALL FINISH: =a_nt, panell_ng CEILING FINISH: Acoustical tile, gypsum board and D�i_.t CONVEYING SYS_EM: ..onN e • KITCHENS: Kitchen addition -constructed in 1977 , and includes vain ted wood cabinetry with formica countertops , and a special stainless steel top with 4 built-in cook tons by 'Baltcn Hot Ray, as well as 2 GE ranges, 1 GE refrigerator, 1 Whirlpool no frost freezer, 1 kihi rl-c:.ol dishwasher, and 1 hobart model WM-51 commercial dishwasher rIR.EPLACES/CHI'sNEY: None PLUMBING: 4 fixtures total SPRINKLERS: None HVAC: Central heating and cooling at original church section, with the e mechanical..nical =_ fitment for this system located in the classroom building. • ELECTRICAL: Average lighti-_ and outlets SPECIALTIES: Two bell towers • AGE, CONDITION: Originally constructed n 1929 , with kitchen addition in 1977. Overall condition judged • to be average for ?ts age and occupancy. COMMENTS: Although the building is now used as a fellowship hall , its original construction and use was that of a church. si I 17 - , 3 4'- 1�� I o- 3 1 1 1 '7ti I I I I 1 --t,.--?� - I t — — A -2.-- 1-- , - - - '-` r x I I I I I I _ I u, 7. =1 I I ,1 1 1 I Y 1 1 1 2'7, f l i i H = I -- -- -- -- ---- - Iu „.r. La, RENOVATION AND STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT • Several years ago it was determined that sz-uctural repairs were imperative in order to retain the architectural integrity of the building. In September of I 998 the contracting firm of Mouw • Associates. Inc.. began the work, which is described below. First Presbyterian Church Project Review This building has been architecturally returned back to an earlier time in it's history, while at the same time being structurally reinforced from within. Architectural character of the Fellowship Hall has been restored by the removal oLhe kitchen and toilet room additions on the building's north side. An existing storage room in the northeast corner remains and has been converted into a toilet room opening onto the main Hall. This room is balanced on the northwest by an existing air handling room. The existing openings on the north side have been opened up and new doors and transom windows have been added. In Phase II of the project, a covered loggia will encircle the north courtyard. The Hall will have direct access and views through the new doors to the couu-tyard beyond. The existing windows on the south side have been also replaced.All the window glass used is hurricane resistant safety glass, at least V. thick.These windows will sit in their existing openings,however the depth of the opening has.increased due to additional steel reinforcing added to the inside of the walls. Although not historically accurate,this increase in depth does add to the character of the Hall. The walls will now feel thicker giving the illusions of a solidly built masonry wall. The existing wooden stage on the west side of the Hall has been removed and replaced by a new kitchen.Although the Hall is smaller, it's character is the same. The existing stained glass window on the west wall,has been relocar d to the new wall which separates the new kitchen from the Hall. The space above the new kitchen is now a mezzanine level for air handling equipment The existing wood floor was been replaced by carpet over new concrete. This will reduce sound reverberation within the Hall. The building's new structural reinforcement consists three elements. First, a new concrete floor which is supported on it's own foundation which has been connected to the building's existing footers. Attached to the new footer are w6x2.0 steel columns which run up along the walls to the roof.New light gage metal stud framing,vered with gypsum wallboard fill in between the 5 main steel columns. The existing wood rafters have been encased from below in a steel "U" channel which is bolted through the rafter and.welded to the steel columns. This whole system creates a building within a building. The existing masonry outer walls carry only their own weight. The roof is carried by the new steel columns, and the floor is a simple 4" concrete slab on grade. The roof is made up of a /<"tongue and z ore wood ceiling, attached wood joists.New joists have been added to the alternate spacing of the existing joists for strength.Next 3"of rigid insulation, a 1" air gap,3/4"plywood. and asphalt shingles as the outer layer. The decorative wood rater braces were removed and used as templates for new ones. The newly reinforced rafters have been covered in decorative wood trim to match the existing rafters. Prepared by: Duane W. Grove - Donaldson Group Architects • 1450 S. Dixie Highway. Suite 102 Boca Raton, FL 334.32 • V. Historical and Cultural Significance The Biography of a Building Gibson Memorial Baptist Church 1924 - 1928 Community Presbyterian Church 1928 - 1940 First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1940 - 1977 Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1977 - 1 The Biography of a Building 1924 was a very good year in Delray and Delray Beach, Florida. The towns had been "discovered" by folks from the north who were flocking to buy property in the warm climate easily accessible by the Florida East Coast Railroad. The real estate boom was in it's third year. Practically everyone was rich on paper. The population had doubled in the last two years. Construction was at its peak. F.J. Schrader was the architect and builder of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street near the beach in the newly incorporated town of Delray Beach. This • was the first church east of the canal. Up Ocean Boulevard to the north, wealthy-Palm Beachers built the exclusive Gulf Stream Golf Club.Next year the town of Gulf Stream would be incorporated. Years before ocean front property sold for S3.50 a mile. Now the price zoomed. It was said that a single lot sold for S5,000 in the morning, S10,000 at noon and $20,000 in the afternoon. It was a wonderful prosperous time for all at last, an unimaginable dream for those few men who came in 1894 and lived in tents along Atlantic Avenue. By 1894 word of the gentle climate and fertile soil at reasonable prices ha. reached a group of men in Michigan. Congressman Linton,the Postmaster of Saginaw persuaded his friends David Swinton, who owned a book store in Saginaw and Frank Chapman, an asthmatic friend to join him on "safari" to look over the prospects of a place,not yet named, south of West Palm Beach Henry Flagler was building his Florida East Coast Railroad but had not yet extended his interest this far south. The new arrivals came by barge on the canal, climbed the marshy banks with their gear and pitched tents near the high ground on 2nd Avenue and eight-foot wide Atlantic Avenue. Mr. Linton purchased 160 acres of land for S25 an acre. This acreage was a jungle of palmetto, scrub pine and stunted sea grapes matted together with sawgrass. Linton then advertised that this fertile land was available for sale in 5 acre lots through the newspapers in Sagnaw, Bay City and Flint, Michigan. He also gave his name for the new town and named Lake Ida after his wife. Among the first to respond was Adolph Hoffman, a Michigan farmer originally from Germany. Clearing the land was a monumental task. While they found that the palmetto root made excellent fuel, the plague of mosquitoes, brown deer-riles and horseflies made life miserable. In 1895 Henry Sterling,who was to become an outstanding citizen of this town, came from Philadelphia and established the first commissary at the corner of today's 2nd Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. His wife and five-year-old daughter came the next year_ This commissary was a part of his home. Frank Chapman found that the warm weather cured his asthma His home was the farthest east next to the canal and became the village Post Office and his living room When the village of Linton was established in 1895, Atlantic Avenue extended from the canal to Swinton and only a cart path beyond to Military Trail which had been used by the soldiers during the Seminole Indians wars. Living conditions were most primitive and the heat and insects made life a constant battle. The farming was not as ideal as expected. The water table was only three feet below the surface so that the drainage was very poor. Too much rain and the crops drowned, too little and they dried up and were ruined. And then the worst- a sudden freeze which ruined everyrhing. After the second freeze in 1895, disillusioned farmers went back home or moved to West Palm Beach to work on Flagler's railroad. The village of Linton had only 100 hardy souls left in 1896. After that second freeze Henry Flagler discributed free seed to the stricken area. The fertilizer was hauled free and he provided for the shipping. It was the b`ginning of a profitable truck farming industry. Newcomers starred coming in 1898. Shortly after their arrival,these early se iers built a small one-room school house on the grounds still owned as school property in Delray on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton. In this schoolroom any minister of whatever denomination who stopped in the village was invited to preach_ In the Spring of 1896, Dr._Henry Kegwin, the Superintendent of Mission for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to visit and organized a church. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman and Mr. Joel French were the three Trustees. Dr. Thompson was the first minister. He came from Cuba and lived in Lantana during the six months that he served the congregation. He was a young man who preached every other week alternating with Lantana. In 1897 or 1898 Mr. Kegwin came back. He was about 61 years old at the time that he organized the Delray Presbyterian Church.He had organized a number of other churches in the state, according to the history written by Margaret Livingston Smith. About the time of Mr. Kegwin's return, the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman a lot for a church building, 100' by 140' at the NW corner of Atlantic and the new 5th Avenue. The church building was never built but there was a small manse on the property and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters stayed there during his time here. Dr. Kegwin divided his time between Lantana and Delray Presbyterians. How long he stayed in Delray is not known but he did officiate at a marriage in 1901. r• The village during these years was a struggling community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially. As more people came the Lutherans of German descent organized their own church and the Adolph Hoffmans went back to their original church. The Lutherans also organi7ed a school to teach their children their native tongue. The Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could longer support their organization and they disbanded. In 1904, Mr. Lyman acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction for S250. In 1898, the village fathers felt that the name of Linton held a negative connotation for attracting new residents and tourists. Since many of the original settlers had come from Michigan, it was voted that the name be changed to Delray after a suburb of Detroit. By 1900 there were 150 residents. Mr.Morikami bought land in 1906 and planted what was to be a most successful crop on the sandy soil, the pineapple. In 1911 the canning factory was built by the Flagler Railroad System to can the pineapples that were not perfect in appearance yet were perfectly delicious. It was located at 2nd Street and the railroad. An orchestra came from Miami for the opening celebration to play for the ceremony and dance that evening. It was reported that "it was a social affair the likes of which the town had never known or may never know again " Tragically a freeze came that night and ruined the crop The first hand-cranked-drawbridge over the canal was built in 1911. It was replaced with a wooden bridge in 1923 in time for the building boom. F.J. Schrader, a builder, came to Delray in 1911 and built the first home east of the canal During the First World War he went into construction in Charleston, SC, and while rooming there with Irwin J. Sink, another builder, persuaded him to come to Delray after the war and buy land adjoining his on Swinton. The Schraders had lived on Swinton for many years in a large frame house with a basement, most unusual in Florida, and an attic. Mr. Sink moved to Delray in 1922 and built the larger school house and the Case Del Ray Hotel for the Sterling's daughter on Atlantic Avenue on SE 2nd Avenue. That site is now the Robert Worthing Park. Mr. Sinks built the Arcade Building and is reputed to have built more structures than any other contractor. In 1912, H.J. Sterling and three others organi7ed the Delray Lumber Company. Up to then all lumber for building had to be barged down to Delray from West Palm Beach. Electricity was installed in 1914. Weeknights people could have power from 6 to 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock on Saturdays. The lights would blink and alert folks to light their oil lamps if they were going to stay up longer. One day a week electricity was turned on so those who had electric irons could use them and iron that one day. • With the sons and fathers or_to the First World War the farmers found it very difficult to make a living. The main source of employment was at the canning factory. In 1915 or 1916 the pineapple factory was sold to the Snyder Ketchup Company and the aroma changed to that of tomatoes and spices. Pineapple growing was no longer a profitable endeavor because of the growth of Cuba's pineapple industry and cheaper cost of importing. Also contributing to the demise was the beginning of drainage by the Everglades and Lake Worth Drainage District. In time the land boom also meant the land became more valuable than pineapples. Land went from $50 per acre paid by growers to $1,000 an acre paid by developers. Between 1921 and 1926 four hotels were built. The new Kentucky • House in 1921, Seacrest Hotel and Casa Del Ray in 1925 and the Alterep which Iater became the Colony Hotel. In 1923 Delray Beach was incorporated east of the canal. The people living on the east side did not want to be committed or involved with the indebtedness of Delray. They ran their own affairs and preferred it that way. When proposals were made of uniting the two towns, the Eastsiders agreed, finally, with the provision that Delray Beach would not be responsible for Delray's bonded indebtedness. In 1927, the old town-of Delray Beach on the ocean had merged with the Town of Delray west of the canal forming the City of Delray Beach. ` The golden age of the buying and selling of land and buildings came to a great climax in 1926. The value of Delray property on the Tax Assessor's books amounted to $12,000,000. In early 1927 the bubble burst, the banks closed and the economy collapsed. By 1932 that property value amounted to $1,777,000. Delray's bonded indebtedness was$1,500,000, a huge amount for only 3,500 people. Thirty-five years later it was still paying off that debt. The hurricanes of 1926 and 1928 brought great hardship. The two storms of 1926, July 27th and September 18t, caused extensive damage particularly the September hurricane which caused property damage amounting to $200,000 to $250,000. The hurricane of September 16 1928 left no section untouched. This storm with winds of 125 miles per hour knocked down or ripped apart one-third of all the buildings in Delray. St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Church, built in 1904 on Swinton Avenue_, was wiped off the ground leaving nothing but rubble. All evidence of a church was blown away. Part of Route AlA was washed out 5 or 6 miles south of Atlantic Avenue. The pavement on both sides came to an abrupt end and the jagged edges hung out over the sand. The Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street that Mr. Schrader built and financed so near to the ocean remained unharmed but stood empty. It was built in 1924 for 35 Baptists and their minister, the Reverend Mr. Samuel Gibson and Mrs. Gibson. The small congregation had grown to 135 members by 1928 but financial difficulties, the bank failures and the inability to pay for the construction forced them to reunite with the other Baptists turning the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader. It was most fortunate rasa*the church building was available for rent to the new revitalized Presbyterian congregation for $30 per month. Amazingly, after that dreadful September 16th storm, they held their first service in the church on October 21g,just five weeks later. They had found a home. Over the years from 1896 and Dr. Kegw in's arrival, the Presbyterian faithful had tried many times to form a congregation. As an example, in 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School of 30 or more members. They met every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (the original Chamber of Commerce building). However, after the Superintendent became too ill and another very active worker became ill and died, this Sunday School had to be given up. Also, in 1916 another Presbyterian minister made a survey of the potential of forming a Presbyterian Church in Delray and came to the conclusion that the town had as many churches as the town could support. Finally in the latter_part of-April 1925. at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity, Rev. J.F. Shepherd of Eustis, Florida, Executive for the Florida Board of National Missions. U.S.A., came to Florida and preached and addressed the congregation in the Delray Theater on the desirability of organizing a church here at that time. The general feeling seemed to be enthusiastic to moving toward organizing. However, no action was taken until Dr. Shepherd came again on October 4th and preached to a fair-sized conm-egation. After the morning sermon, the benning of the organization was made, a committee was formed to arrange for a permanent place to meet and other details preparatory to the next meeting on October IS"'. This time the enthusiasm and dedication grew so that on Sunday, October 18th the First Presbyterian Church of Delray was organi7ed with Dr. Joseph P. Calhoun, recently retired pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, officiating and the first four Elders were elected. On November 1, 1925, Dr. W.A. Littell preached to the congregation of 50 people. This early church met in several places including Booster Hall, The Women's Club, the school and the motion picture theater. Morning services were held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening services held every week. Alternating Sunday evenings and each Sunday afternoon were given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. On January 3, 1926, at a Congregational Meeting, the Church Constitution was adopted and Trustees were elected. The first sacrament of the Lord's Supper was celebrated on January 31st. On that date 13 people were baptized, more were admitted to membership and the Charter Roll was closed with 66 members. The women of the church organi7ed immediately.Mrs. Margaret L. Smith had a meeting her home on January 4`h to form a "Women's Association of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray." At the second meeting of this association, the formation of a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church was created. Their first meetings were held on Sunday evenings. The McFarland sisters,who had previous experience with the Christian Endeavor Society in their former hometown, became great assets to this small group. As the activities of the membership grew, finding a place to meet became difficult. The availability of the empty Baptist Church was the answer. Starting in the fall of 1928, this Sanctuary with it's educational wing became the center of Delray Presbyterian life. Mr. Schrader had other offers to purchase the property but he was adamant that the purchaser would be a church. The Presbyterians of Delray were able to raise $7,000 to $8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed $6,000 from the Home Board of Missions in Philadelphia and received a grant of$5,000.Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although he had unpaid notes amounting to S30,000 to $40,000. Mr. Schrader also made a gift of the land on which the manse was built. Hoping to draw a greater number of worshipers and tourists, the name of the church was changed from First Presbyterian Church to The Community Church,Presbyterian of Delray. The dedication service was held on October 20, 1929. The architecture of this Spanish/Italian style church is quite unique through very appropriate to its setting. Mr_ Schrader, architect and builder, had a picture and floor plan of an old cathedral in Florence, Italy. He started construction in May of 1924,working single-handed with only the help from a carpenter, a plumber, an electrician, and completed the construction in November. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the cypress trusses. The building is constructed of"impenetrable interlocking tyle and finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique `pecked' cypress. It has been said that this church is `the most Floridian church in Florida'." The low L-shaped extension enclosed the court yard. "These cool open rooms are used for religion education classes and social functions and are completely equipped for the purpose. In the grass-covered enclosure around which the Sunday School annex extends,is an open-air baptistery. The source of its water supply is from a rock-built foundation, festooned with ferns, which flows down the gentle slope beneath the shade of the leaning palms. This is said to be the only open-air baptistery in America." • "Inside the sanctuary son gray tones create a simple reverential atmosphere, long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least 300 worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit construction is the fact that just underneath is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid coral strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure foundation of God. Behind the chancel is a Pilcher organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. The large plain glass windows not only allow a ready vision of Nature's charms, but also provides ample ventilation in the winter and a free course for the cool summer breezes." This quotation comes from a small brochure written and illustrated in 1929. It also states that "This church is supported entirely by voluntary offerings and has no endowment such as is customary in such churches elsewhere. Your earnest consideration is asked for the upkeep of this beautiful Sanctuary." At an"Evening of Remembrance"held on the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the building, October 21, 1959, Mr. Schrader explained that he did not make this church as elaborate as the picture of the original in Italy. The Christian Educational Wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very ling of the property wing. The walling in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio were done later and are the only changes made to the original 1924 structure. On that Remembrance Evening, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith described the open-air baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. "The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same fountain, from which the water flowed down a mraded slope into a pool with steps leading down into it. For the overflow of water from this pool,it was necessary to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it stood." The kitchen ultimately became the Sunday School supply closet. It was equipped with a four-burner stove and sink but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving or 10 cents per meal. The greatest profit realized was $50. According to Trustees Meeting Mmut in 1927 Reverend Frank A. Nelson was paid $50 per week but after the stock market crash in December 1930 Reverend Bailey, a guest minister, was paid $15 for two sermons on Sunday plus S3 for lodo-ing at Kentucky House and $2.05 for four meals at the coffee shop. The organist, Mrs. Clover,was given a contract for S26 per month binning on January 1', 1931. This entailed playing for two services on Sunday and granting her the privilege of full use of the organ to practice and instruct during daylight hours and to use the church for recitals dividing the gross receipts equally. In 1931 her husband was paid $15 a month to organize and lead the choir, including a male quartet, using special talent from time to time and directing rehearsals and cooperating with the Chairman of the Music Committee. Paying off the loan from the Board ofNati.onal Missions meant sending them$600 each September 15th from 1930 to 1939 when the total sum of$6,000 would have been paid. This was a non-interest bearing note signed and dated September 15th, 1929. While the boom and bust period had severe effects on Delray's economy, making 1926 - 1927 the worst depression years, the bottom truly came in 1932. Barter, trade and credit became the coinage. The minister of the First Baptist Church in Delray announced that the collection plate would no longer be passed during the service. The plate would be placed at the door where people could place in it whatever they could afford. This was done to avoid embarrassment for any member of the congregation. It was said that some had nothing to give in those days except their devotion. The Presbyterian Treasurer's account book for September 1932 (church membership was 81 that Year) records the offering on September 4th as$9.50 in the envelopes and $1.47 in loose change, September 11t of$11.70 in envelopes and $1.10 in change, September 18th S10.25 in the envelopes and $7.61 in change and the 25th of$7.40 in envelopes and $3.22 in loose change. • - 1- The street lights were turned off during the summers of 1933 and 1934 to save money. That winter however seemed to mark a change in the economic tide in Delray as well as the nation. Recovery from the great depression seemed to begin. Suddenly artists,writers, professional men and financiers started to come to Delray and were willing to invest in property and homes. These were people who enjoyed the delightful quiet surroundings of a small city. Edna St. Vincent Millay was among that group. The Arcade Building became the gathering place for the artists who rented studios on the second floor and lunched in the Tap Room. • At the Annual Congregational Meeting held on April 3, 1940 the name of the church was changed from The Community Presbyterian Church to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray_ Beach. At that time there were 91 members Iisted on the roll. Great changes came with the Second World War. In 1942, 1,200 men were moved into the Boca Raton Club where the new Army Air Force radar training school was set up. Many of these men brought their families and came to live in Delray Beach. The Coast Guard stationed about 100 men at the Gulf Strean Polo Field which served as their base of operation. They, too, brought families to live in the city. The military also commandeered the herd of cows pastured in the St. Andrew-Briny Breezes area for fresh milk for the men. In October 1942, Dr. James G. Robinson was called to be the new pastor following the death of Dr. S. Willis McFadden who had been the much beloved mrister for ten years. Dr. Robinson arrived with his family and conducted his first service on October 18t. In January 1943, at a Session Meeting, Dr. Robinson told of working as acting chaplain among the Coast Guardsmen at Gulf Stream and asked permission for this added duty. Also in that Session's Minutes is written"Dr.Robinson brougir up a proposition of Mrs. Mary Lee Reid, a visiting musician and organist at Grand Central Station in New York to hold a 5 o'clock song service for men of the armed services in the church. Dr. Robinson and Mr. Ranson were asked to investigate." There was no mention of the results. Delray Beach opened its heart for these new arrivals. The U.S.O. was on Atlantic Avenue and First Presbyterian Church was there with hospitality, fiir3ship and solace.With the hotels, houses and apartments housing the Airmen and Coast Guard the hundreds of men and women employed to care for them meant an economic windfall for Delray Beach. Throughout the years before air-conditionin_the problem of holding meetings for worship during the summer was met in several ways. Some years there were no services from July to September. In 1939 the church closed during the pastor's vacation. Sometimes only a Sunday School was held in the summer. On June 21, 1943 the Session, after discussing plans for the summer services, passed the motion that "it be our policy to hold services until attendance drops below 50, then we shall meet anain to discuss the matter." There was a membership at that time of 113 parishioners. Reporting on attendance at the September meeting, the pastor gave the results of the church being kept open during the months of July and_ u gust, 9 weeks, as there was a total of 623 attendees. In April 1945 Mr. Schrader made a new fm= door and installed the art glass windows above the door. This easterly window was the gip of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of St. PRnl,Minnesota, and Delray Beach. Starting in April 1947 there was a discussion of the need to hold two services during the winter season. The church was becoming too small for the crowd of attendees.At that time, the city of Delray Beach had a summer population of 10,000 and 15,000 in the winter. By 1952 there was a need for more Sunday School rooms especially since the choir took up one of their rooms. The January 19, 1955 Annual Congregational Meeting's Minutes note that the membership totaled about 450 members. At that meeting a silver chalice for communion was donated to the church by Allan Weber of the Delray Art Galleries. At the July 11, 1956 Session Meeting the Trustees outlined a project to extend the porch platform 15 feet to the north with an av :t g extension to temporarily increase the seating capacity for the church at a cost of S1,000. In November at the Session Meeting the motion was passed that the location of the present church should not be moved and that of the Christian Education building be erected at a cost of 580.000. 7 From that first day in 1925 at Margaret L. Smith's house, the Women's Association has been very involved and active in the affairs of the church. Dinners. teas, and celebrations were only part of their schedule. They did various forms of fund-raising from Bake Sales to Apron Parties. In the Annual Report of January 1957 their activities told of their 106 members participating in ten regular meetings, 8 Board Meetings, 9 Circle Meetings, a Retreat, a Spring Tea and one Rally in September. They had a Covered-Dish Praise Service in November, 4 luncheons and a luncheon for the Council of Women. Mrs. Lucille A. Miller, President in 1955 - 1956 wrote "In view of the idea we might have a new kitchen and Lady's Parlor some day,"the Association voted to open a bank account and S700 was • allocated from the General Funds as a starter. Over the years, the Christmas Bazaars and the Rummage Sales have become major fund raisers for the Women's Church Improvement Committee. When the new church was built and the old Sanctuary came to be called Fellowship Hall, it was the Women's Association that sold the cypress pews to pay for the building and equipment of the kitchen. From the start of the church the women have been a significant force in the life of the First Presbyterian Church., The Delray Chapter of Presbyterian Men was organi7ed on June 30, 1949 and adopted their constitution on July 17, 1951. While there no longer is any amliaEon with the National Council, today the men of the church have brealdast together 6 times a year.With the voluntary contributions received at these breakfasts the men concentrate their interest toward the Adopt-A-Family program This involves taking the children to the zoo, ball games and Lion Country Safari outings. Recently a scholarship. has been established to assist these children or their parents in furthering their education. Other groups have contributed to the vir.i±v of the church. In 1969 a school for Christian Living was formed which met on Wednesday evenings for a simple f mily meal, fellowship and study. In 1993 that format was revived and called Wonderful Wednesday a most stimni=ring program for all ages. In 1975 a group called Presbyterian Parsers was formed to promote fellowship among the families of the church. It was a socially oriented organization. The need for a church newsletter was suggested to keep church members better informed about all of the activities of the First Presbyterian Church. Over the summer the committee was formed and the first edition of the Spire was sent out in October. Pot-luck suppers and an Annual Ice Cream Social on the patio, trips and outings were oraam7ed by this group. In that first issue they wrote about the coming Harvest Moon Dinner on November 2nd when supper would be followed by musical entertainment by members of the choir. The Spire continues to be a vital link and fund for information even though the Presbyterian Partners no longer exist as an organization. Over the seventy-four years of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, The Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach and since 1977 Fellowship Hall has been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, weddinc:_ funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars and rummage sales. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. During these seventy-four years, few changes have been made in the original building. The first on August 31, 1939 was the installation of the Allendornh stained glass window on the west wall. Mrs. Allendorph was President of the Women's Association in 1935. Her husband, as Trustee, signed the S6,000 loan to purchase the buildings. The new front door and the stained al-c;window, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Delray were dedicated on April 1945. In 1955 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide an increase in the seating capacity at a cost of S1,000. After becoming Fellowship Hall the stage area was built as was the modem kitchen. VI. Statement of Significance Thanks to the determination of Mr. F.J. Schrader in 1928 to maintain the church he built as a church, this building has remained a place of worship and fellowship consistently over the years. As the nrst church east of the waterway, it was.he sanctuary for the Presbyterians of Delray Beach from 1928 to 1977 when it became known as Fellowship Hall. As a multi-functional facility for the church, it provides a place for worship, study and fellowship to this day. The historic character of the original building has been retained. The outer design and construction has not been altered except for the elimination of the seven terracotta urns decorating the exterior "sills," the addition of the Robison stained-glass window, the n`v front door in 1945, and the northern porch which was added in 1956 to provide more space for worshippers. When the new sanctuary was built in 1977, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. Concerning the interior, the «%omen's Association sold the cypress pews which provided funds for installing the new kitchen. A smallsage was built on the west side on the former location of the minister's pulpit and the choir. The pecly cypress arches remain a distinctive feature of the original design. Fellowship Hall stands today as an ple of the type of construction typical in Florida and Delray Beach in the early 1920's. The Spate:-Itaiian style of architecture and the materials used are signatures of that era. In the historic recc.rds of the church, there is a quote that "it is the most Floridian church in Florida." Its distinctive features remain The over the front door still proclaims this building as dedicated to the Christian faith and an integral part of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray B each. BIBLIOGRAPHY "Record" book: History of the First Presbyterian Church, Delray Beach, Florida, written by Margaret Livingston Smith, January 10, 1926. Also includes the Article of Incorporation. History of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. Florida: 1895 to January 10, 1926,from information written by Margaret Livingston Smith, by Paul L. Cox, contains other information and history from church records. History of Founding of Christian Endeavor Group of Young People: Starting February 1926 with nineteen members. An Evening of Remembrance: October 21, 1959, by Jeanne Baldwin. Historical Sketch of First Presbyterian Church. DeIrav Beach. Florida: By Betty Ann Reed, Historian, 1987 Brochure and Transcript of Brochure Published in 1929: Brochure entitled "Community Church of Delray Beach, Florida" "A Chat About Our Church": By Rev. Morey, Minister, 1956-1967 Lists Presidents ofWomen's Association Growth of the Church Shown in Session Minutes: October 18, 1925 to November 23, 1958 Constitution of the Delray Beach Chapter of Presbyterian Men: Organized June 30, 1949 -Adopted July 17, 1951 The Dedication Service of the Christian Education Building: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, on April 8, 1962 (Contains historic dates from October 1985 to current) Annual Reports: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida 1927 - 1941 Treasurer's Account Books. 1925- 1935: Letter from Y.C. Boyd, Attorney to E.M Wilson, May 21, 1942, concerning changing the name from Community Presbyterian Church to First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida. Letter concerning the mortgage of S6,000 from the Board of National Missions, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Sanborn Map: 1926 - Florida Master Site File: May 1,- 1986 Building Description: April 14, 1988 Session Minutes and Annual Reports . 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And illumines my life with light. Ministers of First Presbyterian Church Senior Pastors James H. McCormick, D.D. 1926 - 1927 Frank H. Nelson_ Ph.D. 1927 - 1930 S. Willis McFadden, D.D. 1931 - 1941 James G. Robinson, Ph.D. 1942 - 1957 Robert G. Morey, B.D. 1957 - 1967 Seth C. Morrow,_ D.D. 1968 - 1983 Theodore A. Bush, Ph.D. 1984 - Assistant Pastors & Pastoral Assistants Byron S. Fruitt, B_D. 1964 - 1968 Paul D. Wierman. M.Div. 1978 - 1979 Blanchard D. Romaine, M.Div. 1979 - 1984 Arthur S. Joice, D.D. 1984 - 1987 Donald C. Drummond, M.A. 1987 - 1989 J. Michael Castronis, D.M. 1989 - 1992 Joan LeRoy Abell, M.R.E. 1992 - 9 AN E\-ENLNG OF REMEMBRANCE A Church Family Night dinner was held on Wednesday, October 21, 1959 in observance of the 30th anniversary of the dedication of this building for the Presbyterians. This "Evening of Remembrance" started with the buffet dinner attended by approximately sixty people. The piece-de-resistance was an anniversary cake decorated with an amazingly accurate reproduction of the front of the church building, coconuts in the palm trees included! While Mr. Morey took their pictures, those who were members at the time of the dedication joined Mrs. WiIIiam G. James, • wife of the Clerk of Session, in cutting the cake. The group included Mr. F.S. Schrader, who designed and built the church, Mrs. Lawrence F. Ranson, Mr. James H. Ranson, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith and Miss Addie Mae Bell and Mrs. Archie Creighton. After a delicious dinner, Mr. Kenneth Jacobson, Chairman of the Anniversary Committee, welcomed the members and reminded them that another special treat was in store for them in January =961, when we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the granting of the charter to our church. Mr. Morey later added that is planned to send out invitations to members in all parts of the country for this occasion. Mr. Jacobson said that the plans for this evening consisted of"just sitting around and talking about old times" which proved to be a delightful experience for all concerned.Mr. Jacobson contributed many ar u. g stories as he presided over the informal meeting and introduced the guests of honor.Mr.William James first reap, Mr_ Paul Cox's thorough and interesting history of our church and Deli ay Beach, dating from October 1895 (a cony of this document is attached). Mr. Jacobson then introduced Mr. F.J. Schrader as a gentleman who dated further back than the history of the church.Mr. Schrader came to Delray in 1911 and built the first house on the beach side of the waterway, the old Kentucky House. Mr. Schrader said that, in those days,',there was no bridge. He hauled building materials with two mules and a cart, and had his choice of driving.to the nearest bridge, which was at Boynton, or poling across the canal to the opposite shore. He then proceeded to tell of various remembrances he had of the people and places of those days. Mr. Schrader built our church for the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church in 1924, starting in May and ending in November, and built it single-handed,with help only from a carpenter,plumber and electrician. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the cons ruction of the trusses! Mr. Schrader financed as well as built the church. Because of losses suffered from the e ensive damage of the 1928 hurricane, the Baptists were unable to continue payment of their notes, so they turned the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader as satisfaction. Although he had offers,he stood firm to his de i on that he would sell his property only if the buyers continued to use it as a church, and refused to sell otherwise. The Presbyterians raised S7 or 8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed $8,000 from the Home Board in Philadelphia and received a grant of S5,000. Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although the unpaid notes he held amounted to some S30 or 5.40,000. Not only are we grateful to Mr. Schrader for our building. but for the land on which the mance is built,wraith was his gift to us. Although he had not previously been a member, Mr. Schrader came into our church when he returned here in 1937 after more than ten years in the North. He was also Clerk of Session and attended General Assembly in Milwaukee. In answer to questions by Mr. Morey and various members,Mr. Schrader said that the style of our church building is patterned after an old cathedral in Italy. and is a mixture of Spanish and Italian architec ure. There is one very much like it in Coconut Grove. A copy of a picture of the cathedral in Italy and a floor plan were used by Mr. Schrader as guides, although he explained that our church is not as elaborate as the original. The Christian Education wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very limits of the property lines. The walling in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio are the only changed that have been made in the building since its construction in 1924. Mr. Jacobson thanked Mr. Schrader for being with us, introduced Mrs. Schrader and then asked Mrs. Margaret Walsmith to share some of her memories with us. She described the open air Baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same fountain, from which the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down from it. For the" overflow from this pool, it was necessary to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it-stood. Mrs. Walsmith fondly recalled the chicken noodle, or "noodle and chicken," as she humorously termed them, dinners served by Mrs. Ellis and her committee from the church kitchen, which is now the Sunday School supply closet. The kitchen was - equipped with but a four-burner oil stove and a sink, but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving, or ten cents for a meal! The greatest profit ever realized was S50, but a delightful time was had by all. Miss Addie Mae Bell told of her appointment as Sunday School Superintendent during those very early times in our church history. She continues in this post until she began teaching in Palm Beach. Mrs. Lawrence Ranson then showed pictures of the first congregation and quoted an amusing anecdote concerning one of the first pastors. A lady in the congregation told Mrs. Ranson that this pastor's sermons were unusually lengthy, but that while he was preachira. no one could call on her to do anythi� at all. In those busy days of starting the church, she was grateful to him for affording her the opportunity to sit still for such a considerable period of time. Mrs.Ranson told of the various meeting places used by the Presbyterians during the years before they came into this church. They met on the porch of the old U.S.O.,which was then knows as "Booster's Hall." Then they moved to the Women's Club,which was near the present Arcade. The 1928 storm ruined that building, so they held services in the school and the motion picture theater. Mrs. Ranson and the other charter members then told of the difficulties arising from the naming of the church as the First Presbyterian Church or Community Presbyterian Church and the decision to choose the latter. Mr. Jacobson remarked that he understood the church had been immensely popular with all denominations for weddings, as everyone wanted to walk up the aisle. He added that they should have tried to make Presbyterians out of all of them! Mr. Jacobson then introduced Mr. James Ranson and asked for his impressions of the early days from the viewpoint of the younger generation. Mrs. Walsmith smilingly interjected, "go easy, I was his first Sunday School teacher!" Mr. Ranson said that if there were any boys causing a commotion outside the building at any time, he was usually one of them. One of his most important chores was climbing up to the bell tower to repair the rope, which frequently parted company from the bell. At rh;s. point, Mr. Schrader asked if the bells were still used, and it was obligingly rung for him loud and clear, to the amazement of our neighbors, no doubt! To keep the youngsters occupied,Mrs. James then said, anyone with a sz = ial talent was asked if they would teach something in his particular field.Mr. Archibald Crichton had a class in catp=ry and wood working which turned out many useful and attractive articles, and kept idle hands very busy. Mr. Schrader related an interesting feature of our pulpit construction,just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface, thereby providing a solid coral strand on which, he said, the minister might proclaim "on Christ the solid rock I stand" and the congregation might sing, "How Firm a Foundation." Mrs. Walsmith then mentioned that the organ at that time was the same one we have now, and that Mrs. Ranson played "for everything." Mrs. Morey joined in with a story told to her by a lady who had been the organist for the Baptists. On the day that the first worship service was held, the attention of the congregation was considerably diverted by a snake which dropped from the rafters and landed on the Communion Table. Mr. Morey closed the pleasant evening with a prayer of thanksgiving for the many blessings bestowed upon our church and congregation. Respectfully submitted Jeanne Baldwin, Secretary (This account has been copied by Nancy Young, February 23, 1998 from the typed report by the above secreta_*y.) History of the First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida . by Margaret Livingston Smith "Write none other things. . . than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end " (2 Corinthians 1:13) January 10, 1926 F.B.K. -1- • The organization of the Presbyterian-Church in Delray followed closely the beginning of the town itself that the history of the church can hardly be written without including some of the early history of the town and its settlers. In October 1895, Mr. Adolph Hoffman and five or six other men, who had come together in Palm Beach while waiting there for the East Coast canal to be finished this far, arrived in what was then known as the town of Linton. He found here exactly two men, Mr. Linton from Detroit, and an engineer for the land company. They were living in a tent standing at about the present corner of NE 7th Avenue, and NE lst Street, the first high and dry spot back from the west bank of the canal. After disembarking from the boat on which they had traveled, these new arrivals carried, as best they could, their tents, provisions, clothing, etc., wading across the low, submerged land between the artificial bank of the canal and the higher spot further west. Of those first seven or eight men here, Mr. Hoffman alone remains, now March 1926. Others came at short intervals, continuously. Thereafter the Model Land Co. and the F.E.C.RR Co. being busily engaged in interesting people from the other states in forming colonies along the southern east coast of Florida. Mrs. Hoffmann and a few friends from Germa4,- came over and joined Mr. Hoffman here later in 1895. Vegetable growing; at first, was almost the only means of livelihood. Their first season the winter of 1895-96 was an extremely wet one: the crops were drowned, money was scarce; the people became discouraged by their failures and the great discomforts and privations they were enduring; and, one by one, a large part of the few who came first, gave up their little homes,and went elsewhere, during the years that followed. Within a few months after their arrival here. these pioneers had started a school in a small, one-room house on the grounds, now much enlarged, still owned as school property by Delray district on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton Avenues. In this schoolroom, any minister, of whatever denomination, who stopped in the village, was invited to preach. In the spring of 1896, Dr. Henry Kegwin, the'Superintendent of Missions for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to Delray(Linton), and organized a church in the little settlement here. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. Ivi.B. Lyman, and Mr. Joel French (the town's first pose i taster) were the three Trustees. A Dr. Thompson was the first minister. Beyond the fact that he came here from Cuba;that he lived in Lantana during the six months or thereabouts that he served the congregation here;that he pia shed once in two weeks; that he was a young man; and that he held services in Lantana, also, nothing more can be recalled concerning him. In 1897 or 1898, Dr. Kegwin himself came. About this time the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman, a lot for a church building, it being 100'x 140' at the northwest comer of Atlantic Avenue and the now 5th Avenue or Dixie Highway. The church builciinQ was never accomplished. But there was a small manse on the lot, and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters lived in it during his stay here. Because of the lapse of time and the many events following during the years,Mr. Hoffman is not positively sure, but he thinks this frame building was moved to the lot, being the abandoned home of some form-m-resident. It may be an item of interest that this manse later was moved again, and was for some years the home of Mr. &Mrs. Paul Dawson on Dade Street (NTE 6th Avenue). Dr.Kegwin held service here every other week, preaching the alternate Sundays in Lantana or some other village on the line. The definite time he preached in Delray cannot be ascertained; but he was still living here in 1901, when he read the marriage service for Mr. J.J. Schabinger and Miss Mae Ewing. The village during the years was a struaa!ing community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially. As more people came, the Lutherans organized their own church, and Mr. & Mrs. Homan went back to that, their original church. Then the Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could no longer support their organization, and they disbanded. In 1904, Mr. Lyman, acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction. Mr. J.S. Wueooer, having bid 310 more than did Mr. French, got the property fcr about S250. Among the small number of members of this, the first church organization in this town, the only names that can be recalled are those of Mr. & Mrs. Adolph HofLnnan, Mr. & Mrs. Lyman and daughter, Mr. & Mrs. Sherman (W.D.) and Miss Ina Blacirmer. Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Sterling were active workers in the church, tho' not members. Dr. J.F. Shepherd. present Superintendent of Missions, gives the following information: "Dr. Henry Keawin was born in Indiana in 1336 (making him 60 years of age when he, as Superintendent of Missions, organized the Delray Presbyterian Church). He organi7ed a number of other churches in the state, some fifteen of which were, by his advice, turned over to the Southern Church to save expense. He, himself supplied the Southern Presbyterian Church in Orlando for some time. He is no longer living." Dr. Shepherd saw reference to the Delray Church in the Minutes of the Florida‘Presbytery, which are now in the Historical Society in Philadelphia, and he thinks the organization was not perfected. "In 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School of thirty or more members, meeting every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (present Chamber of Commerce). Mr. Walter Knox (now deceased) was Superintendent, all offices were filled, and there were three or more classes with teachers. Mr. Knox became too ill, after six or more months, to do the work; another very active worker became ill and died. Others moved away: and this Sunday school had to be given up."The above information was given by Mrs. Frank Nichols, one of the teachers. About this same year, 1916, a Presbyterian minister came at Mrs. Walter Knox's request, preached in the Methodist Church one Sunday morning,met the Presbyterians, and, after canvassing the field, decided that Defray had then as many churches as could be supported. Finally in the latter part ofApril 1925, at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Defray and vicinity,Rev. IF. Shepherd of Eustis, Florida, Executive for Florida of the Board of National Missions, U.S.A., came to Delray and preached to and afterward addressed the congregation, in the Defray Theatre, on the desirability of organizing a church here at this rime. The general feeling seemed to be an enthusiastic wish to act at once toward that end. A committee was appointed by Dr. Shepherd to canvas the whole field and obtain a full expression of the desire of the people. Appar 'nrly nothing was done for some months. Then, on October 4, Dr. Shepherd came again, and preached at the Chamber of Commerce Hall to a fair-sized congregation in the morning, his subject being "The Victory of Faith,"in the evening, he lectured on Egypt. After the morning sermon,the bebinnina of an organi7ation was made; a committee, headed by Mrs. Lucy Rice Dean,was elected to arrange for a perman=place of meeting and other details, preparatory to the next service on October 18_ The expression of most of those present on October 4 was a feeling of joyful satisfaction at the prospect of once again having a Presbyterian Church in Delray. On October 18 at 11 a.m.,Dr. Joseph P. Calhoun,formerly of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, but just now resigned from a pastorate of several years in the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, preached a most inspiring sermon of advice and admonition to the new congregation, his text being Galatians 5:22. During this service a Congregational Meeting was opened by a prayer for God's guidance in the selection of Elders and His blessing on the new church; after which the selection of Elders was proceeded with, Dr. Calhoun acting as Moderator and Ruth L. McFarland as Secretary. Dr. Calhoun read the names of four men,recommended by Dr. Shepherd, as follows: Dr. Roy Webb, Mr. L.F. Ranson, Dr. Archibald Miler and Mr. Frank Dean The four were elected by the con_regation. Dr. Webb not being present, it was decided to proceed without him. Dr. Calhoun then asked the three present to present themselves for Ordination and Installation, and he read to them and to the congregation at this service. Dr. Miller being a previously ordained Elder, Mr. Ranson and Mr. Dean were now Ordained, and the three were installed as Elders in this church. The Benediction was then pronounced. The Session met immediately, and a dozen or more letters received, of those persons wishing to become members of this church, and Miss Jane Dean and Gertrude?\tiller were received on Confession of Faith. On November 1, Dr. W.A. Littell preached for the first time, here, coming for the winter from Denver, Colorado, at Dr. Shephard's request. His test was St. John 3:30 "He Must Increase, but I Must Decrease," a most eloquent and scholarly sermon, the thought being that the individual must be subordinated to God and His work. Fifty persons were in attendance. This was also an evening service. On November 8, 1925, Dr. Littell made an urgent appeal to all Presbyterian residents and to others wishing a church home to add their names to the Charter Roll, saying this Roll would be kept open for some weeks, and that in the future it would be felt an honor to have one's name on it. About this time it was decided to continue holding the services in the Chamber of Commerce Hall, since no more desirable room seemed available. Morning service was held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening service, also, once in two weeks, the alternate Sunday evening and each Sunday afternoon being given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. This heavy work proved too trying for Dr. Littell's strength, and in January, Dr. C'1 i noun took over the work in Boynton, thereafter evening service was held in Delray each Sunday. Week by week the congregation grew in numbers and in enthusiasm. A second Congregational Meeting was called for January 3, 1926,the first Sunday of the new year, and was held immediately following the morning church service. Dr. Littell, presiding, read the form of a Church Constitution suggested by Dr. Shepherd, which was unanimously adopted; but, upon motion, was set aside for that meeting. The following men were nominated and elected as Trustees, according to the Rotary System: Mr. J.M. Spencer -Term of five years Mr. W.N. Johnson -Term of four years Mr. Kenneth Wood -Term of three years Mr. George Gray -Term of two years Edward T. Page, Ph.D. -Term of one year Next a financial plan was submitted and adopted by vote, providing for current expenses and the Benevolent Fund with use of a duplex envelope system and a treasurer for each. Mrs. Margaret Livingston Smith was elected Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund. At the suggestion of Mrs. F.B. Kingsbury, it was decided to have a church historian, and Mrs. Smith was, also, elected to do this work. Dr. Webb,who had previously offered a lot for a church building site explained at this meeting that the title to be the lot was in process of litigation, but that he thought he would be able, within three months, to give a clear title for same to the Trustees, but if finally unable to deliver to the church this lot, 100 feet on North Swinton Avenue, he assured the congregation he would give very generously in other ways. Mr.Kenneth Ward, a builder, expressed himself as thinl.-ing it unwise to try to build while materials and labor were so unusually high in cost. The urgent nwd of a Sunday School was felt and had been much discussed by Dr. Littell and many members of the congregation_ and the American Legion most generously offered their hall, free of all expense, for this purpose. This offer was made public at this meeting, and declined with a vote of thanks. By advice of Dr. Webb, plans for a Sunday School were dropped until after the summer months. At the service on Jannary 3, 1926, the first special offering was asked for, for Church Benevolence, and the sum of S36 was given, and sent to the National Board of Missions in New York. -4- An invitation was extended to all women of the congregation and others interested in this church's work. by Mrs. Margaret L. Smith. to meet at her home on the Ocean Boulevard, on Monday, January 4 at 3 p.m. for the purpose of getting acquainted with each other and to plan for a permanent organization. After an enthusiastic discussion, an organization was formed, and later named "The 'Women's Association of The First Presbyterian Church of Delray." Mrs. Frank Dean was elected President Mrs. J.W. Wood was elected Vice-President Mrs. J.M. Spencer was elected Secretary Mrs. W.N. Johnson was elected Treasurer The members present were divided into two circles,for work, by the drawing of names with Mrs. E.T. Page, from Chicago, as leader of No. 1 and Mrs. W.A. Campbell, from Grenada, Mississippi leader of No. 2. At a later meeting,No. 3 was formed from the additions to the membership, with Mrs. Spencer as leader, she having resigned as Secretary of the Association, Mrs. Walsmith was elected secretary. The circles at once became active in the church work. The first notable thing done was a Father's and Son's dinner given by Circle No.1 with the idea of fostering a friendly and fraternal spirit among the men and boys of the congregation. A good dinner was served and piano music, a real treat, was given by Mrs. Harry Breese, while the meal was in progress. About sixty men and boys enjoyed this entertainment. At the second monthly meeting of the Association, the first Monday in February, Mrs. E.T. Page brought up the question of starting a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church. All approved, and Mrs. Page was asked to take charge of the movement. On the following Sunday evening, February 7, the first Christian Education meeting was held with light refreshments at 6 p.m., followed by the religious service. The attendance was very encouraging from the start. The church was most fortunate in having the efficient and faithful help of two young women experienced in Christian Education work,Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland from Pittsburgh. The women of the Association took charge of the light refreshments, two serving each evening. The young people soon organized and elected officers, and have occasional social evenings, as well as a week-night study class. The first Christian Endeavor officers were: (omitted) From the first church service on October 4, Mrs. L.F. Ranson has faithfully served as pianist for every meeting. A volunteer choir of church people has added much to the sweetness of the worship of God. On December 17, 1925, Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland presented to the church fifty Presbyterian Hymnals, a much appreciated Eft. Until that time, the church had been accepting the kindly loan, from the Men's Community Bible Class, of their song books. About December 1, Mrs. Kate H. Glass presented two silver offertory plates. A Charter Roll was closed on Sunday, January 31, recording a membership of persons. The first celebration of the Lord's Supper was held during the morning service on that day, with about ninety (90) communicants. Preceding the communion service, two infants were baptized, William Nooton Johnson, son of Mr. Cedric N. and Mrs. Faye Johnson, and Robert Lester LaDuke, son of Mr. Lester and Mrs. Mary Sabine LaDuke. There were also baptized William Nooton Johnson, Mary J. Johnson, Aline Johnson Hollarn (from the membership of the Friend's Church), Cedric N. Johnson,Faye Johnson, Mary Patricia Hollarn, Jean Hollarn; Sara W. Keen, Lea VanMcMullen, Lester LaDuke and Mary Sabine LaDuke. -5- There were received into membership by Letter from other churches: Dr. W.A. Miller and Mrs. W.A. Miller, First Presbyterian, Pensacola, Florida. Mrs. F. Gertrude Prather, Miss Sarah McFarland and Miss Ruth McFarland, Homewood Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Margaret C. Livingston Smith, First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio, through the Methodist Church, Delray Florida. • Mrs. Kate H. Glass; Methodist Church, Delray, Florida, through the Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan. Mr. L.F. Ranson, Mrs. (L.F.)Marion Ranson, Dr. Roy Webb, and Mrs. Roy Webb, First Methodist Church, Delray, Florida. Mr. George H. Gray, Mrs. George H. Gray, and Miss Edith Christine Gray, First Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. J.W. Orr, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, New Jersey. - Mrs. Elizabeth Ely Orr, First Presbyterian Church, Perinsville, New Jersey. - Mr. Edward T. Page and Mrs. Edward Page, First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Mary Rebecca Taylor, Presbyterian Church of Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Mr. I.F. Vemon, First Presbyterian Church, Irwin, Tennessee. Mr. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Surry Congregational Church, Surry, New Hampshire. Mrs. Tnsie Viola Nichols, Presbyterian Church, Glassport, Pennsylvania. Mr. J.M. Spencer, Mrs. Ruby Snow Spencer and Miss Frances Marion Spencer, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Mrs. Weston Chivers of First Congregational Church, Lake Worth, Florida. Mr. Neil M. Chrichton and Mrs. Joan Chrichton of Presbyterian Church, Monticello, New York. Mrs. Maggie Wood of First Presbyterian Church, Grenada, Mississippi. Mr. William N. Johnson,Mrs.Mary J. Johnson and Mrs. Aline Johnson Hollarn of West Richmond Friend's Church, Richmond Indiana. (This account of the history has been typed from the handwritten records written by Margaret Livingston Smith in a"Record" book.) -6- s ` Articles of Incorporation Article I The name of this incorporation shall be The First Presbyterian Church of Delray, Florida. Article H The principles on which this church is founded and associated are those truths of the Holy Scripture and that Ecclesiastical order and discipline which are set forth in the Constitution and Confession of Faith of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Article III The officers of the church shall be a Pastor and a Session of ruling Elders of not fewer than four (five?) or not more than nine, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting, and all vacancies then filled. The duties of the Pastor and his Session are the pastoral care and the public instruction of the people, which are set forth in the Bible and in the Book of Discipline of the Presbyterian Church. The church may also provide for a Board of Deacons of not fewer than three, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting and all vacancies then filled, and whose duties are also defined in the word of God and the Book of Discipline of the church. Article IV Section I-The officers of the Corporation shall be a Board of Trustees of five in number, one of whom shall be elected at each congregational meering, which meeting shall be held on the second Sabbath in February, and of which meeting due notice shall be given from the pulpit. Section II-All voting at the Congrega Tonal Meeting, at which the Pastor shall preside, shall be by ballot, whether it be for officers of the church or corporation, unless ordered by two-thirds of the members present at such meeting. Section III - The Trustees shall hold office each five years, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed.In case of vacancy by resion7-ion,the remaining,members shall have power to fill the vacancy so caused. Section IV- The duties of the Trustees shall be the care of the property of the corporation and the raising and overseeing of finances of same, as well as those duties prescribed by the laws of the state of Florida governing Trustees of incorporate bodies. They are also empowered to contract debts in the interest of the corporation not to exceed the sum of S1,000 and which shall not already be provided for by subscriptions, and to give their note or a mortgage upon the property of the congregation, for which note or mortgage the property shall be duly holden in law. Section V- Since the church is a perpeaial organi7ation, the Trustees elected, or their successors shall each hold office perpetually. (These Articles of Incorporation have been typed from the handwriting of Margaret Livingston Smith as written in her"Record" book.) -7- MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD CITY OF DELRAY BEACH DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA PUBLIC HEARING MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 LOCATION: CONFERENCE ROOM "A" I. ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by the Chairperson at 6:00 P.M. Upon roll call it was determined that a quorum was present. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairperson Hurlburt, Tony Keller, Mary Lou Jamison, John Johnson (left 6:35), Gail-Lee McDermott (arrived 6:10) MEMBERS ABSENT: Shane Ames, William Griffin STAFF PRESENT: Michelle Hoyland, Diana Mund II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes for the Regular Meeting of September 1, 1999 were before the Board for consideration. Mr. Johnson moved to approve the Minutes as presented. The motion was seconded by Ms. Hurlburt and passed 4-0. At this point on the agenda Ms. McDermott arrived. III. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS: A. COA 9-385: 15 N.E. 4th Street, Contributing Single Family Residence, Del-Ida Park Historic District. Michael Glamm, Owner; Roger Cope, Architect/Authorized Agent. Item Before the Board: The action requested of the Board is that of consideration of the site plan, landscape plan, and design elements associated with the conversion of a single family residence to office space. It was moved by Mr. Keller, seconded by Mr. Johnson and passed 5-0 to approve COA 9-385 for the following Waivers: 1. To LDR Section 4.4.17(H)(3), to allow parking to encroach 4'6" into the front yard; and, 2. To LDR Section 4.6.16(H)(3)(f), to reduce the required 5' perimeter landscape buffer to 3' at the northwest portion of the property abutting the compact parking spaces and the maneuvering area. It was moved by Mr. Keller, seconded by Ms. Jamison and passed 5-0 to approve COA 9-385 for the Site Plan, based upon positive findings with respect to Chapter 3 (Performance Standards) of the Land Development Regulations, policies of the Comprehensive Plan and Section 2.4.5(F)(5), subject to the following conditions: 1. That a photometerics plan be provided to ensure compliance with LDR Section 4.6.8; 2. That all plans indicate landscape areas be protected with Type "D" curbing; and, 3. That a revised traffic statement be submitted reflecting the correct vehicular trips that will be generated. It was moved by Mr. Keller, seconded by Ms. Jamison and passed 5-0 to approve COA 9-385 for the Landscape Plan, based upon positive findings with respect to LDR Section 4.6.16, subject to the following conditions: 1. That the hedge on the south side of the parking area be at least 4' in height at the time of planting and that the hedge be located on the interior edge of the landscape area; 2. That the trees along the west side of the property be of the same species such as Mahogany or Live Oak trees; 3. That the Silver Buttonwood trees proposed within the terminal landscape islands be located along the east side of the drive aisle, adjacent to the building; 4. That the Royal Palm tree at the southwest corner of the site be relocated to the north so that it is in line with the balance of the Royal Palms; and, 5. That the Washingtonia Palm be relocated to not interfere with the consistency of the Royal Palms. It was moved by Mr. Keller, seconded by Ms. Jamison and passed 5-0 to approve COA 9-385 for the Elevations, based upon positive findings with respect to LDR Sections 4.5.1 and 4.6.18, subject to the following conditions: 1. That the proposed picket fence on the south side of the property be substituted with the installation of stuccoed cement block pillars 3' or 4' tall spaced at 10' or 12' intervals along the south property line, with a dense hedge, planted between the pillars and kept clipped to the height of the pillars; and, 2. The fence details for the refuse storage area be submitted. It was moved by Mr. Keller, seconded by Ms. Jamison and passed 5-0 to approve COA 9-385 for the Design Elements based upon positive findings with respect to LDR Section 4.5.1, as follows: -2- 09/21/99 • 1. The awnings on both the single family residence and guest cottage/garage are to be Persian Green, shed style with scalloped skirting as presented; and, 2. The paint color for the house is to be Peach Sorbet (Glidden 06YY 75/218), with white trim around the windows as presented. The applicant is to return to the Board with the following Design Elements: 1. Dual signage; 2. Sign color; 3. Light post ornamentation; and, 4. Decorative tiles. At this point on the agenda Mr. Johnson left the meeting. B. COA 9-392: 38 E. Atlantic Avenue, Contributing Commercial Building, Old School Square Historic District. Carmen Knight, Owner; George Brewer, Architect/Authorized Agent. Item Before the Board: The action requested of the Board is that of consideration of renovations to the front elevation. It was moved by Mr. Keller, seconded by Ms. Jamison and passed 4-0 to approve COA 9-392 as presented based upon positive findings with respect to LDR Section 4.5.1(E), with the following change: • The green granite tiles are to be 24" x 24". C. COA 9-393: 102 N. Swinton Avenue, Contributing Commercial Building, Old School Square Historic District. Michael Weiner, Owner; Carol Aronson, Authorized Agent. Item Before the Board: The action requested of the Board is that of consideration of the installation of a new monument sign. It was moved by Mr. Keller, seconded by Ms. McDermott and passed 4-0 to continue COA 9-393, to allow the applicant to redesign the proposed sign to conform to the Vernacular architectural style of the building. IV. REPORTS AND COMMENTS: A. Reports from Historic District Representatives None -3- 09/21/99 B. Board Members Mr. Keller inquired if the shutters for Castle Construction were of the approved size and material. Ms. Mund stated that she would check into it. C. Staff - None V. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business before the Board, Mr. Keller moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 P.M., seconded by Ms. Jamison and passed 4-0. The undersigned is the Secretary of the Historic Preservation Board and the information provided herein is the Minutes of the meeting of said body for September 21, 1999, which were formally adopted and approved by the Board on October 6, 1999. 1,7 Diana Mund _ If the Minutes that you have received are not completed as indicated above, then this means that these are not the Official Minutes. They will become so after review and approval, which may involve some changes. -4- 09/21/99 CITY OF DELRAY BEACH DELRO DAY BEACH bond All•AmengCity 100 N.W. 1st AVENUE • DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33444 • 561/243-7000 Fr NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING E: OCTOBER 8, 1999 199 0: PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 500' RADIUS OF THE HISTORIC FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH, 33 GLEASON STREET. FROM: PATRICIA CAYCE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON A PROPOSAL TO ADD THE FELLOWSHIP HALL TO THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. The Historic Preservation Board will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, October 20, 1999, in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall, 100 NW 1st Avenue. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to allow the public to comment on a proposal to have the above referenced property designated as a Local Historic Site. The Fellowship Hall was constructed in 1924 as the sanctuary for the congregation known as the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church. It was purchased by the Presbyterian congregation in 1929 and was renamed the Community Presbyterian Church. It remained the Presbyterian sanctuary until their new church was constructed in 1977, when it became Fellowship Hall. Based on the analysis and testimony presented at the meeting, the Board will make a recommendation to the City Commission as to its designation in the Local Register of Historic Places. Fellowship Hall is located on a portion of the First Presbyterian Church complex and faces Bronson Avenue, however the street address of the Church complex is 33 Gleason Street. Fellowship Hall and its associated garden area to the north is the only portion of the church complex being considered for historic designation. The legal description of the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall and garden is as follows: Lots 16, 17, 18 & 19, Block 3. Ocean Park Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 15, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida. The Board has studied the historical significance of this property and deems it worthy of consideration for placement on the Local Register of Historic Places. 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Ca . , . lu IN J 11 -�f A . -- -- ---. .-- --�� -a. p CITY COMMISSION DOCUMENTATION TO: DAVID T. HARDEN, CITY MANAGER THRU: DIANE DOMINGUEZ, PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR FROM: PATRICIA CAYCE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER SUBJECT: MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1999 FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH, TO THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. BACKGROUND /ANALYSIS Constructed in 1924 in the Mediterranean Revival architectural style, this was the first church to be built east of the Intracoastal Waterway. Located at 36 Bronson Street one block south of East Atlantic Avenue, the structure was originally the sanctuary for the congregation known as the Gibson Memorial Baptist church. It was purchased by the Presbyterian congregation in 1928 and was renamed the Community Presbyterian Church. It remained the Presbyterian sanctuary until their new church was constructed in 1977 at 33 Gleason Street, just to the west of the subject property. After the construction of the new sanctuary, the building became the congregation's Fellowship Hall. The building is noted for its symmetrical front facade, which consists of an arched entranceway with large double doors flanked by fluted pilasters crowned with an impressive cornice. Square bell towers with domed roofs anchor the two front corners. A decorative curved parapet, with a molding trimmed cap, connects the bell towers. The building was designed and built by Fred J. Shrader who established a contracting business in the City in 1911. His inspiration came from a church he had seen in Florence, Italy, however the lack of exterior embellishment, gives the building a strong resemblance to the Mission style churches brought to the southwest by the Spanish explorers. A garden, accessible through doors on the north wall of the building, is included in the designation. The building has recently undergone extensive repair and restoration, which will insure its structural integrity for generations to come. HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD CONSIDERATION. The Historic Preservation Board considered this item at a Public Hearing on October 20, 1999. After discussion, the Board voted unanimously to recommend historic designation to the City Commission. RECOMMENDED ACTION By motion, approve the ordinance designating the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Lots 16,17,18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision to the Local Register of Historic Places. Attachment: Designation Report File/s/pz/h p b/fe l l owh i p-cc FINDINGS HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD ,, Project Name: Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. Project Location: Lots 16, 17, 18, & 19 of Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision. ITEM BEFORE THE BOARD The action requested of the Board was that of conducting a Public Hearing to allow the public to comment on a proposal to have the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church designated as a local historic site. Based on an analysis of the designation report and testimony presented at the meeting, the Board considered a recommendation to the City Commission as to the Fellowship Hall designation in the Local Register of Historic Places. ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD To qualify as an historic site the property must fulfill one or more of the criteria set forth in Section 4.5.1(B)(2) or (3) of the LDRs. After conducting the public hearing, the Board found that the nomination fulfilled four of the designation criteria for the Fellowship Hall as follows: Section 4.5.1(B)(2) (d) Exemplifies the historical, political, cultural, economic, or social trends of the community in history; (e) Is associated in a significant way with a past or continuing institution, which has contributed substantially to the life of the City. Section 4.5.1(B)(3) (a) Portrays the environment in an era of history characterized by one or more distinctive architectural styles; (b) Embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, period, or method of construction. A letter is on file from Margaret W. Bowen, Clerk of Session of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, requesting the designation. No one from the public spoke against the recommendation to nominate Fellowship Hall to the Local Register of Historic Places. Meeting Date: October 20, 1999 Agenda Item: Ill-A R i HPB Findings Fellowship Hall Historic Designation- Page 2 Based upon positive findings to LDR Section 4.5.1(B)(2)(d)&(e) and 4.5.1(B)(3)(a) &(b), Criteria for Designation, the Board voted to recommend to the City Commission that Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Lots 16,17,18 and 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision, be listed, by ordinance, in the Local Register of Historic Places. The recommendation is to be transmitted to the City Commission at the next available meeting. File/s/hpb/fellowship hall-ff STAFF R E=�P°O R:T HISTO`RIC. PRESERVATION , ' BOARD Project Name: Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. Project Location: Lots 16, 17, 18, & 19 of Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision. 1TEM.- BEFORE THE BOARD The action requested of the Board is that of conducting a Public Hearing to allow the public to comment on a proposal to have the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church designated as a local historic site. Based on an analysis of the designation report and testimony presented at the meeting, the Board will consider a recommendation to the City Commission as to the Fellowship Hall designation in the Local Register of Historic Places. STAFF COMMENTS/ANALYSIS At the meeting of October 6, 1999 the Board reviewed the Fellowship Hall designation report and determined that it contained all of the required information pursuant to LDR Section 4.5.1(C ) (3)(a)(b) & (c). The Board then set the date for the public hearing for October 20, 1999. Pursuant to Section 4.5.1(C ) (6), the next step is as follows: After conducting the public hearing, if the Board finds that the nomination fulfills the proper designation criteria and all procedures have been followed correctly, it shall vote on the designation. A majority of the entire Board, present and voting, must act in the affirmation to transmit the nomination and the Board's findings to the City Commission. The City Commission shall consider the recommendation through its standard ordinance adoption procedures, except that at least three affirmative votes of the City Commission is necessary to make a designation. In the event that a directly affected property owner objects to the historic designation, the Commission approval shall require a super majority vote of four votes. Staff has received a letter from Margaret W. Bowen, Clerk of Session of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, requesting the designation. To qualify as an historic site the property must fulfill one or more of the criteria set forth in Section 4.5.1(B)(2) or (3) of the LDRs. Fellowship Hall fulfills four of the criteria as follows: Meeting Date: October 20, 1999 Agenda Item: Ill-A HPB Staff Report Fellowship Hall Historic Designation- Page 2 Section 4.5.1(B)(2) (d) Exemplifies the historical, political, cultural, economic, or social trends of the community in history; (e) Is associated in a significant way with a past or continuing institution, which has contributed substantially to the life of the City. Section 4.5.1(B)(3) (a) Portrays the environment in an era of history characterized by one or more distinctive architectural styles; (b) Embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, period, or method of construction. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS' 1. Based upon positive findings to LDR Section 4.5.1(B)(2)(d)&(e) and 4.5.1(B)(3)(a) &(b), Criteria for Designation, recommend to the City Commission that Fellowship Hall be listed, by ordinance, in the Local Register of Historic Places. 2. Deny the recommendation, based on failure to make positive findings to LDR Section 4.5.1(B)(2)(d)&(e) and 4.5.1(B)(3)(a) &(b), RECOMMENDATION Based upon positive findings to LDR Section 4.5.1(B)(2)(d)&(e) and 4.5.1(B)(3)(a) &(b), Criteria for Designation, recommend to the City Commission that Fellowship Hall be listed, by ordinance, in the Local Register of Historic Places. File/s/hpb/fellowship-sr A - I , ~--1„A..Au: SDI•$' C"'• - 4.. 1 V,11:✓ I I I I 1 1 i i.,D.S� D::Nir .,4,..r..n. 3 4.OH _ i 1 ( J CL J-- < i 1 II + c:,.h.•i5.AC.,I r,,ar 3_RKSHIRE I I COS�_ B,Ace 1 R:LA I i SDJ1.. .OLIO:CD-DP '� CONDO = N.�. ;Si CI. •I i11 I I IJ I I ,.o... �� THE SEA I 1 1< I .In NDSDR I I I L 1 1 N I I GROSVENOR In:.AP i I I I 1 I I I O oa I RAND+ I .. 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It was purchased by the Presbyterian congregation in 1928 and was renamed the Community Presbyterian Church. It remained the Presbyterian sanctuary until their new church was constructed in 1977, when it became Fellowship Hall. After a discussion with respect to the historically correct name for the proposed designation, the Board voted to accept the designation report as presented, and set the date for the public hearing for October 20, 1999. File/s/hpb/fellowship-designation Meeting Date: October 6, 1999 Agenda Item: V-A Designation Report FELOWSHIP HALL THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church from 1924 to 1928) Delray Beach, Florida Report Prepared by Nancy O. 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Schrader, Assisted by a carpenter, plumber and an electrician Former owner: Gibson Memorial Baptist"Church 1924 — 1928 Present owner: First Presbyterian Church Delray Beach, Florida, 1929— current Present use: Fellowship Hall used for social, educational, fund-raising activities, meetings, receptions and meals. Present zoning: Community Facility (CF) Legal description: Lots 16, 17, 18 & 19, Block 3, Ocean Park Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 15, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida Classification for designation: Architectural and social Significance 11 ( ARAM. HDUs oc;A EAST WIND I I j I•IOUs . D.u+A APIS rin�0' DE ACH CL UDC > I I I I I I I J roNOr, I 6 v _ !� < .-y I aRAv Si ACH 6[ACH ✓LRKS�IIIIE CO500 HOUSE INC W I SOU iN cON'DO CO-OP • D R I V E D 1AulD1 .-- . N.E. 1ST CT. > co00o6 BY THE SEA < I < A+NDSOR 1 i W GROSVENOR APi$ ^ INC. . z O • I7F PARKNCN I I \ < Z �ONNOOT ANOR .. HOUSR CONDO I MANOR HOUSE CONDO Q...". LOWRY STREET I N.E. 1ST ST. ' I SC...BREEZE CONDO orDELRAY f . =_RAY C CONDO FIRE VETERANS ..SN STA. .!!✓,IT tF GROVE NO. 2 ATLANTIC PARK LIDO W H PcoSA CONDO p PLAZA / c Q BEACH-i _ I 0 Z =_R r� -LJ CABANA$ •-( N CONDO C 1—:=--4 CE • SPANISH L..:'`.)O RIVER DELRAY BEACH • RESORT MARRIO TT ATLANTIC A V E N U E 1 D WA7_=.Y.4Y EAST H > < Q w ._ C'C'./:I=RCIAL CENTER` ■f MI z . ii.__ z EAST SOUARE� -I_PAL. ... O I NA VCR coNDo CONDO '.. ..I VENETIAN YIRAMAR CONDO I I BAK —, /HARBOl/_- CONDO C 'n 1 ..,o� CONDC I rr .: - ,, n I I I I CON:P.DOJ$E S.E. 1ST ST. M,IRAMAR STREET I c0N00 Ci D EL:-.- L I 1 ( 6EA , sLoAN HAMYO K ` CLUE {i _ G , I J CONDO ARK O cos.:: ! I I I I DOVER HOUSE CONDO J rJ K: :I) OCEAN PLACE n ti CM/ I�` Q i I CONDO 0 G. m cC,: I / MPERIAE �j 1\ i ANDR COCONUT ROW I CONDO?z 1 NARBErzTH 1 1 1 1 z CONDO , S.E. 2ND ST. — \'KAHAW AVENUE < f SUB o CONDO MAROON DEL MAR J Il NNUS Ib-tE-tom LQ'.'DO CONDOCa ARMS DELRAY OCEAN NLLlS OCEAN TERR. U 4\ SEA GA TE I I CONDO�``AN ERR 0 `+v TOWERS I ENSON STREET KNoI`eo I� N ES g-s 'OE o u — ( ...... N A15 S iAlu` I I S T. I Rd NS?0 710:1 NPO°� Z I I ALSBUR•RARI HEYCH7,S WINDEMERE HOUSE z , CONDO S.E. 13RD ST. >Lj( I 1BAY I ) STREET N —simme — FIRS► PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY CITY OF DELRAY BEACH. FL —FELLOWSHIP HALL— PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT -- DIGITAL BASE M4P SYSTEM -- MAD REF: LM380 t M. Executive Summary Built in 1924 as the house of worship for the congregation known as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, this building was the first church to be built east of the waterway. On Bronson Street, it was located just south of Atlantic Avenue and two blocks from the ocean. In 1928, due to financial difficulties, the Baptists could no longer maintain their church and turned the deed over to Mr. F.J. Schrader who had been the architect, builder and financial underwriter of the building. In January 1926, the Presbyterian church of Delray Beach was chartered with sixty-six members including ten families who transferred their membership from northern churches. They met regularly in various places, the Delray theater, Booster Hall or the Women's Club. In the fall of 1928, the growing membership of this church, needing larger and permanent facilities, rented the empty church from Mr. Schrader for $30 dollars per month. Hoping to draw more members and visitors they named the church the "Community Presbyterian Church." This property consisted of the sanctuary building and the adjoining educational and social wing. Through various financing, the congregation was able to purchase the property from Mr. Schrader and held their dedicatory service on October 20, 1929 just five weeks after the tragic hurricane of that year. In 1945 the name was changed to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. To this day, members and visiting worshippers are drawn form near and far. Membership continues to grow so that in 1956,with 538 communicants, there was a need to provide for more seating over and above the pews which accommodated three-hundred persons. In that year a porch platform was built with an awning extension at the cost of$1,000. Over the years it became obvious that a new building was the only solution for the increasing number of worshippers and activities. In 1977 the larger sanctuary was built and dedicated. The former building now became Fellowship Hall. IV. Architectural Significance of Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church The building, orig.inally lino«n as Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, was built in 1924 and was the first church east of the waterway. In 1928 the Baptist congregation was experiencing financial difficulties due to bank failures and the real estate calamity in Delray Beach. They returned the deed to the church property back to the architect/builder who had also financed the construction. Consequently, the empty church property was the ideal facility for the growing group of Presbyterians. The building was rented to them for S30 per month starting in the fall of 1928. The following year they purchased the property and held the dedication ceremony on October 20, 1929, naming it the Community Church of Delray Beach, Presbyterian. Mr.F.J. Schrader was the architect/builder and financial underwriter. He and his family had come to Delray Beach in 1911. He burst a home for his family on Swinton Avenue with both a cellar and an attic,rarities in Florida architecture. During the first World War he went to Charleston, S.C., as a builder there, but returned to Delm.v Beach in 1922. In recounting the building of this church for the Baptist, he spoke of having a nir ure and a floor-plan of an old church in Florence, Italy, but made this church less ornate than the original. However, the form of architecture bears a strong resemblance to the mission-style brought to the Americas by the Spaniards with the long nave and twin towers flanking the facade. Mr. Schrader's church has been called the "most Floridian church in Florida." In a small brochure printed in 1929, the author elaborates on the construction of the church in these words: "The building is cons:acted in impenetrable interlocking tyle [sic], finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique `pecked' cypress. Inside the sanctuary, soft grey tones create a simple reverential atmosphere. Long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least three-hundred worshippers. The pulpit and reading. desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit is the fact that just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure. foundation of God. Behind the Chancel is a Filcher Organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. Mr. Schrader started builciin_the church in May of 1924 working with only the help of a carpenter, plumber and electrician_ He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the interior cypress t asses. Construction was completed in November of that year. In the earliest pictures of the church, there are unique features that stand out. Above the doorway there is a shamrock imbedded in the stucco, a symbol of the trinity. On the top of the domed towers and other "sills" there are seven urn-like decorations. In later pictures these urns have been removed . . . by man or by hurricane? In August 1939, the Allendorph window was installed in the west wall above the organ pipes. In April 1945, Mr. Schrader made a new front door for the east side of the building and installed the large stained-glass window over the new front door which was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul,Minnesota and Delray Beach. In 1956 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide for an increase in the seating capacity at a cost of S1,000. .. In 1977 after the completion of the new sanctuary for the First Presbyterian Church, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. A serge was built where the former pulpit stood and the kitchen was constructed to accommodate the many functions of the social life of the church and community. Over the seventy-four years the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, the Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church and now Fellowship Hall gas been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, weddings, funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars, rummage sales, and homeowner association meetings for neighboring communities. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. BUILDiNG DESCRIPTION - aRO:E1Tti': First Fr__ yteri an Church LOCATION: 33 Gleason Street, Delray peach, F1 FIL:. NUMBER: 23140-16148 DATE OF INSPECTION: April 14 , 1968 BUILDING NAME:: Fellowship Hall BUILDING USE: Meeting room, kitchen STORIES: One 31JTT.DTNG AREA: Enclosed area • 3 , 367 Open covered areas. 819 Total 4 , 166 Sotare• _ FOU?+cD_ TON: Combination of masonry block foundation walls, with poured concrete pilaster footings FRAME: Concrete pi_asters and heavy wood timber A-frame EXTERIOR WAT.T=: CBS walls with special ornamentation and stainglass at main entry FLOOR(S) : Meeting area has wood floor joist and 2 by 6 decking ::ith new kitchen section constructed of a 4" concrete slab on trade ROOF: Heavy wood timber roof structure with Ditched wood decking, and a new asphalt shingle roof cover INTERIOR FINISH: . PARTITIONS: Masonry block between original church and new kitchen. FLOOR COVERING: Carpet, vinyl WALL _ _N_=:. _ein ✓Gneli ng CEILING FINISH: Acoustical tile, gypsum board and paint CONVEYING SYSTEM: None KITCHENS: Kitchen addition constructed in 1977 , and includes Painted wood cabinetry with formica countertops , and a special stainless steel top with 4 built-in cook tons by Balton Hot Ray, as well as 2 GE ranges, 1 GE refrigerator, 1 Whirlpool no frost freezer, 1 Whirlpool dishwasher, and 1 Hobart mod.A1 WAS-61 commercial dishwasher zw- FIR?PLACES/CHIMNEY: None PLUMBING: 4 fixtures total SPRINKLERS: None HVAC: Central heating and cooling at original church section, with the mechanical e- i men t for this system located in the classroom b"' • ': n:. _LECTRICAL: Average lighting and outlets SPECIALTIES: Two bell towers • AGE, CONDITION: Originally constructed in 1929 , with kitchen addition in 1377. Overall condition judged to be avera=e for its age and occupancy. COMMENTS: Although the building is now used as a f ellowsh?p hall , its original construction and use was that o_ a church. 11 .1 Ai. i7 s - t t 1t1. I I I I I i A i T 1 ' I _ - -ion !. I 1 I o ; 1 , _ 1 1• I r I_ _ _i_ =%Al I 1 -e4 I • C-oVE.z.L k4.i...IL I c i i 1- - -rr7' in 1t - - -.-.-. - 1 , 11 , J • RENOVATION AND STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT Several years ago it was determined that su uctural repairs were imperative in order to retain the _ architectural integrity of the building. In September of 1998 the contracting firm of Mouw • Associates. Inc.. began the work. which is described below. First Presbyterian Church Project Review This building has been architecturally retnined back to an earlier time in it's history, while at the same time being structurally reinforced from within. Architectural character of the Fellowship Hall has been restored by the removal oTthe kitchen and toilet room additions on the building's north side. An existing storage room in the northeast corner remains and has been converted into a toilet room opening onto the main Hall. This room is balanced on the northwest by an existing air handling room. The existing openings on the north side have been opened up and new doors and transom windows have been added.In Phase II of the project. a covered loggia will encircle the north courtyard. The Hall will have direct access and views through the new doors to the courtyard beyond. The existing windows on the south side have been also replaced. All the window glass used is hurricane resistant safety glass, at least i thick.These windows will sit in their existing openings,however the depth of the opening has increased due to additional steel reinforcing added to the inside of the walls.Although not historically accurate,this increase in depth does add to the character of the Hall. The walls will now feel thicker giving the illusions of a solidly built masonry wall. The existing wooden stage on the west side of the Hall has been removed and replaced by a new kitchen. Although the Hall is smaller, it's character is the same. The existing stained glass window on the west wall,has been relocated to the new wall which separates the new kitchen from the Hall. The space above the new kitchen is now a mezzanine level for air handling equipment The existing wood floor was been replaced by carpet over new concrete. This will reduce sound reverberation within the Hall. • The building's new structural reinforcement consists three elements. First, a new concrete floor which is supported on it's own foundation which has been connected to the building's existing footers. Attached to the new footer are w6x720 steel columns which run up along the walls to the roof.New light gage metal stud framing covered with gypsum wallboard fill in between the 5 main steel columns. The existing wood rafters have been encased from below in a steel "U" channel which is bolted through the rafter and.welded to the steel columns. This whole system creates a building within a building. The existing masonry outer walls carry only their own weight. The roof is carried by the new steel columns, and the floor is a simple 4" concrete slab on grade. The roof is made up of a h"tongue and ove wood ceiling, attached wood joists.New joists have been added to the alternate spacing of the existing joists for strength.Next 3"of rigid insulation, a 1"air gap,'/<"plywood, and asphalt shingles as the outer layer. The decorative wood rafter braces \vere removed and used as templates for new ones. The newly reinforced rafters have been covered in decorative wood trim to match the existing rafters. Prepared by: Duane \V. Grove Donaldson Group Architects 1450 S. Dixie Hi<=hwa . Suite 102 Boca Raton, FL 334=: V. Historical and Cultural Significance The Biography of a Building Gibson Memorial Baptist Church 1924 - 1928 Community Presbyterian Church 1928 - 1940 First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1940 - 1977 Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1977 - 1 The Biography of a Building 1924 was a very good year in Delray and Delray Beach, Florida. The towns had been "discovered" by folks from the north who were flocking to buy property in the warm climate easily accessible by the Florida East Coast Railroad. The real estate boom was in it's third year. Practically everyone was rich on paper. The population had doubled in the last two years. Construction was at its peak. F.J. Schrader was the architect and builder of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street near the beach in the newly incorporated town of Delray Beach. This • was the first church east of the canal. Up Ocean Boulevard to the north, wealthy Palm Beachers built the exclusive Gulf Stream Golf Club.Next year the town of Gulf Stream would be incorporated. Years before ocean front property sold for 53.50 a mile. Now the price zoomed. It was said that a single lot sold for$5,000 in the morning, S10,000 at noon and $20,000 in the afternoon. It was a wonderful prosperous time for all at last, an unimaginable dream for those few men who came in 1894 and lived in tents along Atlantic Avenue. By 1894 word of the gentle climate and fertile soil at reasonable prices hayreached a group of men in Michigan. Congressman Linton,the Postmaster of Saginaw persuaded his friends David Swinton, who owned a book store in Saginaw and Frank- Chapman, an asthmatic friend to join him on "safari" to look over the prospects of a place, not yet named, south of West Palm Beach_Henry Flagler was building his Florida East Coast Railroad but had not yet extended his interest this far south. The new arrivals came by barge on the canal, climbed the marshy banks with their gear and pitched tents near the high ground on 2'Avenue and eight-foot wide Atlantic Avenue. Mr. Linton purchased 160 acres of land for$25 an acre. This acreage was a jungle of palmetto, scrub pine and stunted sea grapes marled together with sawgrass. Linton then advertised that this fertile land was available for sale in 5 acre lots through the newspapers in Saginaw, Bay City and Flint, Michigan. He also gave his name for the new town and named Lake Ida after his wife. Among the first to respond was Adolph Homan, a Michigan farmer originally from Germany. Clearing the land was a monumental task. While they found that the palmetto root made excellent fuel, the plague of mosquitoes, brown deerflies and horseflies made life miserable. In 1895 Henry Sterling,who was to become an outstanding citizen of this town, came from Philadelphia and established the first commissary at the corner of today's 2"Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. His wife and five-year-old daughter came the next year_ This commissary was a part of his home. Frank Chapman found that the warm weather cured his asthma..His home was the farthest east, next to the canal and became the village Post Office and his living room When the village of Linton was established in 1895, Atlantic Avenue extended from the canal to Swinton and only a cart path beyond to Military Trail which had been used by the soldiers during the Seminole Indians wars. Living conditions were most primitive and the heat and insects made life a constant battle. The farming was not as ideal as expected. The water table was only three feet below the surface so that the drainage was very poor. Too much rain and the crops drowned, too lirle and they dried up and were ruined. And then the worst- a sudden freeze which mined everything. After the second freeze in 1895, disillusioned farmers went back home or moved to West Palm Beach to work on Flagler's railroad_ The village of Linton had only 100 hardy souls left in 1896. After that second freeze Henry Flagler distributedfree seed to the stricken area. The fertilizer was hauled free and he provided for the shipping. It was the b ginning of a profitable truck farming industry. Newcomers Rallied coming in 1898. Shortly after their arrival,these early sealers built a small one-room school house on the grounds still owned as school property in Delray on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton. In this schoolroom any minister of whatever denomination who stopped in the village was invited to preach. In the Spring of I S96, Dr. Henry Kegwin, the Superintendent of Mission for the Presbyterian Church in Florida; came to visit and organized a church. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman and Mr. Joel French were the three Trustees. Dr. Thompson was the first minister. He came from Cuba and lived in Lantana during the six months that he served the congregation. He was a young man who preached every other week alternating with Lantana. In 1897 or 1898 Mr. Kegwin came back. He was about 61 years old at the time that he organized the Delray Presbyterian Church.He had organized a number of other churches in the state, according to the history written by Margaret Livingston Smith. About the time of Mr. Kegwin's return, the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman a lot for a church building, 100' by 140' at the NW corner of Atlantic and the new 5th Avenue. The church building was never built but there was a small manse on the property and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters stayed there during his time here. Dr. Kegwin divided his time between Lantana and Delray Presbyterians. How long he stayed in Delray is not known but he did officiate at a marriage in 1901. The village during these years was a struggling community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially. As more people came the Lutherans of German descent organized their own church and the Adolph Hoffmans went back to their original church. The Lutherans also organized a school to teach their children their native tongue. The Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could longer support their organization and they disbanded. In 1904, Mr. Lyman acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction for S250. In 1898, the village fathers felt that the name of Linton held a negative connotation for attracting new residents and tourists. Since many of the original settlers had come from Michigan, it was voted that the name be changed to Delray after a suburb of Detroit. By 1900 there were 150 residents. Mr.Morikami bought land in 1906 and planted what was to be a most successful crop on the sandy soil, the pineapple. In 1911 the canning factory was built by the Hagler Railroad System to can the pineapples that were not perfect in appearance yet were perfectly delicious. It was located at 2nd Street and the railroad. An orchestra came from Miami for the opening celebration to play for the ceremony and dance that evening. It was reported that "it was a social affair the likes of which the town had never known or may never know a gain " Tragically a freeze came that night and ruined the crop The first hand-cranked-drawbridge over the canal was built in 1911. It was replaced with a wooden bridge in 1923 in time for the building boom. F.J. Schrader, a builder, came to Delray in 1911 and built the first home east of the canal During the First World War he went into construction in Charleston, SC, and while rooming there with Irwin J. Sink, another builder,persuaded him to come to Delray after the war and buy land adjoining his on Swinton. The Schraders had lived on Swinton for many years in a large frame house with a basement, most unusual in Florida, and an attic. Mr. Sink moved to Delray in 1922 and built the larger school house and the Case Del Ray Hotel for the Sterling's daughter on Atlantic Avenue on SE 2nd Avenue. That site is now the Robert Worthing Park. Mr. Sinks built the Arcade Building and is reputed to have built more structures than any other contractor. In 1912, H.J. Sterling and three others organized the Delray Lumber Company. Up to then all lumber for building had to be barged down to Delray from West Palm Beach_ Electricity was installed in 1914. Weeknights people could have power from 6 to 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock on Saturdays. The lights would blink and alert folks to light their oil lamps if they were going to stay up longer. One day a week electricity was turned on so those who had electric irons could use them and iron that one day. With the sons and fathers off_to the First World War the farmers found it very difficult to make a living. The main source of employment was at the canning factory. In 1915 or 1916 the pineapple factory was sold to the Snyder Ketchup Company and the aroma changed to that of tomatoes and spices. Pineapple growing was no longer a profitable endeavor because of the growth of Cuba's pineapple industry and cheaper cost of importing. Also contributing to the demise was the beginning of drainage by the Everglades and Lake Worth Drainage District. In time the land boom also meant the land became more valuable than pineapples. Land went from S50 per acre paid by growers to $1,000 an acre paid by developers. Between 1921 and 1926 four hotels were built. The new Kentucky • House in 1921, Seacrest Hotel and Casa Del Ray in 1925 and the Alterep which later became the Colony Hotel. In 1923 Delray Beach was incorporated east of the canal. The people living on the east side did not want to be committed or involved with the indebtedness of Delray. They ran their own affairs and preferred it that way. When proposals were made of uniting the two towns, the Eastsiders agreed, finally, with the provision that Delray Beach would not be responsible for Delray's bonded indebtedness. In 1927, the old town-of Delray Beach on the ocean had merged with the Town of Delray west of the canal forming the City of Delray Beach-" The golden age of the buying and selling of land and buildings came to a great climax in 1926. The value of Delray property on the Tax Assessor's books amounted to $12,000,000. In early 1927 the bubble burst, the banks closed and the economy collapsed. By 1932 that property value amounted to $1,777,000. Delray's bonded indebtedness was$1,500,000, a huge amount for only 3,500 people. Thirty-five years later it was still paying off-that debt. The hurricanes of 1926 and 1928 brought great hardship. The two storms of 1926, July 27th and September 18', caused extensive damage particularly the September hurricane which caused property damage amounting to S200,000 to $250,000. The hurricane of September 16 1928 left no section untouched. This storm with winds of 125 miles per hour knocked down or ripped apart one-third of all the buildings in Delray. St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Church, built in 1904 on Swinton Avenue,was wiped off the ground leaving nothing but rubble. All evidence of a church was blown away. Part of Route A1A was washed out 5 or 6 miles south of Atlantic Avenue. The pavement on both sides came to an abrupt end and the jagged edges hung out over the sand. The Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street that Mr. Schrader built and financed so near to the ocean remained unharmed but stood empty. It was built in 1924 for 35 Baptists and their minister, the Reverend Mr. Samuel Gibson and Mrs. Gibson. The small congregation had grown to 135 members by 1928 but financial difficulties, the bank failures and the inability to pay for the construction forced them to reunite with the other Baptists turning the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader. It was most fortunate rh'T the church building was available for rent to the new revitaii7ed Presbyterian congregation for $30 per month_ ama'ingly, after that dreadful September 16th storm, they held their first service in the church on October 21s`,just five weeks later. They had found a home. Over the years from 1896 and Dr. Kegwin's arrival, the Presbyterian faithful had tried many rimes to form a congregation. As an example, in 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organi7ed a Sunday School of 30 or more members. They met every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (the original Chamber of Commerce building). However, after the Superintendent became too ill and another very active worker became ill and died, this Sunday School had to be given up. Also, in 1916 another Presbyterian minister made a survey of the potential of forming a Presbyterian Church in Delray and came to the conclusion that the town had as many churches as the town could support. Finally in the latter part of April 1925. at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity, Rev. J.F. Shepherd of Eustis, Florida, Executive for the Florida Board of National Missions, U.S.A., came to Florida and preached and addressed the congregation in the Delray Theater on the desirability of organizing a church here at that time. The general feeling seemed to be enthusiastic to moving toward organizing. However, no action was taken until Dr. Shepherd came again on October 01 and preached to a fair-sized congregation. After the morning sermon, the beginning of the organization was made, a committee was formed to arrange for a permanent place to meet and other details preparatory to the next meeting on October 18`h. This time • the enthusiasm and dedication grew so that on Sunday, October 18`h the First Presbyterian Church of Delray was organized with Dr. Joseph P. Calhoun, recently retired pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, officiating and the first four Elders were elected. On November 1, 1925, Dr. W.A. Littell preached to the congregation of 50 people. This early church met in several places including Booster Hall, The Women's Club, the school and the motion picture theater.Morning services were held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening services held every week. Alternating Sunday evenings and each Sunday afternoon were given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. =L- On January 3, 1926, at a Congregational Meeting, the Church Constitution was adopted and Trustees were elected. The first sacrament of the Lord's Supper was celebrated on January 31'. On that date 13 people were baptized, more were admitted to membership and the Charter Roll was closed with 66 members. The women of the church organized immediately.Mrs. Margaret L. Smith had a meeting her home on January 4'h to form a "Women's Association of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray." At the second meeting of this association, the formation of a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church was created. Their first meetings were held on Sunday evenings. Tne McFarland sisters,who had previous experience with the Christian Endeavor Society in their former hometown, became great assets to this small group. As the activities of the membership grew, finding a place to meet became difficult. The availability of the empty Baptist Church was the answer. Starting in the fall of 1928, this Sanctuary with it's educational wing became the center of Delray Presbyterian life. Mr. Schrader had other offers to purchase the property but he was adamant that the purchaser would be a church. The Presbyterians of Delray were able to raise S7,000 to $8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed $6,000 from the Home Board of Missions in Philadelphia and received a grant of S5,000.Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although he had unpaid notes amounting to S30,000 to S40,000. Mr. Schrader also made a gift of the land on which the manse was built. Hoping to draw a greater number of worshipers and tourists, the name of the church was changed from First Presbyterian Church to The Community Church, Presbyterian of Delray. The dedication service was held on October 20, 1929. The architecture of this Spanish/Italian style church is quite unique through very appropriate to its serang. Mr. Schrader, architect and builder, had a picture and floor plan of an old cathedral in Florence, Italy. He started construction in May of 1924,working single-handed with only the help from a carpenter, a plumber, an electrician, and completed the construction in November. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the construction of the cypress trusses. The building is constructed of"impeneuable interlocking tyle and finished on the outside with Spanish stucco, and on the inside with the weird and antique `pecked' cypress. It has been said that this church is 'the most Floridian church in Florida'." The low L-shaped extension enclosed the court yard. "These cool open rooms are used for religion education classes and social functions and are completely equipped for the purpose. In the grass-covered enclosure around which the Sunday School annex extends, is an open-air baptistery. The source of its water supply is from a rock-built foundation, festooned with ferns, which flows down the gentle slope beneath the shade of the leaning palms. This is said to be the only open-air baptistery in America." "Inside the sanctuary soft gray tones create a simple reverential atmosphere, long comfortable cypress benches -• provide seating for at least 300 worshippers. The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set slightly to the right of the congregation. An interesting feature of the pulpit construction is the fact that just underneath is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the solid coral strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure foundation of God. Behind the chancel is a Pilcher organ which provides the only pipe-organ music available within the radius of ten miles. The large plain glass windows not only allow a ready vision of Nature's charms, but also provides ample ventilation in the winter and a free course for the cool : summer breezes." This quotation comes from a small brochure written and illustrated in 1929. It also states that "This church is supported entirely by voluntary offerings and has no endowment such as is customary in such churches elsewhere. Your earnest consideration is asked for the upkeep of this beautiful Sanctuary." At an"Evening of Remembrance"held on the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the building, October 21, 1959, Mr. Schrader explained that he did not make this church as elaborate as the picture of the original in Italy. The Christian Educational Wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very lini_-s of the property wing. The walling-in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio were done later and are the only changes made to the original 1924 structure. On that Remembrance Evening, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith described the open-air baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. "The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Christian Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same fountain, from which the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down into it. For the overflow of water from this pool,it was necessary to chop holes in the solid rock upon which it stood." The kitchen ultimately became the Sunday School supply closet. It was equipped with a four-burner stove and sink but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving or 10 cents per meal. The greatest profit reaii7ed was S50. According to Trustees Meeting Minutes in 1927 Reverend Frank A. Nelson was paid S50 per week but after the stock market crash in. December 1930 Reverend Bailey, a guest minister, was paid S15 for two sermons on Sunday plus S3 for lodaing at Kentucky House and $2.05 for four meals at the coffee shop. The organist, Mrs. Clover,was given a contract for S26 per month Dinning on January 1', 1931. This entailed playing for two services on Sunday and granting her the privilege of full use of the organ to practice and instruct during daylight hours and to use the church for recitals dividing the gross receipts equally. In 1931 her husband was paid $15 a month to organize and lead the choir, including a male quartet, using special talent from time to time and directing rehearsals and cooperating with the Chairman of the Music Committee. Paying off the loan from the Board of National Missions meant sending them$600 each September 15th from 1930 to 1939 when the total sum of$6,000 would have been paid. This was a non-interest bearing note signed and dated September 15th, 1929. While the boom and bust period had severe effects on Delray's economy, making 1926 - 1927 the worst depression years, the bottom truly came in 1932. Barter, trade and credit became the coinage. The minister of the First Baptist Church in Delray announced that the collection plate would no longer be passed during the service. The plate would be placed at the door where people could place in it whatever they could afford. This was done to avoid embarrassment for any member of the congregation_ It was said that some had nothing to give in those days except their devotion. The Presbyterian Treasurer's account book for September 1932 (church membership was 81 that year) records the offering on September 4th as$9.50 in the envelopes and S1.47 in loose change, September 11th ofS11.70 in envelopes and $1.10 in change, September 18th S10.25 in the envelopes and S7.61 in change and the 25th of$7.40 in envelopes and S3.22 in loose change. The street lights were turned off during the simmers of 1933 and.]934 to save money. That winter however seemed to mark a change in the economic tide in Delray as well as the nation. Recovery from the great depression seemed to begin. Suddenly artists,writers, professional men and financiers started to come to Delray and were willing to invest in property and homes. These were people who enjoyed the delightful quiet surroundings of a small city. Edna St. Vincent Millay was among that group. The Arcade Building became the gathering place for the artists who rented studios on the second floor and lunched in the Tap Room. • At the Annual Congregational Meeting held on April 3, 1940 the name of the church was changed from The Community Presbyterian Church to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. At that time there were 91 members listed on the roll. Great changes came with the Second World War. In 1942, 1,200 men were moved into the Boca Raton Club where the new Army Air Force radar training school was set up. Many of these men brought their families and came to live in Delray Beach. The Coast Guard stationed about 100 men at the Gulf Streati Polo Field which served as their base of operation. They, too, brought families to live in the city. The military also commandeered the herd of cows pastured in the St. Andrew-Briny Breezes area for fresh milk for the men. In October 1942, Dr. James G. Robinson was called to be the new pastor following the death of Dr. S. Willis McFadden who had been the much beloved mister for ten years. Dr. Robinson arrived with his family and conducted his first service on October 18t. In January 1943, at a Session Meeting, Dr. Robinson told of working as acting chaplain among the Coast Guardsmen at Gulf Stream and asked permission for this added duty. Also in that Session's Minutes is written'Dr.Robinson brouc r up a proposition of Mrs. Mary Lee Reid, a visiting musician and organist at Grand Central Station in New York to hold a,5 o'clock song service for men of the armed services in the church. Dr. Robinson and Mr. Ranson were asked to investigate." There was no mention of the results. Delray Beach opened its heart for these new arrivals. The U.S.O. was on Atlantic Avenue and First Presbyterian Church was there with hospitality, fii'n iship and solace.With the hotels, houses and apartments housing the Airmen and Coast Guard the hundreds of men and women employed to care for them meant an economic windfall for Delray Beach. Throughout the years before air-conditionir the problem of holding meetings for worship during the summer was met in several ways. Some years there were no services from July to September. In 1939 the church closed during the pastor's vacation_ Sometimes only a Sunday School was held in the summer. On June 21, 1943 the Session, after discussing plans for the summer servi es, passed the motion that "it be our policy to hold services until attendance drops below 50, then we shall meet again to discuss the matter." There was a membership at that time of 113 parishioners. Reporting on attendance at the September meeting, the pastor gave the results of the church being kept open during the months of July and August,ust, 9 weeks, as there was a total of 623 attendees. In April 1945 Mr. Schrader made a new front door and installed the art glass windows above the door. This easterly window was the gilt of Mr. and Mrs.Richardson of St. Paul,Minnesota, and Delray Beach. Starting in April 1947 there was a discussion of the need to hold ---Jo services during the winter season. The church was becoming too small for the crowd of attendees.At that time, the city of Delray Beach had a summer population of 10,000 and 15,000 in the winter. By 1952 there was a need 1.707 more Sunday School rooms especially since the choir took up one of their rooms. The January 19, 1955 Annual Congregational Meeting's Minutes note that the membership totaled about 450 members. At that meeting a silver chalice for communion was donated to the church by Allan Weber of the Delray Art Galleries. At the July 11. 1956 Session Meeting the Trustees outlined a project to extend the porch platform 15 feet to the north with an aw n r g extension to temporarily increase the seating capacity for the church at a cost of S1,000. In November at the Session Meeting the motion was passed that the location of the present church should not be moved and that of the Christian Education building be erected at a cost of S80,000. From.that first day in 1925 at Margaret L. Smith's house, the Women's Association has been very involved and active in the affairs of the church. Dinners. teas, and celebrations were only part of their schedule. They did various forms of fund-raising from Bake Sales to Apron Parties. In the Annual Report of January i 957 their activities told of their 106 members participating in ten regular meetings, 8 Board Meetings, 9 Circle Meetings, a Retreat, a Spring Tea and one Rally in September. They had a Covered-Dish Praise Service in November, 4 luncheons and a luncheon for the Council of Women. Mrs. Lucille A. Miller, President in 1955 - 1956 wrote "In view of the idea we might have a new kitchen and Lady's Parlor some day,"the Association voted to open a bank account and S700 was • - allocated from the General Funds as a starter. Over the years, the Christmas Bazaars and the Rummage Sales have become major fund raisers for the Women's Church Improvement Committee. When the new church was built and the old Sanctuary came to be called Fellowship Hall, it was the Women's Association that sold the cypress pews to pay for the building and equipment of the kitchen. From the start of the church the women have been a significant force in the life of the First Presbyterian Church. The Delray Chapter of Presbyterian Men was organized on June 30, 1949 and adopted their constitution on July 17, 1951. While there no longer is any amliation with the National Council, today the men of the church have breakfast together 6 times a year.With the voluntary contributions received at these break asts the men concentrate their interest toward the Adopt A-Family prom This involves taking the children to the zoo, ball games and Lion Country Safari outings. Recently a scholarship has been established to assist these children or their parents in furthering their education. Other groups have contributed to the vita v of the church. In 1969 a school for Christian Living was formed which met on Wednesday evenings for a simple family meal, fellowship and study. In 1993 that format was revived and called Wonderful Wednesday a most stimni='-ing program for all ages. In 1975 a group called Presbyterian Parmers was formed to promote fellowship among the families of the church. It was a socially oriented organization_ The need for a church newsletter was suggested to keep church members better informed about all of the activities of the First Presbyterian Church. Over the summer the committee was formed and the first edition of the Spire was sent out in October. Pot-luck suppers and an Annual Ice Cream Social on the patio, trips and outings were orgrm7ed by this group. In that first issue they wrote about the coming Harvest Moon Dinner on November 2'when supper would be followed by musical entertainment by members of the choir. The Spire continues to be a vital link and fund for information even though the Presbyterian Partners no longer exist as an organization. Over the seventy-four years of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church, The Community Presbyterian Church, the First Presbyterian Church ofDelray Beach and since 1977 Fellowship Hall has been the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms, wedding_ funerals, meetings, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, bazaars and rummage sales. It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this congregation. During these seventy-four years, few changes have been made in the original building. The first on August 31, 1939 was the installation of the Allendornh stained glass window on the west wall. Mrs. Allendorph was President of the Women's Association in 1935_ Her husband, as Trustee, signed the S6,000 loan to purchase the buildings. The new front door and the stained alarm window, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Delray were dedicated on April 1945. In 1955 the porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide an increase in the seating capacity at a cost ofS1,000. After becoming Fellowship Hall the stage area was built as was the modern kitchen_ • VI. Statement of Significance Thanks to the determination of Mr. F.J. Schrader in 1928 to maintain the church he built as a church, this building has remained a place of worship and fellowship consistently over the years. As the first church east of the waterway, it was:he sanctuary for the Presbyterians of Delray Beach from 1928 to 1977 when it became known as Fellowship Hall. Asa multi-functional facility for the church, it provides a place for worship, study and fellowship to this day. The historic character of the original building has been retained. The outer design and construction has not been altered except for the elimination of the seven terracotta urns decorating the exterior "sills," the addition of the Robison stained-glass window, the new front door in 1945, and the northern porch which was added in 1956 to provide more space for worshippers. When the new sanctuary was built in 1977, the old sanctuary became Fellowship Hall. Concerning the interior, the Women's Association sold the cypress pews which provided funds for installing the new kitchen. A sm- stage was built on the west side on the former location of the minister's _pulpit and the choir. The Decly cypress arches remain a distinctive feature of the original design. Fellowship Hall stands today as an -ample of the type of construction typical in Florida and Delray Beach in the early 1920's. The Span Italian style of architecture and the materials used are signatures of that era. In the historic recrds of the church, there is a quote that "it is the most Floridian church in Florida." Its distinctive features remain. The shamrock over the front door still proclaims this building as dedicated to the Christian faith and an lnteQral part of the First Presbyterian Church of Defray Beach. BIBLIOGRAPHY "Record" hook: History of the First Presbyterian Church, Delray Beach, Florida, written by Margaret Livingston Smith, January 10, 1926. Also includes the Article of Incorporation. History of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. Florida: • 1895 to January 10, 1926,from information written by Margaret Livingston Smith, by Paul L. Cox, contains other information and history from church records. History of Founding of Christian Endeavor Group of Young People: Starting February 1926 with nineteen members. An Evening of Remembrance: October 21, 1959, by Jeanne Baldwin. Historical Sketch of First Presbyterian Church. Delray Beach. Florida:- By Betty Ann Reed, } storian, 1987 Brochure and Transcript of Brochure Published in 1929: Brochure entitled "Community Church of Delray Beach, Florida" "A Chat About Our Church": By Rev. Morey, Minister, 1956-1967 Lists Presidents of Women's Association Growth of the Church Shown in Session Minutes: October 18, 1925 to November 23, 1958 Constitution of the Delray Beach Chapter of Presbyterian Men: Organised June 30, 1949 -Adopted July 17, 1951 The Dedication Service of the Christian Education Building: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, on April 8, 1962 (Contains historic dates from October 1985 to current) Annual Reports: Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray B—rh, Florida 1927 - 1941 Treasurer's Account Books. 1925- 1935: Letter from Y.C. Boyd, Attorney to E.M Wilson, May 21, 1942, concerning changing the name from Community Presbyterial Church to First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida. Letter concerning the mortaaae of 86,000 from the Board of National Missions, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Sanborn Map: 1926 • Florida Master Site File: May 1, 1986 Building Description: April 14, 1988 Session Minutes and Annual Reports Treasurer's Account Book: April 1, 1935 -March 1944; April 1944 - January 1952; and, January 1952 - January 1954 Women's Association Minutes: December 27, 1931 -February 26, 1934 and 1934- 1936 The Spire Newsletter: October 1979 to October 1986 Delray Historical Society: Miami Daily News, September 17, 1928, concerns the Hurricane Lora Sinks Britt, My Gold Coast in Earlier Years Brittany House Publishers, Palatka, Florida. 1984 Cecil W. and Margoann Farrar, Incomparable Delray Beach. Its Early Life and Lore. 1894-1930 Printed by Star Publishing Co., Inc., Boynton Beach, Florida First printing, March 1974 Eighty Years of History of Women's Club of Delray Beach. 1902 - 1982 From Sapling to Sturdy Oak. 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The kitchen was equipped with but a four-burner oil stove and a sink, but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices of five cents per serving, or ten cents for a meal! The greatest profit ever realized was S50, but a delightful time was had by all. Miss Addie Mae Bell told of her appointment as Sunday School Superintendent during those very early times in our church history. She continues in this post until she began teaching in Palm Beach. Mrs. Lawrence Ranson then showed pictures of the first congregation and quoted an amusing anecdote concerning one of the first pastors. A lady in the congregation told Mrs. Ranson that this pastor's sermons were unusually lengthy, but that while he was preaching, no one could call on her to do anything at all. In those busy days of starting the church, she was grateful to him for affording her the opportunity to sit still for such a considerable period of time.Mrs.Ranson told of the various meeting places used by the Presbyterians during the years before they came into this church. They met on the porch of the old U.S.O., which was then knows as "Booster's Hall." Then they moved to the Women's Club,which was near the present Arcade. The 1928 storm ruined that building, so they held services in the school and the motion picture theater. Mrs. Ranson and the other charter members then told of the difficulties arising from the naming of the church as the First Presbyterian Church or Community Presbyterian Church and the decision to choose the latter. Mr. Jacobson remarked that he understood the church had been immensely popular with all denominations for weddings, as everyone wanted to walk up the aisle. He added that they should have tried to make Presbyterians out of all of them! Mr. Jacobson then introduced Mr. James Ranson and asked for his impressions of the early days from the viewpoint of the younger generation_ ?Mrs. Walsmith smilingly interjected, "go easy, I was his first Sunday School teacher!" Mr. Ranson said that if there were anv boys causing a commotion outside the building at any time, he was usually one of them. One of his most important chores was climbing up to the bell tower to repair the rope, which frequently parted company from the bell. At th;s point, Mr. Schrader asked if the bells were still used, and it was obligingly rung for him loud and clear, to the amazement of our neighbors, no doubt! To keep the youngsters occupied,Mrs. James then said, anyone with a spethal talent was asked if they would teach something in his particular field.Mr.Archibald Crichton had a class in carper and wood working which turned out many useful and attractive articles, and kept idle hands very busy. Mr. Schrader related an interesting feature of our pulpit construction,just underneath it is the only place on the entire property where the solid rock comes to the surface, thereby providing a solid coral strand on which, he said, the minister might proclaim "on Christ the solid rock I stand" and the congregation might sing, "How Firm a Foundation." Mrs. Walsmith then mentioned that the organ at that time was the same one we have now, and that Mrs. Ranson played "for everything." Mrs. Morey joined in with a story told to her by a lady who had been the organist for the Baptists. On the day that the first worship service was held, the attention of the congregation was considerably diverted by a snake which dropped u om the rafters and landed on the Communion Table. Mr.Morey closed the pleasant evening v ith a prayer of thanksgiving for the many blessings bestowed upon our church and congregation. Respectfully submitted Jeanne Baldwin, Secretary- (This account has been copied by Nancy Young February 23, 1998 from the typed report by the above secretary.) • • • The organization of the Presbyterian-Church in Delray followed closely the beginning of the town itself. that the history of the church can hardly be written without including some of the early history of the town and its settlers. In October 1895, Mr. Adolph Hoffman and five or six other men, who had come together in Palm Beach while waiting there for the East Coast canal to be finished this far, arrived in what was then known as the town of Linton. He found here exactly two men, Mr. Linton from Detroit, and an engineer for the land company. They were living in a tent standing at about the present corner of N'E 7`'Avenue, and NE 15' Street, the first high and dry spot back from the west bank of the canal. After disembarking from the boat on which they had traveled, these new arrivals carried, as best they could, their tents. provisions, clothing, etc., wading across the low, submerged land between the artificial bank of the canal and the higher spot further west. Of those first seven or eight men here, Mr. Hoffman alone remains, now March 1926. Others came at short intervals, continuously. Thereafter the Model Land Co. and the F.E.C.RR Co. being busily engaged in interesting people from the other states in forming colonies along the southern east coast of Florida. Mrs. Ho77mann and a few friends from Germane-came over and joined Mr. Hoffman here later in 1895. Vegetable growing, at first, was almost the only means of livelihood. Their first season the winter of 1895-96 was an extremely wet one; the crops were drowned, money was scarce; the people became discouraged by their failures and the great discomforts and privations they were enduring; and, one by one, a large part of the few who came first, gave up their little homes, and went elsewhere, during the years that followed. Within a few months after their arrival here, these pioneers had started a school in a small, one-room house on the grounds, now much enlarged, still owned as school property by Delray district on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton Avenues. In this schoolroom, any minister, of whatever denomination, who stopped in the village, was invited to preach. In the spring of 1896, Dr. Henry Kest-win, the Superintendent of Missions for the Presbyterian Church in Florida, came to Defray(Linton), and organized a church in the little settlement here. Mr. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. M.B. Lyman, and Mr. Joel French (the town's first postmaster) were the three Trustees. A Dr. Thompson was the first minister. Beyond the fact that he came here from Cuba;that he lived in Lantana during the six months or thereabouts that he served the congregation here;that he prey r hed once in two weeks; that he was a young man; and that he held services in Lantana, also, nothing more can be recalled concerning him. In 1897 or 1898, Dr. Kezwin himself came_ About this time the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr. Lyman, a lot for a church building, it being 100'x 140' at the northwest corner of Atlantic Avenue and the now 5`h Avenue or Dixie Highway. The church building was never accomplished. But there was a small manse on the lot, and Dr. Kegwin and his two daughters lived in it during his stay here. Because of the lapse of time and the many events following during the years,Mr. Hoffman is not positively sure, but he thinks this frame building was moved to the lot, being the abandoned home of some former resident. It may be an item of interest that this manse later was moved again, and was for some years the home of Mr. &Mrs. Paul Dawson on Dade Street (NE 6th Avenue). Dr.Kegwin held service here every other week, preaching the alternate Sundays in Lantana or some other village on the line. The definite time he preached in Delray cannot be ascertained; but he was still living here in 1901, when he read the marriage service for Mr. J.J. Schabinger and Miss Mae Ewing. The village during the years was a strug`giinn community, and the church was small in membership and weak financially. As more people came, the Lutherans organized their own church, and Mr. & Mrs. Hoffman went back to that, their original church. Then the Methodists organ having services and finally the Presbyteriars could no longer support their organization, and they disbanded. • In 1904, Mr. Lyman, acting for the Trustees, sold the lot and manse at public auction. Mr. J.S. Wuecper. having bid S10 more than did Mr. French, got the property for about S250_ Among the small number of members of this, the first church organization in this town, the only names that can be recalled are those of Mr. &Mrs. Adolph Hoffman, Mr. & Mrs. Lyman and daughter, Mr. & Mrs. Sherman (W.D.) and Miss Ina Blackmer. Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Sterling were active workers in the church, tho' not members. Dr. J.F. Shepherd. present Superintendent of Missions, gives the following information: "Dr. Henry Kezwin was born in Indiana in 1S36 (making him 60 years of age when he, as Superintendent of Missions, organizes the Delray Presbyterian Church). He organi7ed a number of other churches in the state, some fifteen of which were, by his advice, turned over to the Southern Church to save expense. He, himself, supplied the Southern Presbyterian Church in Orlando for some time. He is no longer living." Dr. Shepherd saw reference to the Delray Church in the Minutes of the Florida-Presbytery, which are now in the Historical Society in Philadelphia, and he thinks the organi7ation was not perfected. "In 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organi7ed a Sunday School of thirty or more members, meeting every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Hall (present Chamber of Commerce). Mr. Walter Knox (now deceased) was Superintendent, all offices were filled, and there were three or more classes with teachers. Mr. Knox became too ill, after six or more months, to do the work; another very active worker became ill and died. Others moved away: and this Sunday school had to be given up."The above information was given by Mrs. Frank Nichols, one of the teachers. About this same year, 1916, a Presbyterian minicter came at Mrs. Walter Knox's request, preached in the Methodist Church one Sunday morning, met the Presbyterians, and, after canvassing the field, decided that Delray had then as many churches as could be supported. Finally in the latter part of April 1925, at the request of Dr. Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity,Rev. J.F. Shepherd of Eustis, Florida, Executive for Florida of the Board of National Missions, U.S.A., came to Delray and preached to and afterward addressed the congregation, in the Delray Theatre, on the desirability of organizing a church here at this rime. The general feeling seemed to be an enthusiastic wish to act at once toward that end. A committee was appointed by Dr. Shepherd to canvas the whole field and obtain a full expression of the desire of the people. Apparently nothing was done for some months. Then, on October 4, Dr. Shepherd came again, and preached at the Chamber of Commerce Hall to a fair-sized congregation in the morning, his subject being "The Victory of Faith," in the evening, he lectured on Egypt. After the morning sermon, the beginning of an organization was made; a committee, headed by Mrs. Lucy Rice Dean,was elected to atrange for a permanent place of meeting and other details, preparatory to the next service on October 18. The expression of most of those present on October 4 was a feeling of joyful satisfaction at the prospect of once again having a Presbyterian Church in Delray. On October 18 at 11 a.m.,Dr. Joseph P. Calhoun, formerly of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, but just now resigned from a pastorate of several years in the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach, preached a most inspiring sermon of advice and admonition to the new congregation, his text being Galatians 5:22. During this service a Congregational Meeting was opened by a prayer for God's guidance in the selection of Elders and His blessing on the new church; after which the selection of Elders was proceeded with, Dr. Calhoun acting as Moderator and Ruth L. McFarland as Secretary. Dr. Calhoun read the n, es of four men,recommended by Dr. Shepherd, as follows: Dr. Roy Webb, Mr. L.F. Ranson, Dr. Archibald Miller and Mr. Frank Dean The four were elected by the congreg,a:ion. Dr. Webb not being, present, it was decided to proceed without him. Dr. Calhoun then asked the three present to present themselves for Ordination and Installation, and he read to them and to the congregation at this service. Dr. Miller being a previously ordained Elder, Mr. Ranson and Mr. Dean were now Ordained, and the three were installed as Elders in this church. The Benediction was then pronounced. The Session met immediately, and a dozen or more letters received, of those persons wishing to become members of this church, and Miss Jane Dean and Gertrude 1\filler were received on Confession of Faith. On November 1, Dr. WA. Littell preached for the first time, here, coming for the winter from Denver, Colorado, at Dr. Shephard's request. His test was St. John 3:30 "He Must Increase, but I Must Decrease." a most eloquent and scholarly sermon, the thought being that the individual must be subordinated to God and His work. Fifty persons were in attendance. This was also an evening service. On November 8, 1925,Dr. Littell made an urgent appeal to all Presbyterian residents and to others wishing a church home to add their names to the Charter Roll, saying this Roll would be kept o den for some weeks, and that in the future it would be felt an honor to have one's name on it. About this time it was decided to continue holding the services in the Chamber of Commerce Hai since no more desirable room seemed available. Morning service was held by Dr. Littell continuously in Delray, with evening service, also, once in two weeks, the alternate Sunday evening and each Sunday afternoon being given to the Presbyterians in Boynton. This heavy work proved too trying for Dr. Littell's strength, and in January, Dr. Calhoun took over the work in Boynton, thereafter evening service was held in Delray each Sunday. Week by week the congregation grew in numbers and in enthusiasm_ A second Congregational Meeting was called for January 3, 1926, the first Sunday oft-De new year, and was held immediately following the morning church service. Dr. Littell, presiding, read the form of a Church Constitution suggested by Dr. Shepherd, which was unanimously adopted; but, upon motion, was set aside for that meeting. The following men were nominated and elected as Trustees, according to the Rotary System: Mr. J.M. Spencer -Term of five years Mr. W.N. Johnson -Term of four years Mr. Kenneth Wood -Term of three years Mr. George Gray -Term of two years Edward T. Page, Ph.D. -Term of one year Next a financial plan was submitted and adopted by vote, providing for current expenses and the Benevolent Fund with use of a duplex envelope system and a treasurer for each. Mrs. Margaret Livingston Smith was elected Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund. At the suggestion of Mrs. F.B. Kingsbury, it was decided to have a church historian, and Mrs. Smith was, also, elected to do this work. Dr.Webb,who had previously offered a lot for a church building site explained at this meeting that the title to be the lot was in process of litigation, but✓hat he thought he would be able, within three months, to give a clear title for same to the Trustees, but if finally unable to deliver to the church this lot, 100 feet on North Swinton Avenue, he assured the congregation he would give very generously in other ways. Mr.Kenneth Ward, a builder, expressed himself as thinking it unwise to try to build while materials and labor were so unusually high in cost. The urgent nwd of a Sunday School was felt and had been much discussed by Dr. Littell and many members of the congregation_ and the American Legion most generously offered their hall, free of all expense, for this purpose. This offer was made public at this meeting, and declined with a vote of thanks. By advice of Dr. Webb, plans for a Sunday School were dropped until after the summer months. At the service on January 3, 1926, the first special offering was asked for, for Church Benevolence, and the sum of S36 was given, and sent to the National Board of Missions in New York. A An invitation was extended to all women of the congregation and others interested in this church's by Mrs. Margaret L. Smith. to meet at her home on the Ocean-Boulevard, on Monday, January 4 at 3 p.m. the purpose of getting acquainted with each other and to plan for a permanent organization. A.fter an enthusiastic discussion, an organization was formed, and later named "The Women's Association of The First Presbyterian Church of Delray." Mrs. Frank Dean was elected President Mrs. J.W. Wood was elected Vice-President Mrs. J.M. Spencer was elected Secretary Mrs. W.N. Johnson was elected Treasurer The members present were divided into two circles, for work, by the drawing of names with Mrs. E.T. Page, from Chicago, as leader of No. 1 and Mrs. W.A_ Campbell, from Grenada, Mississippi leader of No. 2. At a later meeting,No. 3 was formed from the additions to the membership, with Mrs. Spencer as leader, she having resigned as Secretary of the Association, Mrs. Walsmith was elected secretary. . The circles at once became active in the church work. The first notable thing done was a Father's and Son's dinner given by Circle No.1 with the idea of fostering a friendly and fraternal spirit among the men and boys of the congregation. A good dinner was served and piano music, a real treat, was given by Mrs. Harry Breese, while the meal was in progress. About sixty men and boys enjoyed this entertainment. At the second monthly meeting of the Association, the first Monday in February, Mrs. E.T. Page brought up the question of starting a Christian Endeavor Society for the young people of the church. All approved, and Mrs. Page was asked to take charge of the movement_ On the following Sunday evening, February 7, the first Christian Education meeting was held with light refreshen. at 6 p.m., followed by the religious service. The attendance was very encouraging from the start. The church was most fortunate in having the efficient and faithful help of two young women experienced in Christian Education work,'\itss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland from Pittsburgh. The women of the Association took charge of the light rem eshments, two serving each evening. The young people soon organised and elected officers, and have occasional social evenings, as well as a week-night study class. The first Christian Endeavor officers were: (omitted) From the first church service on October 4, Mrs. L.F. Ranson has faithfully served as pianist for every meeting. A volunteer choir of church people has added much to the sweetness of the worship of God. On December 17, 1925, Miss Sarah and Miss Ruth McFarland presented to the church fifty Presbyterian Hymnals, a much appreciated gift. Until that time; the church had been accepting the kindly loan, from the Men's Community Bible Class, of their song books. About December 1, Mrs. Kate H. Glass presented two silver offertory plates. A Charter Roll was closed on Sunday, January 31, recording a membership of persons. The first celebration of the Lord's Supper was held ch.r.ring the morning service on that day, with about ninety (90) communicants. Preceding the communion service,. two infants were baptized, William Nooton Johnson, son of Mr. Cedric N. and Mrs. Faye Johnson, and Robert Lester LaDuke, son of Mr. Lester and Mrs. Mary Sabine LaDuke. There were also baptized William Nooton Johnson. Mary J. Johnson, Aline Johnson Hollam (from the membership of the Friend's Church), Cedric N. Johnson, Faye Johnson, Mary Patricia Hollarn, Jean Hollarn, Sara W. Keen, Lea VanMcMullen, Lester LaDuke and Mary Sabine LaDuke. There were received into membership by Letter from other churches: Dr. W.A. Miller and Mrs. W.A. Miller, First Presbyterian, Pensacola, Florida. Mrs. F. Gertrude Prather, Miss Sarah McFarland and Miss Ruth McFarland, Homewood Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Margaret C. Livingston Smith, First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio, through the Methodist Church, Delray Florida. Mrs. Kate H. Glass, Methodist Church, Delray, Florida, through the Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan. Mr. L.F. Ranson, Mrs. (L.F.)Marion Ranson, Dr. Roy Webb, and Mrs. Roy Webb, First Methodist Church, Delray, Florida. Mr. George H. Gray, Mrs. George H. Gray, and Miss Edith Christine Gray, First Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. J.W. Orr, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, New Jersey. • Mrs. Elizabeth Ely On, First Presbyterian Church, Perinsville, New Jersey. Mr. Edward T. Page and Mrs. Edward Page, First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Mary Rebecca Taylor, Presbyterian Church of Jeuersontown, Kentucky. Mr. I.F. Vernon, First Presbyterian Church, Irwin, Tennessee. Mr. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Surry Congregational Church, Surry, New Hampshire. Mrs. Tnsie Viola Nichols, Presbyterian Church, Glassport, Pennsylvania. Mr. J.M. Spencer, Mrs. Ruby Snow Spencer and Miss Frances Marion Spencer, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Mrs. Weston Chivers of First Congregational Church, Lake Worth, Florida. Mr. Neil M. Chrichton and Mrs. Joan Chrichton of Presbyterian Church, Monticello, New York. Mrs. Maggie Wood of First Presbyterian Church, Grenada, Mississippi. Mr. William N. Johnson,Mrs.Mary J. Johnson and Mrs. Aline Johnson Hollarn of West Richmond Friend's Church, Richmond Indiana. (This account of the history has been typed from the handwritten records written by Margaret Livingston Smith in a "Record" book.) -6- Articles of Incorporation Article I The name of this incorporation shall be The First Presbyterian Church of Delray, Florida. Article H The principles on which this church is founded and associated are those truths of the Holy Scripture and that Ecclesiastical order and discipline which are set forth in the Constitution and Confession of Faith of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Article III The officers of the church shall be a Pastor and a Session of ruling Elders of not fewer than four (five?) or not more than nine, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting, and all vacancies then filled. ..: The duties of the Pastor and his Session are the pastoral care and the public instruction of the people, which are set forth in the Bible and in the Book of Discipline of the Presbyterian Church. The church may also provide for a Board of Deacons of not fewer than three, one of whom shall be elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting and all vacancies then filled, and whose duties are also defined in the word of God and the Book of Discipline of the church_ Article IV Section I-The officers of the Corporation shall be a Board of Trustees of five in number, one of whom shall be elected at each congregational meeting, which meeting shall be held on the second Sabbath in February, and of which meeting due notice shall be given from the pulpit. Section II-All voting at the Congre2anonal Meeting, at which the Pastor shall preside, shall be by ballot, whether it be for officers of the church or corporation, unless ordered by two-thirds of the members present at such meeting.. Section III - The Trustees shall hold office each five years, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed.In case of vacancy by resio-n7rion,the remaining members shall have power to fill the vacancy so caused. Section IV- The duties of the Trustees shall be the care of the property of the corporation and the raising and overseeing of finances of same, as well as those duties prescribed by the laws of the state of Florida governing Trustees of incorporate bodies_ They are also empowered to contract debts in the interest of the corporation not to exceed the sum ofS1,000 and which shall not already be provided for by subscriptions, and to give their note or a mortgage upon the property of the congregation, for which note or mortgage the property shall be duly holden in law. Section V- Since the church is a perpe-�zal organisation, the Trustees elected, or their successors shall each hold office perpetually. (These Articles of Incorporation have been typed from the handwriting of Margaret Livingston Smith as written in her 'Record" book.) -7- AN EVENL\G OF REMEMBRANCE A Church Family Night dinner was held on Wednesday, October 21, 1959 in observance of the 30th anniversary of the dedication of this building for the Presbyterians. This "Evening of Remembrance" started with the buffet dinner attended by approximately sixty people. The piece-de-resistance was an anniversary cake decorated with an amazingly accurate reproduction of the front of the church building, coconuts in the palm trees included! While Mr. Morey took their pictures, those who were members at the time of the dedication joined Mrs. William G. James, • wife of the Clerk of Session, in cutting the cake. The Group included Mr. F.S. Schrader, who designed and buil:the church, Mrs. Lawrence F. Ranson, Mr. James H. Ranson, Mrs. Margaret Walsmith and Miss Addie Mae Bell and Mrs. Archie Creighton. After a delicious dinner, Mr. Kenneth Jacobson, Chairman of the Anniversary Committee, welcomed the members and reminded them that another special treat was in store for them in January 2 961, when we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the granting of the charter to our church. Mr. Morey later added that is planned to send out invitations to members in all parts of the country for this occasion. Mr. Jacobson said that the plans for this evening consisted of "just sitting around and talking about old times" which proved to be a delightful experience for all concerned. Mr. Jacobson contributed many amu. g stories as he presided over the informal meeting and introduced the guests of honor. Mr. William James first read Mr. Paul Cox's thorough and interesting history of our church and Delray Beach, dating from October 1895 (a copy of this document is attached). Mr. Jacobson then introduced Mr. F.J. Schrader as a Gentleman who dated further back than the history of the church_Mr. Schrader came to Delray in 1911 and built the first house on the beach side of the waterway, the old Kentucky House. Mr. Schrader said that, in those days,.there was no bridge. He hauled building.materials with two mules and a cart, and had his choice of driving to the nearest bridge, which was at Boynton, or poling across the canal to the opposite shore. He then proceeded to tell of various remembrances he had of the people and places of those days. Mr. Schrader built our church for the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church in 1924, starting in May and ending in November, and built it single-handed;r.ith help only from a carpenter, plumber and electrician. He admitted that he had his hands full when he came to the consa-uction of the trusses! Mr. Schrader financed as well as built the church. Because of losses suffered from the extensive damage of the 1928 hurricane, the Baptists were unable to continue payment of their notes, so they turned the deed to the property over to Mr. Schrader as satisfaction. Although he had offers,he stood firm to his demon that he would sell his property only if the buyers continued to use it as a church, and refused to sell otherwise_ The Presbyterians raised S7 or 8,000 by subscription among themselves, borrowed S8,000 from the Home Board in Philadelphia and received a grant of S5,000. Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them, although the unpaid notes he held amounted to some S30 or 5.40,000. Not only are we grateful to Mr. Schrader for our buiiriing, but for the land on which the manse is built,which was his gift to us.Although he had not previously been a member, Mr. Schrader came into our church when he rearned here in 1937 after more than ten years in the North. He was also Clerk of Session and attended General Assembly in Milwaukee. In answer to questions by Mr. Morev- and various members, Mr. Schrader said that the stye of our church building is patterned after an old cathedral in Italy, and is a mixture of Spanish and Italian architecture. There is one very much like it in Coconut Grove. A copy of a picture of the cathedral in Italy and a floor plan were used by Mr. Schrader as guides, although he explained that our church is not as elaborate as the original. The C ristian Education wing was originally screened in, and extended to the very limits of the property lines. The walling in of this wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio are the only changed that have been made in the building sit e its construction in 1924. Mr. Jacobson thanked Mr. Schrader for being with us, introduced Mrs. Schrader and then asked Mrs. Margaret Walsmith to share some of her memories with us. She described the open air Baptistery used by the Baptists during their occupation of the building. The font still stands in the area surrounded by the Chrisnan Education wing. The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed, was this same Dr. Frank Nelson, who was the senior pastor from 1927 to 1930, wrote the following poem as true today as then. THE CHURCH BY THE SIDE OF THE SEA By the side of the rhythmic breakers On the shore of the crystal sea There stands a house that is calling To the best that there is in me. It is not a house of pleasure Nor a palace of earthly delight But a place where God reaches down . And illumines my life with light. 0. Ministers of First Presbyterian Church Senior Pastors James H. McCormick, D.D. 1926 - 1927 Frank H. Nelson_ Ph.D. 1927 - 1930 S. Willis McFadden, D.D. 1931 - 1941 James G. Robinson, Ph.D. 1942 - 1957 Robert G. Morey, B.D. 1957 - 1967 Seth C. Morrow.. D.D. 1968 - 1983 Theodore A. Bn�h, Ph.D. 1984 - Assistant Pastors & Pastoral Assistants Byron S. Fruitt, B.D. 1964 - 1968 Paul D. Wierman_ M.Div. 1978 - 1979 Blanchard D. Romaine, M.Div. 1979 - 1984 Arthur S. Joice_ D.D. 1984 - 1987 Donald C. Drummond, M.A. 1987 - 1989 J. Michael Castiunis, D.M. 1989 - 1992 Joan LeRoy Abell, M.R.E. 1992 - 9 ,y�fJ 25I U. . N • s .,........„,_ _ i . .u, .. 1., ,, „„0/a C oes/ c ill q2-3 C /7a / isI —" • 1 I I ,• n Ai Jet Nu - I K ' /411 l'aQ j r w�"�yIxjl ' 6�/ P 8 • o S' o ✓1 11��iI y r. . ' E iq \C - yr: I1 F` d J C7 (.�I IQ +O f ( ill9 al [ �I, • l.- I ...� C. Y II ^ n V J VN %/UCi//c(1( + I 't! .I R �. b C\ v r 2 11 �r 7 r 9RONSON r II 2 rJD r � Fi s. i • ta, - p ng ivl .r111 a , Io .:.rai AU=7-1 ,� . ` -..:I .rnr nI GLaSON' ST.✓. �EL 11." aT) w `4• 7 , riIF1 Tal: f•~� b FL D E`' N, •N i ,,Q . IJ1 �,�. IS• 9` xvi n l 1 Pam. = r.,y :.�- NI _�C1-1 ------.21 ) , J lr' Gw j.Nti \ /� °cp. w i JJ r 7� ;•. g / / a n d i s Ocean -I I 1. NAME OF PROPERTY 1. Name of Property historic name other names/site number HISTORIC NAME Enter the names of well-known per- Mystic Townsite Historic District sons as they are listed in the Dictio- nary of American Biography. Snake Valley Archeological Enter the name that best reflects District the property's historic importance or Willard,Emma Hart was commonly used for the property Burke's Garden Rural Historic during the period of significance. Douglass,Frederick District Enter only one name. Do not exceed 120 characters,including spaces and If a property is significant for more punctuation. List additional historic than one person,choose the most NAMING names under Other Names/Site Num- prominent. If the persons are equally ARCHEOLOGICAL ber. important,include as many names as PROPERTIES The term"property"refers to the appropriate but do not exceed 120 entire geographic area being nomi- characters for the entry. A property Name archeological sites and dis- nated or considered for eligibility. It may be named for both the husband tricts by historic or traditional may be an individual building,site, and wife who owned it. If there is names. structure,or object,or it may be a dis- not enough space for both names, If an archeological property does trict comprising a variety of build- choose the most prominent person's not have a historic or traditional ings,sites,structures,or objects.Prop- name or eliminate the first names al- name,enter"N/A"and list,under erties may be named for persons, together. Other Names/Site Number,the site events,characteristics,functions,or number or a name derived from cur- historic associations. Archeological Chestnut,General James and rent ownership,an aspect of cultural sites are commonly referred to by site Mary,House significance,location,or geographic numbers,but may be given other features. Identify the number or names as well. National Register or name to be used in National Register files,Federal Register,National Regis- records by adding"(preferred)"after ter Information System(NTRIS),and Chestnut House the entry. any publications will refer to the property by the historic name. The NAMING DISTRICTS AK 43287(preferred) historic name is preferred for general reference because it continues to be Use traditional terms such as"vil- PROPERTIES WITH meaningful regardless of changes in lager' "ranch," "courthouse square," ownership or use and most often re- q COMMON NAMES lates to the reasons the property is eli- or"twnsite,'or the generic terms gibes for a the egister ty "historic district"or"archeological Differentiate properties with com- district, to indicate the kind of dis- mon names by numbering them or trict when naming districts based on adding the location to the name. USING NAMES OF their location or historic ownership. PERSONS Modifiers such as"prehistoric," United States Post Office— "commercial," "civic," "rural," "in- Walnut Street Branch When the name of a person is used dustrial,"or"residential"may also to identify a property,use the follow- be used to define the predominant World War II Japanese ing format: last name,first name, historic quality of a district. Names Fortification—Site 2 and building type. of historic and archeological districts should reflect the area as a whole Bennett,John,House rather than specific resources within it. 8 First Presbyterian Church 33 Gleason Street Delray Beach, Florida 33483 (561) 276-6338 nrt October 15, 1998 THEODOREA.BUSH,Ph.D. SENIOR PASTOR JOAN LEROYABELL,M.R.E. ASSOCIATE PASTOR Mrs . Pat Cayce Historical Preservation Planner City of Delray Beach, Florida Dear Mrs . Cayce, Mrs . Nancy Young, an Elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray beach, has asked me to write to you concerning our Fellowship Hall being recognized as an historical site by the City of Delray Beach. Last winter a feasibility study was made concerning the status of Fellowship Hall which was in dire need of repairs . This building was built in 1924 for the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church by Frank J. Schrader . In 1928 the Baptists could no longer support their church and returned it to Mr. Schrader. Starting in the fall of 1928 the Presbyterians rented it from Mr. Schrader and then purchased it in 1929. Mrs . Young was asked to do the research and write the history of this uniquely designed building. In doing so the Session also decided that the building warranted restoration. It was felt that this 1924 building is worthy of being designated an historical site. The history of the growth of the Presbyterian Church and the city itself become a closely knit story. Fellowship Hall stands today as an example of the type of construction typical of Flo- rida and Delray Beach in the early 1920s. It was the first church east of the waterway, and it has been involved in the growth and development of the city. We would be honored to have you consider our request of having this "most Floridian Church in Florida" recognized as an hist- orical site . Most sincerely, Margaret W. Bowen, Clerk of Session (Mrs . James L. Bowen) IL THE: NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR CRITERIA c. A birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstanding importance EVALUATION:' CONSIDERATIONS: if there is no appropriate site or building directly associated with his or her productive life;or The quality of significance in Ordinarily cemeteries,birthplaces, d. A cemetery which derives its American history,architecture,arche- or graves of historical figures,proper- primary significance from graves ology, engineering,and culture is ties owned by religious institutions or of persons of transcendent impor- raves present in districts,sites,buildings, used for religious purposes,structures tance,from age,from distinctive structures,and objects that possess in- that have been moved from their desitrn features,or from association tegrity of location,design,setting,ma- original locations,reconstructed his- with historic events;or terials,workmanship,feeling,and as- toric buildings,properties primarily sociation,and: commemorative in nature,and prop- e. A reconstructed building when erties that have achieved significance accurately executed in a suitable A.That are associated with events that within the past 50 years shall not be environment and presented in a have made a significant contribu- considered eligible for the National dignified manner as part of a tion to the broad patterns of our Register. However,such properties restoration master plan,and when history;or will qualify if they are integral parts of no other building or structure with B. That are associated with the lives of districts that do meet the criteria or if the same association has survived; persons significant in our past;or they fall within the following catego- or C.That embody the distinctive ries: f. A property primarily tradi- characteristicscommemora- of a type,period,or tive in intent if design,age,P a. A religious property deriving tion, or symbolic value has in- method of construction,or that primary significance from architec- resent the work of a master,or vested it with its own exceptional represent tural or artistic distinction or significance;or that possess high artistic values,or historical importance;or that represent a significant and g. A property achieving significance distinguishable entity whose b. A building or structure removed within the past 50 years if it is of components may lack individual from its original location but which exceptional importance. distinction;or is significant primarily for architec- turalD.That have yielded,or maybe likely value,or which is the surviv- ing structure most importantly to yield,information important in associated with a historic person or prehistory or history. event;or 3The Criteria for Evaluation are found in the Code of Federal Regulations,Title 36,Part 60,and are reprinted here in full. 2 S { PROPERTIES WITHOUT p EXAMPLES OF HISTORIC NAMES HISTORIC NAMES i The historic name is generally the name associated with the significance If a property does not have a his- ' of the property. Historic names fall into several categories: toric name, enter"N/A,"and follow the instructions for Other Name Used A. Original owner or builder As Historic Name. Decatur,Stephen,House Hadley Falls Company Housing District OTHER .'I B. Significant persons or events associated with the property NAMES/SITE Stanton,Elizabeth Cady,House NUMBER Hammond-Harwood House _ American Flag Raising Site Columbus Landing Site Enter any other names by which Florence Townsite Historic District the property has been commonly Quilcene-Quinault Battleground Site known on the line provided. Also ¢t C. Original or later significant uses of the property enter the site number,if one has been "'I Great Falls Portage assigned to the property. Separate g the entries with semicolons(;). List t;: Lithia Park additional names on a continuation Delaware Aqueduct sheet. 120 characters,including Faneuil Hall United States Post Office—Main Branch spaces and punctuation,can be en- Warren County Courthouse tered in the NRIS. '.� Louisiana State Capitol Cathedral of the Madeleine(Roman Catholic) DEFINITIONS OF OTHER k` Lexington Courthouse Square Historic District NAME AND SITE NUMBER a Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District _l Hohokam Platform Mound Communities "Other names" may reflect the i property's history,current owner- j D. Location ship,or popular use and may or may j House at 21 Main Street not fall into the categories given for Texarkana Archeological District historic names. Site numbers are South Lima Township Historic District sometimes assigned to properties,es- -: • E. In__ovative or unusual characteristics pecially archeological sites,by a State -' or local government or Federal Lucy, the Margate Elephant agency for identification. Fireproof Building _- Manuka Bay Petroglyphs 1767 Milestones OTHER NAME USED AS Whipple Cast and Wrought-Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge HISTORIC NAME Moselle Iron Furnace Stack € Holyoke Canal System If a property does not have a his- x Cast Iron Historic District toric name,enter"(preferred)"after Painted Cliffs Archeological District the name or site number that should be used for the property in National 1 4„ F. Accepted professional,scientific,technical,or traditional names Register records and publications. 4` Wright II Archeological Site Use this name throughout the form Lehner Mammoth Kill Site and explain in section 8 why it is pre- Experihnental Breeder Reactor#1 ferred. A Trinity Site1. Parting Ways Archeological District -, Monticello °`` Vieux Carre Historic District ill Kawaewae Heiau Barrio de Analco Spade Ranch r J • { 9 II. THE NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR CRITERIA c. A birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstanding importance EVALUATION:3 CONSIDERATIONS: if building is no appctlyropriate associatedi with his or her productive life;or The quality of significance in Ordinarily cemeteries,birthplaces, d. A cemetery which derives its American history,architecture,arche- or graves of historical figures,proper- primary significance from graves ology,engineering,and culture is ties owned by religious institutions or of persons of transcendent impor- present in districts,sites,buildings, used for religious purposes,structures tance,from age,from distinctive structures,and objects that possess in- that have been moved from their design features,or from association tegrity of location,design,setting,ma- original locations,reconstructed his- with historic events;or terials,workmanship, feeling,and as- toric buildings,properties primarily sociation,and: commemorative in nature,and prop- e. A reconstructed building when erties that have achieved significance accurately executed in a suitable A.That are associated with events that within the past 50 years shall not be environment and presented in a have made a significant contribu- considered eligible for the National dignified manner as part of a lion to the broad patterns of our Register. However,such properties restoration master plan,and when history;or will qualify if they are integral parts of no other building or structure with B. That are associated with the lives of districts that do meet the criteria or if the same association has survived; persons significant in our past;or they fall within the following catego- or ries: propertyprimarily commem ora- C. A imaril That embody the distinctivetradi- er e,period,or five in intent if design,age, characteristics of a type, a. 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WHEREAS, Section 4.5.1 of the Land Development Regulations of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Defray Beach provides for the designation and protection of historic sites;and WHEREAS, the First Presbyterian Church of Defray Beach, 33 Gleason Street, initiated the nomination of the Fellowship Hall for historic designation, and a designation report was subsequently prepared;and WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board held a duly noticed public hearing in regard to the historic designation on October 20, 1999, and voted unanimously to recommend that the property described herein be designated a local historic site;and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Defray Beach has conducted a duly noticed public hearing in regard to the designation of the property described herein as a local historic site. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DF.T RAY BEACH, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the following described property in the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby designated as a local historic site in accordance with and under the provisions of Section 4.5.1 of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach,to-wit: THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH, located at 36 Bronson Street, Defray Beach, Florida;more particularly described as Lots 16, 17, 18& 19, Block 3, OCEAN PARK SUBDIVISION, as recorded in Plat Book 5 at Page 15 of the Public Records of Palm Beach County,Florida. 1 c4 , 7 /o/a,F79' } i c s N ill a ,, ,M..„- rrI, w § E, t t t , li lot \ a � ;s .. as ,40 il4 t .. , r. a ' r 1 i a to. a; s The Biography of a Building Gibson Memorial Baptist Church 1924 - 1928 Community Presbyterian Church 1928 - 1940 First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1940 - 1977 Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church of Delray 1977 - The Biography of a Building , 1924 was a very good year in Delray and Delray Beach , Florida . The towns had been " discovered " by folks from the north who were flocking to buy property in the warm climate easily accessible by the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1 Florida East Coast Railroad . The real estate boom was in it ' s third year . DEL RAY BOAC " , FLORIDA Practically everyone was rich on paper . The population had doubled in the ' last two years . Construction was at its peak. F. J . Schrader was the architect F A , r ¢ ,. and builder of the Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street near the beach in the newly incorporated town of Delray Beach . This was the first church east of the canal . Up Ocean Boulevard to the north , wealthy a . _og .. kY bra 5 4 k ; k z 1. Palm Beachers built the exclusive Gulf Stream Golf Club . Next year the co " "Srr . - - town of Gulf Stream would be incorporated . Years before ocean front Yv h He , property sold for $ 3 . 50 a mile . Now the price zoomed . It was said that a „` „ * ¢� ` ' �� - " single lot sold for $ 5 , 000 in the morning , $ 10 , 000 at noon and $ 20 , 000 in f g g , r , '` . ,� t.� the afternoon . It was a wonderful prosperous time for all at last , an id ¢ a; '►� unimaginable dream for those few men who came in 1894 and lived in tents along Atlantic Avenue . By 1894 word of the gentle climate and fertile soil at reasonable y pp .44. prices had reached a group of men in Michigan . Congressman Linton , the � _ ° ‘ tx:4144‘` 3. ` .: Postmaster of Saginaw persuaded his friends David Swinton , who owned i a book store in Saginaw and Frank Chapman , an asthmatic friend to join „ ` him on " safari" to look over the prospects of a place , not yet named , south >t* IS x �` ; 4� of of West Palm Beach . Henry Flagler was building his Florida East Coast , . 9 =• Railroad but had not yet extended his interest this far south . The new y, s •5. �, , • arrivals came by barge on the canal, climbed the marshy banks with their ' gear andpitched tents near the highground on 2nd Avenue and eight-foot � � �A z 4, i i , {; g g t t : 4 i 43 j ; '� �. wide Atlantic Avenue . : i • i + `;,� : , s . • , Mr . Linton purchased 160 acres of land for $ 25 an acre . This . i , . I • i acreage was a jungle of palmetto , scrub pine and stunted sea grapes matted •k� �� � , . ri ,. a ;r . together with sawgrass . Linton then advertised that this fertile land was �, d " m � ' available for sale in 5 acre lots through the newspapers in Saginaw , Bay = , City and Flint, Michigan . He also gave his name for the new town and '44% � s ,. named Lake Ida after his wife . Among the first to respond was Adolph >9,x/ " 4 fir► " ► %,, � _ t , o � Hoffman , a Michigan farmer originally from Germany . lbw �::a - 1 - came from Cuba and lived in Lantana during the six months that he served Clearing the land was a monumental task . While they found that , the palmetto root made excellent fuel , the plague of mosquitoes , brown the congregation . He was a young man who preached every other week deerflies and horseflies made life miserable . alternating with Lantana . In 1895 Henry Sterling , who was to become an outstanding citizen In 1897 or 1898 Mr . Kegwin came back . He was about 61 years old of this town , came from Philadelphia and established the first commissary at the time that he organized the Delray Presbyterian Church . He had at the corner of today ' s 2" Avenue and Atlantic Avenue . His wife and five - f organized a number of other churches in the state , according to the history written by Margaret Livingston Smith . About the time of Mr . Kegwin ' s year-old daughter came the next year . This commissary was a part of his I return , the Presbyterian organization bought from Mr . Lyman a lot for a home . Frank Chapman found that the warm weather cured his asthma . His home was the farthest east , next to the canal and became the village Post church building, 100 ' by 140' at the NW corner of Atlantic and the new 5th Office and his living room . When the village of Linton was established in Avenue . The church building was never built but there was a small manse 1895 , Atlantic Avenue extended from the canal to Swinton and only a cart on the property and Dr . Kegwin and his two daughters stayed there during path beyond to Military Trail which had been used by the soldiers during II his time here . Dr . Kegwin divided his time between Lantana and Delray the Seminole Indians wars . C Presbyterians . How long he stayed in Delray is not known but he did officiate at a marriage in 1901 . Living conditions were most primitive and the heat and insects made life a constant battle . The farming was not as ideal as expected . The The village during these years was a struggling community , and water table was only three feet below the surface so that the drainage was the church was small in membership and weak financially . As more people very poor . Too much rain and the crops drowned , too little and they dried came the Lutherans of German descent organized their own church and the up and were ruined . And then the worst - a sudden freeze which ruined Adolph Hoffmans went back to their original church . The Lutherans also everything . After the second freeze in 1895 , disillusioned farmers went organized a school to teach their children their native tongue . The back home or moved to West Palm Beach to work on Flagler ' s railroad . Methodists began having services and finally the Presbyterians could ! longer support their organization and they disbanded . In 1904, Mr . Lyman The village of Linton had only 100 hardy souls left in 1896 . acting for the Trustees , sold the lot and manse at public auction for $ 250 . After that second freeze Henry Flagler distributed free seed to the EE stricken area . The fertilizer was hauled free and he provided for the I In 1898 , the village fathers felt that the name of Linton held a shipping . It was the beginning of a profitable truck farming industry . negative connotation for attracting new residents and tourists . Since many Newcomers started coming in 1898 . of the original settlers had come from Michigan, it was voted that the name be changed to Delray after a suburb of Detroit . By 1900 there were 150 Shortly after their arrival , these early settlers built a small one - residents . room school house on the grounds still owned as school property in Delray on the corners of Atlantic and Swinton . In this schoolroom any minister of Mr . Morikami bought land in 1906 and planted what was to be a whatever denomination who stopped in the village was invited to preach . most successful crop on the sandy soil , the pineapple . In 1911 the canning factory was built by the Flagler Railroad System to can the pineapples that In the Spring of 1896 , Dr . Henry Kegwin , the Superintendent of were not perfect in appearance yet were perfectly delicious . It was located Mission for the Presbyterian Church in Florida , came to visit and at 2' Street and the railroad . An orchestra came from Miami for the organized a church . Mr . Adolph Hoffman , Mr. M . B . Lyman and Mr . Joel � { opening celebration to play for the ceremony and dance that evening . It French were the three Trustees . Dr . Thompson was the first minister. He was reported that " it was a social affair the likes of which the town had - 2 - I - 3 - never known or maynever know again . " Tragically a freeze came that g g y In 1923 Delray Beach was incorporated east of the canal . The night and ruined the crop . people living on the east side did not want to be committed or involved with the indebtedness of Delray . They ran their own affairs and preferred The first hand -cranked- drawbridge over the canal was built in it that way . When proposals were made of uniting the two towns , the 1911 . It was replaced with a wooden bridge in 1923 in time for the building Eastsiders agreed , finally , with the provision that Delray Beach would not boom . F.J . Schrader, a builder, came to Delray in 1911 and built the first be responsible for Delray ' s bonded indebtedness . In 1927 , the old town of home east of the canal . During the First World War he went into Delray Beach on the ocean had merged with the Town of Delray west of construction in Charleston , SC, and while rooming there with Irwin J . ; the canal forming the City of Delray Beach . Sink, another builder, persuaded him to come to Delray after the war and buy land adjoining his on Swinton . The Schraders had lived on Swinton The golden age of the buying and selling of land and buildings for many years in a large frame house with a basement, most unusual in came to a great climax in 1926 . The value of Delray property on the Tax Florida , and an attic . Mr . Sink moved to Delray in 1922 and built the larger Assessor ' s books amounted to $ 12, 000 , 000 . In early 1927 the bubble school house and the Case Del Ray Hotel for the Sterling ' s daughter on burst , the banks closed and the economy collapsed . By 1932 that property Atlantic Avenue on SE 2' Avenue . That site is now the Robert Worthing value amounted to $ 1 , 777 , 000 . Delray ' s bonded indebtedness was Park . Mr . Sinks built the Arcade Building and is reputed to have built more $ 1 ,500, 000 , a huge amount for only 3 ,500 people . Thirty -five years later structures than any other contractor . it was still paying off that debt . In 1912, H . J . Sterling and three others organized the Delray The hurricanes of 1926 and 1928 brought great hardship . The two Lumber Company . Up to then all lumber for building had to be barged storms of 1926 , July 27th and September 18`'' , caused extensive damage down to Delray from West Palm Beach . Electricity was installed in 1914 . particularly the September hurricane which caused property damage Weeknights people could have power from 6 to 11 o ' clock and 12 o ' clock amounting to $ 200 ,000 to $ 250,000 . The hurricane of September 16 , 1928 on Saturdays . The lights would blink and alert folks to light their oil lamps left no section untouched . This storm with winds of 125 miles per hour if they were going to stay up longer. One day a week electricity was turned knocked down or ripped apart one -third of all the buildings in Delray . St . on so those who had electric irons could use them and iron that one day . Paul ' s Episcopal Mission Church , built in 1904 on Swinton Avenue , was wiped off the ground leaving nothing but rubble . All evidence of a church With the sons and fathers off to the First World War the farmers was blown away . Part of Route AlA was washed out 5 or 6 miles south of found it very difficult to make a living . The main source of employment Atlantic Avenue . The pavement on both sides came to an abrupt end and was at the canning factory . In 1915 or 1916 the pineapple factory was sold the jagged edges hung out over the sand . to the Snyder Ketchup Company and the aroma changed to that of tomatoes and spices . Pineapple growing was no longer a profitable The Gibson Memorial Baptist Church on Bronson Street that Mr. endeavor because of the growth of Cuba ' s pineapple industry and cheaper Schrader built and financed so near to the ocean remained unharmed but cost of importing . Also contributing to the demise was the beginning of stood empty . drainage by the Everglades and Lake Worth Drainage District . In time the land boom also meant the land became more valuable than pineapples . It was built in 1924 for 35 Baptists and their minister, the Reverend Land went from $50 per acre paid by growers to $ 1 , 000 an acre paid by j Mr . Samuel Gibson and Mrs . Gibson . The small congregation had grown developers . Between 1921 and 1926 four hotels were built . The new to 135 members by 1928 but financial difficulties , the bank failures and the Kentucky House in 1921 , Seacrest Hotel and Casa Del Ray in 1925 and the inability to pay for the construction forced them to reunite with the other Alterep which later became the Colony Hotel . Baptists turning the deed to the property over to Mr . Schrader . It was most - 4 - - 5 - fortunate that the church building was available for rent to the new On January 3 , 1926 , at a Congregational Meeting, the Church revitalized Presbyterian congregation for $ 30 per month . Amazingly , after Constitution was adopted and Trustees were elected . The first sacrament that dreadful September 16th storm , they held their first service in the of the Lord ' s Supper was celebrated on January 31st . On that date 13 church on October 21st, just five weeks later . They had found a home . people were baptized , more were admitted to membership and the Charter Roll was closed with 66 members . Over the years from 1896 and Dr . Kegwin ' s arrival , the Presbyterian faithful had tried many times to form a congregation . As an The women of the church organized immediately . Mrs . Margaret example , in 1916 a few zealous Presbyterians organized a Sunday School L. Smith had a meeting her home on January 4th to form a " Women ' s of 30 or more members . They met every Sunday afternoon in the Booster Association of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray . " At the second Hall (the original Chamber of Commerce building) . However, after the meeting of this association, the formation of a Christian Endeavor Society Superintendent became too ill and another very active worker became ill for the young people of the church was created . Their first meetings were and died , this Sunday School had to be given up . Also , in 1916 another held on Sunday evenings . The McFarland sisters , who had previous Presbyterian minister made a survey of the potential of forming a experience with the Christian Endeavor Society in their former Presbyterian Church in Delray and came to the conclusion that the town hometown , became great assets to this small group . had as many churches as the town could support . As the activities of the membership grew, finding a place to meet Finally in the latter part of April 1925 , at the request of Dr. became difficult . The availability of the empty Baptist Church was the Archibald Miller, acting for the Presbyterians of Delray and vicinity , Rev . answer . Starting in the fall of 1928 , this Sanctuary with it ' s educational J . F. Shepherd of Eustis, Florida, Executive for the Florida Board of wing became the center of Delray Presbyterian life . Mr . Schrader had National Missions , U . S .A. , came to Florida and preached and addressed other offers to purchase the property but he was adamant that the purchaser the congregation in the Delray Theater on the desirability of organizing a would be a church . The Presbyterians of Delray were able to raise $ 7, 000 church here at that time . The general feeling seemed to be enthusiastic to to $ 8 ,000 by subscription among themselves , borrowed $ 6 , 000 from the moving toward organizing . However, no action was taken until Ur. Home Board of Missions in Philadelphia and received a grant of $ 5 ,000 . Shepherd came again on October 4th and preached to a fair-sized Mr. Schrader then sold the property to them , although he had unpaid notes congregation . After the morning sermon , the beginning of the amounting to $ 30, 000 to $40 , 000 . Mr . Schrader also made a gift of the land organization was made , a committee was formed to arrange for a on which the manse was built . Hoping to draw a greater number of permanent place to meet and other details preparatory to the next meeting worshipers and tourists , the name of the church was changed from First on October 18th . This time the enthusiasm and dedication grew so that on Presbyterian Church to The Community Church , Presbyterian of Delray . Sunday , October 18' the First Presbyterian Church of Delray was The dedication service was held on October 20 , 1929 . organized with Dr . Joseph P . Calhoun , recently retired pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of West Palm Beach , officiating and the first four The architecture of this Spanish/Italian style church is quite unique Elders were elected . On November 1 , 1925 , Dr . W . A. Littell preached to through very appropriate to its setting . Mr. Schrader, architect and builder, the congregation of 50 people . This early church met in several places had a picture and floor plan of an old cathedral in Florence , Italy . He including Booster Hall , The Women ' s Club , the school and the motion started construction in May of 1924, working single - handed with only the picture theater. Morning services were held by Dr . Littell continuously in help from a carpenter, a plumber, an electrician , and completed the Delray , with evening services held every week . Alternating Sunday construction in November . He admitted that he had his hands full when he evenings and each Sunday afternoon were given to the Presbyterians in came to the construction of the cypress trusses . Boynton . - 6 - - 7 - The building is constructed of " impenetrable interlocking tile and On that Remembrance Evening, Mrs . Margaret Walsmith finished on the outside with Spanish stucco , and on the inside with the described the open- air baptistery used by the Baptists during their weird and antique ` pecked ' cypress . It has been said that this church is ' the occupation of the building . "The font still stands in the area surrounded by most Floridian church in Florida ' . " the Christian Education wing . The source of the water, which was turned on whenever a baptism was observed , was this same fountain , from which The low L-shaped extension enclosed the court yard . "These cool the water flowed down a graded slope into a pool with steps leading down open rooms are used for religion education classes and, social functions into it . For the overflow of water from this pool , it was necessary to chop and are completely equipped for the purpose . In the grass-covered holes in the solid rock upon which it stood . " The kitchen ultimately enclosure around which the Sunday School annex extends , is an open- air I became the Sunday School supply closet . It was equipped with a four- baptistery . The source of its water supply is from a rock-built foundation , burner stove and sink but the ladies served many cafeteria dinners at prices festooned with ferns, which flows down the gentle slope beneath the shade of five cents per serving or 10 cents per meal . The greatest profit realized of the leaning palms . This is said to be the only open-air baptistery in was $ 50 . America . " According to Trustees Meeting Minutes in 1927 Reverend Frank " Inside the sanctuary soft gray tones create a simple reverential A. Nelson was paid $ 50 per week but after the stock market crash in atmosphere , long comfortable cypress benches provide seating for at least December 1930 Reverend Bailey , a guest minister, was paid $ 15 for two 300 worshippers . The pulpit and reading desk are combined in one and set sermons on Sunday plus $ 3 for lodging at Kentucky House and $ 2 . 05 for slightly to the right of the congregation . An interesting feature of the pulpit four meals at the coffee shop . The organist , Mrs . Clover, was given a construction is the fact that just underneath is the only place on the entire contract for $ 25 per month beginning on January 1St, 1931 . This entailed property where the solid rock comes to the surface thereby providing the playing for two services on Sunday and granting her the privilege of full solid coral strand upon which the minister may proclaim the sure use of the organ to practice and instruct during daylight hours and to use foundation of God . Behind the chancel is a Pilcher organ which provides the church for recitals dividing the gross receipts equally . In 1931 her the only pipe -organ music available within the radius of ten miles . The husband was paid $ 15 a month to organize and lead the choir, including a large plain glass windows not only allow a ready vision of Nature ' s male quartet , using special talent from time to time and directing charms, but also provides ample ventilation in the winter and a free course rehearsals and cooperating with the Chairman of the Music Committee . for the cool summer breezes . " This quotation comes from a small brochure written and illustrated in 1929 . It also states that "This church is supported Paying off the loan from the Board of National Missions meant entirely by voluntary offerings and has no endowment such as is sending them $ 600 each September 15th from 1930 to 1939 when the total customary in such churches elsewhere . Your earnest consideration is sum of $ 6 ,000 would have been paid . This was a non-interest bearing note asked for the upkeep of this beautiful Sanctuary . " I signed and dated September 15th , 1929 . At an " Evening of Remembrance " held on the 30th anniversary of While the boom and bust period had severe effects on Delray ' s the dedication of the building, October 21 , 1959 , Mr . Schrader explained economy , making 1926 - 1927 the worst depression years , the bottom truly that he did not make this church as elaborate as the picture of the original came in 1932 . Barter, trade and credit became the coinage . The minister of in Italy . The Christian Educational Wing was originally screened in , and the First Baptist Church in Delray announced that the collection plate extended to the very limits of the property wing . The walling- in of this would no longer be passed during the service . The plate would be placed wing and the addition of the kitchen and patio were done later and are the at the door where people could place in it whatever they could afford . This only changes made to the original 1924 structure . was done to avoid embarrassment for any member of the congregation . It - 8 - - 9 - was said that some had nothing to give in those days except their devotion . the Coast Guardsmen at Gulf Stream and asked permission for this added duty . Also in that Session ' s Minutes is written " Dr . Robinson brought up The Presbyterian Treasurer ' s account book for September 1932 a proposition of Mrs . Mary Lee Reid , a visiting musician and organist at (church membership was 81 that year) records the offering on September Grand Central Station in New York to hold a 5 o ' clock song service for 4th as $ 9 . 50 in the envelopes and $ 1 . 47 in loose change , September 11th of men of the armed services in the church . Dr. Robinson and Mr . Ranson $ 11 . 70 in envelopes and $ 1 . 10 in change , September 18th $ 10 . 25 in the were asked to investigate . " There was no mention of the results . envelopes and $ 7 . 61 in change and the 25 'h of $ 7 . 40 in envelopes and $ 3 . 22 in loose change . Delray Beach opened its heart for these new arrivals . The U . S . O . was on Atlantic Avenue and First Presbyterian Church was there with The street lights were turned off during the summers of 1933 and hospitality , friendship and solace . With the hotels , houses and apartments 1934 to save money . That winter however seemed to mark a change in the housing the Airmen and Coast Guard the hundreds of men and women economic tide in Delray as well as the nation . Recovery from the great employed to care for them meant an economic windfall for Delray Beach . depression seemed to begin . Suddenly artists , writers, professional men and financiers started to come to Delray and were willing to invest in Throughout the years before air-conditioning the problem of property and homes . These were people who enjoyed the delightful quiet holding meetings for worship during the summer was met in several ways . surroundings of a small city . Edna St . Vincent Millay was among that Some years there were no services from July to September . In 1939 the group . The Arcade Building became the gathering place for the artists who church closed during the pastor ' s vacation . Sometimes only a Sunday rented studios on the second floor and lunched in the Tap Room . School was held in the summer . On June 21 , 1943 the Session , after discussing plans for the summer services , passed the motion that " it be our At the Annual Congregational Meeting held on April 3 , 1940 the I policy to hold services until attendance drops below 50, then we shall meet name of the church was changed from The Community Presbyterian again to discuss the matter. " There was a membership at that time of 113 Church to the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach . At that time parishioners . Reporting on attendance at the September meeting , the there were 91 members listed on the roll . pastor gave the results of the church being kept open during the months of July and August , 9 weeks , as there was a total of 623 attendees . Great changes came with the Second World War. In 1942 , 1 , 200 men were moved into the Boca Raton Club where the new Army Air Force In April 1945 Mr . Schrader made a new front door and installed the radar training school was set up . Many of these men brought their families 1 art glass windows above the door . This easterly window was the gift of Mr. and came to live in Delray Beach . The Coast Guard stationed about 100 ; and Mrs . Richardson of St . Paul , Minnesota , and Delray Beach . Starting men at the Gulf Stream Polo Field which served as their base of operation . in April 1947 there was a discussion of the need to hold two services They , too , brought families to live in the city . The military also during the winter season . The church was becoming too small for the commandeered the herd of cows pastured in the St . Andrew-Briny Breezes crowd of attendees . At that time , the city of Delray Beach had a summer area for fresh milk for the men . population of 10 , 000 and 15 ,000 in the winter. By 1952 there was a need for more Sunday School rooms especially since the choir took up one of In October 1942, Dr. James G . Robinson was called to be the new their rooms . The January 19 , 1955 Annual Congregational Meeting ' s pastor following the death of Dr. S . Willis McFadden who had been the Minutes note that the membership totaled about 450 members . At that much beloved minister for ten years . Dr . Robinson arrived with his family 1 �h meeting a silver chalice for communion was donated to the church by and conducted hiss first service on October 18 . In January 1943 , at a Allan Weber of the Delray Art Galleries . At the July 11 , 1956 Session Session Meeting, Dr . Robinson told of working as acting chaplain among Meeting the Trustees outlined a project to extend the porch platform 15 - 10 - - 11 - . feet to the north with an awning extension to temporarily increase the Other groups have contributed to the vitality of the church . In 1969 seating capacity for the church at a cost of $ 1 ,000 . In November at the a school for Christian Living was formed which met on Wednesday Session Meeting the motion was passed that the location of the present evenings for a simple family meal , fellowship and study . In 1993 that church should not be moved and that of the Christian Education building format was revived and called Wonderful Wednesday a most stimulating be erected at a cost of $ 80 , 000 . program for all ages . From that first day in 1926 at Margaret L. Smith ' s house , the In 1975 a group called Presbyterian Partners was formed to Women ' s Association has been very involved and active in the affairs of i promote fellowship among the families of the church . It was a socially the church . Dinners , teas , and celebrations were only part of their oriented organization . The need for a church newsletter was suggested to schedule . They did various forms of fund -raising from Bake Sales to keep church members better informed about all of the activities of the First Apron Parties . In the Annual Report of January 1957 their activities told of Presbyterian Church . Over the summer the committee was formed and the their 106 members participating in ten regular meetings , 8 Board first edition of the Spire was sent out in October . Pot-luck suppers and an Meetings , 9 Circle Meetings , a Retreat , a Spring Tea and one Rally in Annual Ice Cream Social on the patio , trips and outings were organized by September . They had a Covered-Dish Praise Service in November, 4 this group . In that first issue they wrote about the coming Harvest Moon luncheons and a luncheon for the Council of Women . Mrs . Lucille A. Dinner on November 2nd when supper would be followed by musical Miller, President in 1955 - 1956 wrote " In view of the idea we might have entertainment by members of the choir. The Spire continues to be a vital a new kitchen and Lady ' s Parlor some day , " the Association voted to open link and fund for information even though the Presbyterian Partners no a bank account and $ 700 was allocated from the General Funds as a starter. longer exist as an organization . Over the years , the Christmas Bazaars and the Rummage Sales Over the seventy -four years of the Gibson Memorial Baptist have become major fund raisers for the Women ' s Church Improvement Church , The Community Presbyterian Church , the First Presbyterian Committee . When the new church was built and the old Sanctuary came to Church of Delray Beach and since 1977 Fellowship Hall has been the be called Fellowship Hall , it was the Women ' s Association that sold the scene of so many varied activities and ceremonies - baptisms , weddings , cypress pews to pay for the building and equipment of the kitchen . From funerals , meetings , breakfasts , luncheons , dinners , bazaars and rummage the start of the church the women have been a significant force in the life sales . It has been and continues to be a core of activity in the life of this of the First Presbyterian Church . congregation . The Delray Chapter of Presbyterian Men was organized on June During these seventy -four years , few changes have been made in 30, 1949 and adopted their constitution on July 17 , 1951 . While there no the original building . The first on August 31 , 1939 was the installation of longer is any affiliation with the National Council , today the men of the the Allendorph stained glass window on the west wall . Mrs . Allendorph church have breakfast together 6 times a year . With the voluntary was President of the Women ' s Association in 1935 . Her husband , as contributions received at these breakfasts the men concentrate their I Trustee , signed the $ 6, 000 loan to purchase the buildings . The new front interest toward the Adopt -A-Family program . This involves taking the door and the stained glass window , gift of Mr. and Mrs . Richardson of St . children to the zoo , ball games and Lion Country Safari outings . Recently Paul , Minnesota, and Delray were dedicated on April 1945 . In 1956 the a scholarship has been established to assist these children or their parents porch platform with an awning extension was made to provide an increase in furthering their education . in the seating capacity at a cost of $ 1 , 000 . After becoming Fellowship Hall the stage area was built as was the modern kitchen . - 12 - - 13 - Dr. Frank Nelson , who was the senior pastor from 1927 to 1930 , BIBLIOGRAPHY wrote the following poem as true today as then . "Record" book: THE CHURCH BY THE SIDE OF THE SEA History of the First Presbyterian Church , Delray Beach , Florida, written by Margaret Livingston Smith , January 10 , 1926 . Also includes the Article of By the side of the rhythmic breakers Incorporation . On the shore of the crystal sea History of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach. Florida : There stands a house that is calling • 1895 to January 10 , 1926, from information written by Margaret Livingston To the best that there is in me . Smith , by Paul L. Cox , contains other information and history from church records . It is not a house of pleasure History of Founding of Christian Endeavor Group of Young People : Nor a palace of earthly delight Starting February 1926 with nineteen members . But a place where God reaches down An Evening of Remembrance : And illumines my life with light . October 21 , 1959 , by Jeanne Baldwin . Ministers of First Presbyterian Church Historical Sketch of First Presbyterian Church . Delray Beach. Florida . By Betty Ann Reed , Historian , 1987 Senior Pastors Brochure and Transcript of Brochure Published in 1929 : " James H . McCormick, D . D . 1926 - 1927 Brochure entitled " Community Church of Delray Beach , Florida" Frank H . Nelson , Ph . D . 1927 - 1930 "A Chat About Our Church" : S . Willis McFadden , D . D . 1931 - 1941 By Rev . Morey , Minister, 1956- 1967 James G . Robinson , Ph . D . 1942 - 1957 Lists Presidents of Women ' s Association Robert G . Morey , B . D . 1957 - 1967 Growth of the Church Shown in Session Minutes : Seth C. Morrow , D . D . 1968 - 1983 • October 18 , 1925 to November 23 , 1958 Theodore A. Bush , Ph . D . 1984 - Constitution of the Delray Beach Chapter of Presbyterian Men : Organized June 30, 1949 - Adopted July 17, 1951 Assistant Pastors & Pastoral Assistants The Dedication Service of the Christian Education Building : Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach , on April 8 , 1962 Byron S . Fruitt , B . D . 1964 - 1968 (Contains historic dates from October 1985 to current) Paul D . Wierman, M . Div . 1978 - 1979 Annual Reports : Blanchard D . Romaine, M . Div . 1979 - 1984 Of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida 1927 - 1941 Arthur S . Joice , D . D . 1984 - 1987 Treasurer' s Account Books, 1925 - 1935 : Donald C. Drummond , M .A. 1987 - 1989 Letter from Y . C . Boyd , Attorney to E. M . Wilson , May 21 , 1942, J . Michael Castronis , D . M . 1989 - 1992 concerning changing the name from Community Presbyterian Church to Joan LeRoy Abell , M . R . E. 1992 - First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach , Florida . Letter concerning the mortgage of $ 6,000 from the Board of National Missions, Presbyterian Church in the U . S .A. - 14 - - 15 - Sandborn Map : 1926 Florida Master Site File : May 1 , 1986 i Building Description : April 14, 1988 • Session Minutes and Annual Report • Treasurer' s Account Book: April 1 , 1935 - March 1944 ; April 1944 - January 1952 ; and , January 1952 - January 1954 Women ' s Association Minutes : December 27, 1931 - February 26, 1934 and 1934 - 1936 The Spire Newsletter: October 1979 to October 1986 Delray Historical Society : Miami Daily News, September 17, 1928 , concerns the Hurricane Lora Sinks Britt, My Gold Coast in Earlier Years Brittany House Publishers, Palatka , Florida 1984 Cecil W . and Margoann Farrar, Incomparable Delray Beach , Its Early Life and Lore , 1894- 1930 Printed by Star Publishing co . , Inc . Boynton Beach, Florida First printing, March 1974 Eighty Years of History of Women ' s Club of Delray Beach , 1902 - 1982 From Sapling to Sturdy Oak, St . Paul ' s Episcopal Church Report prepared by : Nancy O . 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He 's never won , but 5 - years of competitive distance running . spent the next four years running both busy. but he finds plenty of time to tram expects that will change soon . "I will P But he didn 't exactlyget into the cross-country and track and field for the on his own . "As far as a fitness routine , win, " he said . "I just don't know when . I sport willingly. Patriots , eventually giving up both base- I pretty much do my weight training said that in '94 when I did the first one , 54 "It was my mother' s idea, " said Mar- ball and band to concentrate on the three times a week, " he said . "I do my and I 'm not going to give up . I'm get- DE ' maro , 35 , who earlier this month sport full-time . cross-training on my mountain bike or ting stronger, not weaker. " 61 I'm in the ocean . But I do a lot of things The same is true for his goal of qual- HU earned his fifth consecutive top-five fin- Though he never qualified for the ish at the Disney World Marathon at state championships in cross-country , outside - I don't like to be indoors too ifying for the U . S. Olympic Trials in the 57 ' Lake Buena Vista. " She called the high he did qualify three times at the mile much at all . " marathon. aracei Marmaro barely missed out P0 ' Marmaro has won at every distance last year at a race in San Diego , finish- school to find out what events were distance in track and field , and later ran throughout his career, but he is espe- ing m 2 : 25 , just three minutes off the re- 51 good for a kid that was hyperactive . " cross country and track at Louisiana cially partial to the mile . "The mile has quired 2 : 22 . He' s also run 2 : 24 . S That turned out to be cross-country. State University before graduating in always been my favorite distance ever "I'm not giving up, " said Marmaro , Marmaro , who played baseball and also 1988 . since I started running when I was 13 , " who says because of a pelvic injury he f was in the band at Pinellas Park High After moving to Boca Raton " in one he said . "The euphoric feeling I 'd get probably won't be able to qualify in time School in Pinellas Park, just north of St. day" after graduation , Marmaro ' s run- when I ran the mile through high for the Olympic Trials in May. " Every Petersburg, had no clue what cross- ping career took off both personally and school and college , nothing has ever four years , I say I'm going to make it. country was . But he soon found out af- professionally . A certified personal fit- come close . " I've gotten really close before and I ter a family friend insisted on taking ness instructor who also competes pro- But he 's been focusing more on didn't make it. 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St greater. with other groups and return the _ Miramar Dr. a41 Beach 95 land to Schrader in 1928 . aVI ' 1 ' c r;; x Households Palm Beach Delray " During the time it was emp o Delay oCounty Beach E Atlantic ° e a i i ty he got a lot of offers but he 3 Beach _ � IdH 1 adult in home 18% 18% H I inton Blvd . 4 • wanted it to be a church , " Young co .44 2 adults in home 64% 77 % ! i said . m ( 3 or more adults in home 18% 5% o X S Schrader didn 't have to wait STAFF GRAPHIC ' 1 child in home 12% 5 % o long. Just weeks after the Bap- 2 children in home 12% 11% Clint Moore Rd . _ ; tists left and it survived the 1928 o Hurricane unscathed , a group of Church officials even were 3 or more children in home 6% 3% Yamato Rd . Presbyterians moved in . able to find two of the building' s No children in home 70% 81% They eventually moved to a original pews , which Young said Sources . Gallup Poll , The Gallup Organization ; TheePalm Pallm B Beaceach Post larger church built behind the were sold for kitchen supplies old one in 1977 , but kept the old when the new church opened . building open as a place for the "They found an old collection women ' s association to cook box, too , " Walker said . meals and host wedding recep- Once work is completed , the tions . building will stand as a historical Savings That ' ll You ' re holding big savings in your hands . • "It' s been used all along ex- landmark. The city added it to Furniture . Cars . Vacations . Clothing . It ' s all • cept when the Baptists walked the local historical register last Make You Smile on sale , every day in The Palm Beach Post . away from it, " Young said . year. Church officials expect peo- Mostly though, it will be ple to walk into the building now used for special events and . , " for events or to marvel at the re- youth group activities , Walker ' ` stored simplicity of the building . said . Everything from the stained "When I first came here it Savings That ' ll glass windows to the light fix- was dark, damp and dingy, " he tures are as they were when said . " Now the building is hand- Make You Smile Schrader completed the Italian- some . " You ' re holding big savings In styled building with interlocking Shamrock and all . tiles and a Spanish stucco finish . ■ howie_hartnett@apbpost. com your hands . Furniture . Cars .' �_ �" Vacations . Clothing . It ' s all SMALL ADS E on sale , every day inside GET READ TOO The Palm Beach Post . co Call (561 ) 820-4300 to advertise. The Palm Beach Post ; ...... - , v I I . Lula Butler Trainer Paul Marmaro 4 , ¶_ fosters a making great strides IAi 4 passion and PAGE 29 , ! i ' vision for this city Photo exhibit marks PAGE 3 Black History Month lit N, WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 26 , 2000 PAGE 6 T O A weekly section of The Palm Beach Post , neighborhood - post . com Historical era cht church gets a ma ke over By Howie Paul Hartnett Palm Beach Post StafWriter DELRAY BEACH — Each of the leaves of the shamrock carved into the top of the old First Presbyterian Church g stands for a member of the Holy . Trinity. There is no lucky fourth leaf, but the church doesn't need it. ttFor nearly 80 years it has a dodged hurricanes , evaded wind ' € E r and flood damage and charmed f r f its way out of being torn down . But all this self-preservation * `-,-� N took its toll on the building. ,, , The hardwood floor built off r► = 1 , the ground to avoid flooding , started to give way about five s . years ago . The strong cypress tree � � j trusses that so valiantly fought r --- the elements started to show '_ y. their slips soon after. -- And church officials became concerned with the safety of the - roof, which was designed not to � be attached to the building . - c "It was not secured on inall . g Y ii:is at all , " church historian Nancy Young said . " It just laid on top ; ; i like a piece of cardboard . " So officials decided to give the first church built east of the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray . Beach a $2 . 5 million face lift last year. rit For their money , church offi- k cials got a sturdy new floor, a &a larger kitchen, new steel bones TAYLOR JONES/Staff Photographer for the frame , a landscaped gar- Sydney Campbell ( right ) shovels dirt from the spot an old septic tank was found . First Presbyterian will use the area as a courtyard . den and an elevator for the main church . Work is mostly completed on crusty old building either. INSIDE MAILING LABEL BULK RATE the old church , and the garden " It has met the needs of the U . S . POSTAGE PAID will be ready in time for an April city since its inception , " Young Real Estate Page 8 W . PALM BEACH dedication , said church spokes- said . FLORIDA man Fred Walker. The church was built in the Activities Page 17 PERMIT NO . 4329 "I think it' s the largest resto- spring and summer of 1924 by School Menu Page 20 NEWSROOM ration of any church in Palm Frank Schrader and a couple of o Beach County, " he said . " No- master craftsmen for 35 Baptists Police Blotter Page 22 aDo 4 TIISING body's ever challenged me on and their minister, Samuel Gib- CLASSIFIEDS that statement. " son . Eating Out Page 26 820 -4343 Nobody challenged the TOLL- FREE church's decision to save the Continued on page 27 Sports Page 28 , , , - 1 -800-432 -7595 2 Neighborhood Post The Palm Beach Post • Wednesday , January 26 , 2000 D • - sir r I elray Beach (4:00 Am ta 6:30 , ) . \ eighborhood Post $ 1395 c/o The Palm Beach Post , Linton International Plaza 900 Linton Blvd . , Delray Beach , FL 33444 Baked Ziti Send us your neighborhood news TOM PEELING , Suburban Editor Tell us what ' s going on in your clubs , schools , homeowner KATIE MEE , reporter/columnist Lasagna associations , businesses and non- profit organizations . JODIE WAGNER , sports reporter PHONE : ( 561 ) 279-3468 FAX : ( 561 ) 265-4872 TAYLOR JONES , photographer E-MAIL : neighborhood@pbpost . com VICTORIA MALMER , copy editor Spaghetti - Meatball & Sausage CAROL ROSE , copy editor Advertising. 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( 980) . so k - ,-1A- /� I ' -- tT'i i -a�-- ti1 _ ' - LJC71 D ;'1 ° r / SE 64 PLUM EUILDING C0N0 (OFFICE) �18Q) �.101 C �tE _EEC.,-.ION F4-ILOt-R F.),;' LIST ° SE ST - - - g lso k I_I hI I�� * OF RE �U6 OF CERTAIN BLJC K�f-:t• 3 S r 39 tss - I /_ --- � co S�_ ,Ao _ MI AMAR DR ,.s . 55 60 6o r•�a_. ,c NE 65 PINE BEACH SOUTH COND (1980) IN TOWN OF L.(NT'� - 111 i'� 9III =z, -'PU.MN I a - 2 3 CITY ' C9 C9® D2 �'W „ 3' ` ih'r `!i ''^ " 66 SANDS ?ERR COND �(9t�0) I - 0.121,, I II N Q-Q Q GUI y p� : I 1 - -- PARK - AN '� rHt . L:- - ns;.5 �c o: - ZC �2 23 J I DELRAY , �i I 1 • ? 90AC1 113111 . Baca" E-GACH COND , ' I'. � IQI�I; ,�t% 5.1 _"� Nt 67 6EACH CABF.NAS CONL ►� 0) SLOAN --d-- 007+C�i SATE COND (1981) 9-1 ® (OFf� HAMMOCK I� 24 tees (.,ATE VI 2' „ I `78 f� S E 68 I .3t Eil . 3 13 .. COND 4ts I 51. j COND CG�JD m 6 WTV 0: r`<,ii-. 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SUE 4 - - F E LT 4 SE D6 MIRAMAR GARDEN APTS COND (97) ,w 'Uc, r (�IZt)R�;('-',.R I (��>[�\;� (, (°,I� LK 7,, 13.46-21-0, f is-NATE_ C AS OLD 51C N.-)QL _. _ -•LK_F LT I D7 SLOAN HAMMOCK COND (971 _ - _ � Nt CE BLAiRS� J � � rrlti^;h� h ��I_, ��1 H ISTOR I C DISTRICT uE "� ,NAl 7-D- l',AS:AU ,::TKEE.T SE D8 CLEASON STREET TOWNHOMES (97) PB77P1 01 n N i 36 31 32 33 34 35 36131 RGE TWP SEC AERIAL SE C 7 K IEe�St RE�"L�y4)PEs 7L I'4t 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 r T R I C T HISTORIC DI T NW D9 STRATFORD ATTA BOWE PL (97) P377P200 NVi �D-NNEN SUB 05)-PB72P1 4U Q�. I� NO - SE tE1, 2A MAR:110('C97) PB79P73 12 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 7 „4 J +0 J 1 trr, SE EC COLRIDrI-_ FOND (79) _ 13 18 17;I' 15 14 13 18 r Y 8a�tiT CLUB ��.�� • 01 �.� NE E3 SEACREST HOTEL PROP PL 2(99) PB84P35 ,� +}y_�" 7- 1 • 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 SCALE ° 8E Q1 ANTILLE '1- B) P)57,5 � 25 30 29 28 27 26 2 30 • , , ,- - r \ -SE E4 WINDSOR COURT (99) PB84P50 T� r �2�El.R�LY BFF�4ta1 $'�% !d's)_ 36 31 32 33 34 35 36 31 DRAWN BY i pw D3 VETERANS P AK 6) PB75P.18'9 i - I 't $' t��t 07 1 s 5 4 3 2 1 �' UPDATED �- 4 .�s_ - - - ,f� _ '""- - --- SUBS CONTD