Cathedral of St. Andrew
Grand Rapids, Michigan

The restoration of the Cathedral of St. Andrew celebrates the historic character and architectural beauty of this place of worship. The exterior restoration included repair of the distinctive spire and the re-gilding of its cross, cleaning and re-pointing of the brick facade, and design of a new barrier-free entrance addition.

Within the cathedral, the soaring proportions of the neo-Gothic interior architecture has been renewed. Removing layers of previous alterations has revealed the historic interior of the worship space, dating from 1903. Ribbed vaults, slender columns, and a luminous decorative paint scheme contribute to the uplifting, transformative quality of the space. A constellation of gold leaf stars at the transept crossing represents the night sky at the time of the cathedral’s 1883 dedication.