The Church of 1919 II

The interior of the church was also traditional Romanesque with a centel aisle. The center portion of the nave was two stories high and lighted by clerestory windows in colored glass.

The columns supporting the clerestory and separating the main part of the nave from its aisles were decorated with arabesque designs. The ceilings were of sculptured metal in keeping with many buildings built during that period. This sculptured metal suggested the painted and carved ceilings of the earlier churches.

Since the church was basically Romanesque, it had no transept, and therefore, originally contained no side entrances. Later a side entrance was added and a door connecting into the 1886 church was constructed.

The sanctuary was separated from the nave by a high rounded arch, typical of Romanesque churches. The face of the arch had a painting depicting angels giving incense.

The altar panel was made up of three niches containing Our Lady of Mt. Carmel statue in the center. On her right was the statue of St. John the Baptist, and on her left the statue of St. Joseph. On either side of the main altar were located two additional altar panels. The one on the epistle side had a statue of St. Anthony Abbot, and on the gospel side the statue of St. Rocco.

On the front wall of the church there was a painting of the Birth of Christ with the coming of the Wise Men.

The 1886 Church as it was situated between the Rectory and the 1919 Church.