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Show Good-Sized Chapel Made From Tree in California The first Baptist chapel built in Santa Rosa, Calif., in 1873, and still standing, was constructed from a single tree. The tree was 18 feet in diameter and yielded 78,000 feet of lumber, of which 57,000 feet was clear of knots. A portion of the top of the tree was broken when it was felled, and this was made into shingles. The lumber for the church was valued at upwards of $1,800 and some idea of the size of the church may be gained from the fact that tlmain auditorium is 60 feet by 37 'feet, the parlor is 30 feet by 20 feet, and the pastor's study is 28 feet by 16 feet, while the tower is 70 feet high. |
