▁the ▁lower ▁church ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁ready ▁for ▁use , ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁whose ▁wooden ▁church ▁bur nt ▁a ▁year ▁earlier . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁new ▁church , ▁Dest rem ps ▁designed ▁" A ▁system ▁of ▁tr uss es , ▁be ams , ▁but tr esses ▁and ▁metal ▁ro ds ▁with ▁turn bu ck les " ▁to ▁channel ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁roof ▁directly ▁down ▁through ▁the ▁gran ite ▁walls ▁and ▁leave ▁an ▁un ob struct ed ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁M . J . ▁Cast agn oli , ▁a ▁master ▁sculpt or , ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁pl aster ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁columns , ▁corn ices , ▁and ▁bas - rel ief s ▁that ▁decor ated ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁Master ▁artist ▁Lud ov ic ▁C rem on ini ▁created ▁ 1 8 ▁maj estic ▁oil ▁paint ings ▁which ▁ad orn ed ▁the ▁walls ▁and ▁ce il ings , ▁including ▁his ▁interpretation ▁of ▁Rap he al ' s ▁" Last ▁Jud g ement ", ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁paint ings ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁the ▁giant ▁pipe ▁organ ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁the ▁Brothers ▁Cas avant ▁of ▁St . ▁Hy ac int he ▁was ▁installed ▁and ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 9 ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁officially ▁dedicated . ▁ ▁At ▁ 3 1 0 ▁feet , ▁the ▁tw in ▁ste e ples ▁were ▁the ▁second ▁tall est ▁in ▁the ▁United