 At the beginning of direct American involvement in World War II , the U.S. government bought the building and converted it to federal offices , officer <unk> , spaces used by the Army 's Ordnance <unk> department , a passport agency and an induction center run by the local draft board . The high vaulted ceiling of the Great Hall worship center was hidden by a dropped ceiling . After the war , the Internal Revenue Service moved offices into the building . 
