I didn't want to start a whole new thread with this, but I'm sad to announce the death of yet another location by fire. Technically, this was no longer "explorable," as it relates to here since the owners had completed all renovations by May or June of this past year. I got lucky and happened to show up just as they were finishing up for the day and I was allowed inside to photograph. Much of the original components remained the same or close to its original form, including the baptismal pool (I'm not sure what it's actually called, but it was still there), lots of original wood, glass, chandeliers, etc. It was gorgeous and it was for sale for a little over US $200,000.00 renovated, commercial or residential. The cause of the fire is not yet (publicly) known.
The church was located in a small central Texas town called Bennett, TX.
by
Dee Ashley, on Flickr
by
Dee Ashley, on Flickr
The fire originated in a beautiful old home next door to the church. The volunteer fire department
almost saved the church until they lost water pressure for 10-15 minutes...
And that was the end of that.
*If I can find my photos of the inside, I'll post them later.