Dr. Lapsley Armstrong McAfee - Mt. Hermon, CA
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N 37° 03.143 W 122° 03.362
10S E 583933 N 4101099
Dr. Lapsley Armstrong McAfee was a founder of the Mt. Hermon Conference Center.
Waymark Code: WMAV34
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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Dr. Lapsley Armstrong McAfee was a founder of the Mt. Hermon Conference Center. Construction on a fieldhouse named in his honor was completed in 2006. The McAfee Fieldhouse includes a new gymnasium large enough to seat 750 people, basketball and volleyball courts, an indoor climbing wall, an exercise room and expanded game room, as well as meeting rooms for junior and senior high school programs.

From the architect's website:

The McAfee Fieldhouse at Mount Hermon is poised at the edge of a playing field. The backdrop of redwood trees inspired the materials for the building. Exterior columns are redwood with the bark left on to better blend with the surroundings. The shingles are also redwood and the stone is from the local quarry. Large sliding glass doors allow the gym to be open to the playing field. Inside, a full basketball court can be divided into two volleyball courts. A game room, exercise room, and two meeting rooms offer additional uses and are arranged so that they are accessible even if the entire facility is not open. Redwood trim is used throughout the interior, with the detailing referencing the simple clean lines of the Arts and Crafts movement.

A memorial plaque is mounted on the wall just inside the door to the fieldhouse. The plaque reads:


McAFEE FIELDHOUSE

Dedicated to the Glory of God
and in loving memory of

DR. LAPSLEY ARMSTRONG
McAFEE
1864-1935

"His mission field was the world"

Helped found Mt. Hermon in 1906...
one of the first five trustees...
beloved conference speaker for more than 25 years...
Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley from 1906 to 1930...
entered Heaven in 19935 while serving as a missionary in the Philipines.

May 2006


Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]

Location: Mt. Hermon Conference Center

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