Monday, August 31, 2015

Three Chopt Presbyterian Church exceeds Campaign Goal!

Three Chopt Presbyterian Church celebrated a successful Capital Campaign for it's expansion and renovation project on Sunday, August 30, 2015, following worship services.

 Located at 9315 Three Chopt Road, the new $2,000,000 expansion and renovation project will provide a new Commons gathering space, a renovated Fellowship Hall and commercial kitchen, new Administrative offices, meeting spaces, and new handicapped bathrooms.



William Henry Harris & Associates has worked with the church for more than a year on the project, meeting with the congregation and the Capital Campaign Committee to design the exciting project that will mark the church's 50th Anniversary since it was established at the Three Chopt location.



Barclay Bradshaw, Chair of the Capital Campaign Committee, unveils the "thermometer" indicating the pledged amount exceeding the $1,000,000 goal.  Groundbreaking for the project is slated for early 2016. 

Monday, August 17, 2015

Salem Baptist Church Raises Its Steeple!

Steeple Jacks raise the steeple at the new 26,000 square foot Worship Center for Goochland County's Salem Baptist Church.





The pre-fabricated fiberglass steeple adorns one of the largest SteelLite Building projects, illustrating the benefits of pre-engineered construction to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in construction cost.


Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Grace United Methodist Church Breaks Ground!



Historic Grace United Methodist Church, near Hartwood, Virginia broke ground for its first major expansion since 1949 in a celebration held at the church on Sunday, July 26th, 2015. Founded in 1885, the current church building replaced the original church in 1927.



The proposed new 5000 square foot multi-purpose facility will house church offices, classrooms and a fellowship hall with modern kitchen.

William Henry Harris & Associates, Inc. designed the new facility and the Dominion Construction Group of Warrenton is providing construction services for the $800,000.00 project.

Monday, July 27, 2015

Providence Baptist Church Breaks Ground!

In a ceremony on Sunday, July 19, 2015, Providence Baptist Church in Hayes, VA broke ground for their new Phase 1 Fellowship Center expansion. Architect William Henry Harris & Associates joined JH Batten General Contractors from Walkerton, North Carolina as a Design/Build Team for the project.

Both firms are members of the National Association of Church Design Builders - NACDB, an organization dedicated to providing the highest caliber of service to the Mid -Atlantic Region and its religious community.

The new Fellowship Center will double the size of the church's seating capacity for fellowship events. It will also include a new Commercial Kitchen and handicapped accessible bathrooms and showers. A new entry Commons and covered drop-off will enhance the access from the parking lot, and additional parking and landscaping will complete the design.


Future Phases will include a Multi-Purpose Outreach Center and additional classrooms for Christian Education. 

Celebrated long time members of Providence Baptist Church break ground for the new Fellowship Wing.



Other church members watch the Ground Breaking Ceremonies. 



New Commons Entry showing New Outreach Center


Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Church Architect William Henry Harris & Associates moves to Church Road!


Exciting things are happening at William Henry Harris & Associates, Inc. and we want to share some important news with you.

After 28 years in downtown Richmond, we have relocated our offices to Richmond's West End. We are  located at 3307 Church Road, just off Three Chopt Road near Innsbrook.  Our new offices feature updated conference spaces with the latest technology for client meetings and plenty of parking.  We moved from our 412 West Franklin Street location on June 2nd and we look forward to providing our clients with the superior planning and design services to which they have become accustomed.


Look for more information about our new location and new projects on our Social Media sites. 


Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Salisbury Dedicates New Education Wing at 50th Anniversary Celebration!

Rain did not dampen Salisbury Presbyterian Church's 50th Anniversary Celebration and dedication of its new Pre-School Wing addition on Saturday, April 25th, 2015.
Pastor Larry Chottiner led the gathered celebrants in the dedication ceremony. A congregational dinner for the 400 attendees followed the ceremony in the "Big Tent".







William Henry Harris & Associates, Inc has worked with the church for more than four years on the project. Century Construction served as General Contractor for the project.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Nave prepares for another century!

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Nave prepares for another century!

Contractors excavate to provide new subfloor duct chases for a modern Heating and Cooling system. The $9 million project will add state of the art acoustically tempered and digitally controlled Mechanical and Electrical systems to replace aging systems from the 1940's and 1950's. 


The Sanctuary interior will be refurbished and all entrances will become handicap accessible.  Lighting and audiovisual enhancements will complete the project that is scheduled for completion in December.