Warren Times-Observer, 10/25/2011.
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For the first time in its 115-year history, First Presbyterian Church of Warren has a cross atop its steeple.
With the help of a 135-foot crane, the 24-karat gold-leafed copper cross was hoisted to the top of the church at the corner of Market Street and Third Avenue on Tuesday morning as members of the congregation watched. The work was done by Erie restoration company Fiske and Sons Inc., which has placed crosses on more than 100 church steeples.
Clarence Bauer, properties manager for the church, was happy to see crews finish work on the church, which he says first opened in 1895. But since its opening more than a century ago, one symbol has been missing from the top of the roof.
"We just thought it was time to put a cross up there," Bauer said.
Jamestown Post-Journal, 10/20/2011.
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The corner of Cherry and East Third streets now offers a room with a view, as the first pair of vacant commercial spaces at the Wellman Building are being primed for future tenants.
Joe Jacobi, property manager from Ontario Specialty Contracting Inc., said that while the upper-floor apartments are proceeding, the ground floor is also getting a makeover - using original drawings and photographs to restore it to its 1898 likeness.
He said the storefront-friendly space is being left in its "vanilla box" mode, with bare drywall and simple lights left suspended. The building offers a combined 9,000 square feet, divided into four units with two facing East Third Street and the other two facing Cherry Street.
"It's going to be ready for somebody to move in, but the finishes aren't done," Jacobi said, "so that we can finish it to whatever that tenant's needs are."
With respect to new downtown tenants, he added, "We are talking to people all the time, but we haven't solidified anything."
Jamestown Post-Journal, 10/22/2011
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Meanwhile, the floor of the central public waiting area now has a final sealant after the removal of most equipment. The largest commercial space on the wings of the facility will retain an industrial appearance so new tenants can conform the space to their needs.
However, a retail-friendly space immediate to the public area features a marble countertop and the upper floor clock room has windows facing East Second Street, providing a view inside of ornamental lighting and moulded walls. Public restrooms complete the historic detail with marble stall partitions and mosaic tile floors.
