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TENNIS HOUSE WITH SKYLIGHTS
"Thornham" Tennis Court |
THE church was formerly a full-sized tennis court building, complete with a huge skylight, and a viewing balcony on one side that was connected with a lounge, dressing room, and a tap room. Originally built in 1929 by Mr. Landon K. Thorne, a Wall Street banker, the plot and the building were given to the Peter’s congregation two years ago by Mr. Thorne, who was a friend of the pastor, Canon S. R. Peters. The congregation had outgrown the old church and on Sunday there was literally no place park and most of the congregation arrived by car.
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| "Thornham" Tennis Court |
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St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Remodeled tennis house now a church, with new entrance and office and classroom addition. |
Alterations and additions are shown in black. The new wing containing the two Sunday school rooms, a general office, an office for the assistant pastor, an auditorium with a stage, a connecting kitchen for use when the auditorium is used on social occasions, connecting toilet rooms—were all planned for ‘total use’, not merely on Sunday mornings. They are arranged in the ‘L’ shaped wing so that they can be entirely cut off from the church itself, if the occasion demands. The Chapel shown in plan was the former swimming pool. The former locker rooms have become dressing rooms. |
| St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church |
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| St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church |
It was necessary to remove the skylight over the tennis court and to install a new hung ceiling with recessed lighting, and to replace the hard clay court with an asphalt tile floor.
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| St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church |
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| St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church |
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