On March 11, 1951, St. Paul's dedicated its new nave. Originally envisioned as a High Gothic nave when the architect drew plans for the church in the 1920s, by the time the parish could afford to build the structure, it opted to seize upon an emerging trend in the Episcopal Church--mimicking early Christian basilicas. Well ahead of most Episcopal churches, St. Paul's placed its altar rail much closer to the pews than had previously been done. Note too that the pipe organ had not yet been installed in this view.
