The other day I was walking down Monroe Street and spotted this: the old Southern Bethany Baptist Church was completely gutted, with only a few pieces of wood and cinder block walls left.
The building was a sort of Victorian-style townhouse and was sold in 2015 to a developer, who will be completely rebuilding the inside and add an addition to create a three story, five-unit apartment building.
It’s kind of odd they chose to keep that little bit of wood and concrete blocks, but I guess it’s a good reminder of what used to be there. Too bad they took away that tower and big porch, but I suppose they may add it back.
The property is owned by an LLC, which is common for developers, and the address for their LLC is the same as S&G Realty, so presumably it’s them. I can’t find any details about the project other than it’s underway.
Here’s the “before” version from Google Streetview.
