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Show -4 j : ' : " 1 16 51 k It ; t 1 '. t Pi 311 K t t 1 '-: I ' , , f - ;S; j'.v' : W-:' . ! ie - i , . , t ; ; " : - ; rtl : Slj -'-A : ) ' ? - '. . - j... ! t , . ; ' f. ; ;m 5. 'Iff! I.,''' ' : !' "1 - . - - -."VM t .1 . L ..-..... -,..,..., ,- .......... , . K Architect's drawing of the new Sixth-Eleventh ward church, and Kolob Stake House for which ' the site is leing made readv for actual construc- tion of the building in the spring. Designed on beautiful modern architectural linss, combining combin-ing convenience and usefulness, the building is expected to provide ample facilities for the two wards and the stake for present as well as future fu-ture enrollments. Plans Approved, Work Begun on Site for Church Building " Building Plans Combine Beauty With Convenience, Usefulness trance and the Eleventh and Stake to use the one on the south. New Features Tall windows extending from near the ceiling to near the floor will be of difusing glass requiring no drapery. Overhead sky domes will light the halls. The building will be heated by low pressure steam with a gas fired boiler and will have an air cooling system with provision made for future refrigerated air conditioning. condi-tioning. There will be office space for the stake presidency and the ward bishoprics; a most mod-ernly mod-ernly equipped kitchen with plenty of storage space and in close proximity of the recreation recrea-tion hall, designed for the convenience con-venience of the Relief Society. Each of the large class rooms may be divided by folding fold-ing partitions and the Junior (Continued on Page 7, Col. 4) In keeping with the current I LDS church policy of providing J adequately modern and as spa-I spa-I cious facilities as possible for its members, are plans for the new Sixth - Eleventh ward ; church and Kolob Stake House which have recently been approved ap-proved by church authorities. The building is to be con- 1 structed on a 4-acre plot, south and west of the Brookside School on land owned for many years by the Andrew Porter family. The site origin- 2 ally comprised eight acres, but in an agreement between the church and the city, approxi- v mately four acres were ex- changed for the corner of 1 Memorial Park on which the I new East Seminary has been j built. ' Work has already started on the church site-leveling and filling fil-ling in" so that actual construction con-struction of the building may get underway in the early spring. Plans for the new church building reveal a combination of convenience, spaciousness and usefulness with the simple i beauty of modern architectural architectur-al al lines. The plans were drawn by Arlon L. Van Orden, member mem-ber of the Eleventh ward I I bishopric, associated with the I. Fred L. Markham F.A.I.A. IK architects of Provo. The building will comprise W . ; 25,000 square feet. It will be 278 feet long with no basement base-ment or upstairs. Provisions are made for 25 teaching spaces. Ample Seating The combined seating facilities facili-ties of the chapel, the lounge, the cultural hall (recreation) and the stage all in direct line, when opened up, will seat approximately ap-proximately 1600 people, all of whom will be able to see the pulpit and an additional 600 may hear over loud speakers in the Junior Sunday School, the Aaronic Priesthood and Re-Relief Re-Relief Society rooms and three other large class rooms. The recreation (cultural hall) is designed as a regular high school basketball court measuring meas-uring 92 by 58 feet. Out-door Court In keeping with a trend for more outside living, the new church plans call for an outdoor out-door court 64 by 72 feet, equipped with public address system, designed for planters and other landscaping to form a perfect setting for summer events including weddings, road shows and other church functions. func-tions. The building faces west and will be of brick construction with cast stone trim. There is a separate entrance designed for each of the wards the Sixth to use the west en- Plans Approved, Work on Church Building Begun (Continued from page one) room has two partitions. The stage in the cultural hall may be straight or stepped step-ped up. Overall plans for the building build-ing cover many other special new features all of which will become a part of the new ward-stake building, making it one of the most beautiful and useful church structures in this area. |