Keeping Tabs on the Tabernacle
New roof is completed on the Tabernacle.
New roof is completed on the Tabernacle.
The Tabernacle before construction began in September.
The Tabernacle before construction began in September.
The old roof tiles are covered in moss and lichens.
The old roof tiles are covered in moss and lichens.
Load of materials arrives in Oak Bluffs.
Load of materials arrives in Oak Bluffs.
Stained glass windows are covered ahead of construction.
Stained glass windows are covered ahead of construction.
The first tile is removed.
The first tile is removed.
A hole emerges in the roof.
A hole emerges in the roof.
Tiles come off for the initial mockup.
Tiles come off for the initial mockup.
Mockup inspection takes place.
Mockup inspection takes place.
A worker inspects progress up by the stained glass.
A worker inspects progress up by the stained glass.
More removed tiles allow light into The Tabernacle.
More removed tiles allow light into The Tabernacle.
Worker is seen through hole upper-level roof.
Worker is seen through hole upper-level roof.
More tiles are loaded into lift from upper roof.
More tiles are loaded into lift from upper roof.
Cranes were a common sight inside the Tabernacle.
Cranes were a common sight inside the Tabernacle.
Every piece was carefully placed.
Every piece was carefully placed.
Work continued from above and below.
Work continued from above and below.
The stark difference between the old tile and the new.
The stark difference between the old tile and the new.
Care was taken to ensure the new roof will last.
Care was taken to ensure the new roof will last.
New lighting is installed in the interior.
New lighting is installed in the interior.
Bare winter branches revealed the completed new roof.
Bare winter branches revealed the completed new roof.
A bird's-eye-view of the completed project.
A bird's-eye-view of the completed project.
The months-long project to replace the aging roof of the Tabernacle in the Camp Ground of Oak Bluffs came to a close in June.