Comments on: First Universalist Church http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:46:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: rm http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-45023 rm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:15:39 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-45023 Mike Alft's Elgin: An American History dates it to 1892. You can check out the reference online at ElginHistory.com in Chapter V "Boom and Panic." Mike Alft’s Elgin: An American History dates it to 1892. You can check out the reference online at ElginHistory.com in Chapter V “Boom and Panic.”

]]> By: John Pettigrew http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-45022 John Pettigrew Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:01:29 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-45022 Can someone tell me when this church was built? I believe my Grandmother, born 1893, and her Father, Leon Hosmer Potter, were members; and she was likely married there circa 1916 or 1917. She & my Grandfather moved to Toledo OH and joined the Untarian Church. Can someone tell me when this church was built? I believe my Grandmother, born 1893, and her Father, Leon Hosmer Potter, were members; and she was likely married there circa 1916 or 1917. She & my Grandfather moved to Toledo OH and joined the Untarian Church.

]]> By: RS http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-22414 RS Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:42:45 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-22414 Hi Jen, Thanks for leaving a comment. I was thinking about this the other day, and I thought well, for many years that building was basically closed to the public. But now at least, as a church, it should be pretty much open to anyone who wants to walk in there, and it can probably be booked for many events like classical music. Conceivably it could be the venue for a chamber music series, something we don't get much of in Elgin, which is unfortunate because one of the greatest quartets in the world is based in Dekalb and can probably be induced to sign on to a series, since it would make them more accessible to the more populous areas of Chicagoland (Dekalb is sort of remote and Chicago is far; Elgin is in the middle and would be convenient for them to travel to). I'm talking about the Vermeer Quartet, of course (After hearing their live performance of the Beethoven opus 132 my life seems more or less complete...). It could be a great concert space. We just need the Seigles to donate another grand piano... And we have to make sure the building's owners renovate it in an architecturally and historically-sensitive manner. I would imagine the heritage commission or whoever is keeping a close eye on the renovation process. Hi Jen,
Thanks for leaving a comment. I was thinking about this the other day, and I thought well, for many years that building was basically closed to the public. But now at least, as a church, it should be pretty much open to anyone who wants to walk in there, and it can probably be booked for many events like classical music.

Conceivably it could be the venue for a chamber music series, something we don’t get much of in Elgin, which is unfortunate because one of the greatest quartets in the world is based in Dekalb and can probably be induced to sign on to a series, since it would make them more accessible to the more populous areas of Chicagoland (Dekalb is sort of remote and Chicago is far; Elgin is in the middle and would be convenient for them to travel to). I’m talking about the Vermeer Quartet, of course (After hearing their live performance of the Beethoven opus 132 my life seems more or less complete…).

It could be a great concert space. We just need the Seigles to donate another grand piano…

And we have to make sure the building’s owners renovate it in an architecturally and historically-sensitive manner. I would imagine the heritage commission or whoever is keeping a close eye on the renovation process.

]]> By: Jen http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-22251 Jen Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:24:55 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-22251 Im shared a similar dream for the pocket watch building. What a wonderful cultural center a Lyceum would have been. And located so close to the crisis center, it could have been a place for women to venture into the workplace. I pictured comfy chairs to read or listen to inspiring music and poetry, books everywhere and coffee and danish. A perfect place to while away an afternoon or evening....sigh... Im shared a similar dream for the pocket watch building. What a wonderful cultural center a Lyceum would have been. And located so close to the crisis center, it could have been a place for women to venture into the workplace. I pictured comfy chairs to read or listen to inspiring music and poetry, books everywhere and coffee and danish. A perfect place to while away an afternoon or evening….sigh…

]]> By: RS http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-14381 RS Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:23:03 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-14381 Yes. And not just any watch, an Elgin Watch! It's beautiful. Yes. And not just any watch, an Elgin Watch! It’s beautiful.

]]> By: frankwolftown http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-14376 frankwolftown Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:27:41 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2007/06/25/first-universalist-church/#comment-14376 Hey isn't this the building shaped like a watch? Hey isn’t this the building shaped like a watch?

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