The
Red Cedar
Friends have built a brand new meetinghouse in
Lansing's Old Town. The 4,500
sq. ft. building is located at 1400 Turner St.
“Red Cedar Friends
[Quakers] have met in
rented space since the late 1940’s,” says Susan
Waltz. “As a faith community, we have long wanted a home of our own.”
The
project, including the property, cost $750,000. The new building features a main meeting room, a social hall, a kitchen
and two class rooms. Waltz says the building was designed by Tim
Mrozowski, a professor in the
Michigan State University School of Planning, Design and Construction.
The journey toward the completed meetinghouse was a long one. Looking
for property started in 2001, and the lot on Turner St. was not
purchased until 2005. The official groundbreaking was in Oct. 2008.
“The building is registered as a
LEED
project,” says Waltz, “and when all the paperwork has been submitted and
reviewed we hope to obtain silver or gold status.”
Keeping the project local was another focus, “To the extent possible, we
used local suppliers, local contractors, and local materials.”
The Red Cedar Friends will have an open house on Sat. May 22, from
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Source: Susan Waltz
Writer:
Daniel J. Hogan
All Photographs © Dave
Trumpie
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