This short two stage multi cache begins outside of the main doors to one of the most visible historical buildings in Sault Ste. Marie; the Central United Church.
Central United was officially recognized by the City of Sault Ste. Marie for its heritage value in 1985.
The property on which the structure stands was purchased as a church home for the Sault's Methodist community for $700 in 1897. The building itself has a massive appearance, dominating the corner of Spring and Albert Streets. The building resembles a castle with its four-storied bell tower overlooking the city's downtown. The exterior is constructed from red sandstone, quarried from local canal excavations.
The structure's sanctuary, where church services take place, is an impressive sight from both the ground floor and the balcony. While the organ console is located near the pulpit and choir area, one of the more noticeable features within the large sanctuary are the church organ's pipes, which protrude from one of the interior walls. The pipe organ was installed in 1906, and has been upgraded many times over the years.
The church was designed by architect Henry Simpson of Toronto and built in stages between 1900 and 1911. The cornerstone was laid in 1903, its tower built in 1907.
Burning of the building's $15,000 mortgage took place in 1930.
In its early days, the building was known as Central Methodist Church. Gathering together with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church parishioners beginning in 1913, the church eventually became Central United when the United Church of Canada was formed in 1925.
Famous figures from the church's past include industrialist Francis H. Clergue, who donated land to the congregation.
The church could originally seat 1,000 people before a number of rows were removed to reconfigure the seating arrangement. Central United's sanctuary can now seat approximately 600. It currently has an active congregation of 400.
To locate the final, solve:
46 30.7AB
84 19.8CD
A = Immediately over the main doors there are a few rectangular boxes suspended over the entranceway. Count the number of boxes.
B = On the cornerstone in the tower by the entranceway, the fourth digit of the year it was laid.
C = Just above the entrance doors the belltower rises into the sky. Count the number of windows in the first or lowest row above the entranceway.
D = Count the number of windows in the top row of windows in the bell tower on the side of the main entrance doors.