• "I was truly impressed by the outstanding quality of the firm’s work and by Ian Agrell's enthusiasm and professional commitment"
    F. Carey Howlett
    Hermitage Foundation
  • "...the incredible effort you and your talented staff put forth in the chair for His Holiness Pope John Paul II ...was well beyond our expectations"
    David Owen Tryba
    Architect
  • "Your work looks incredible. A special thanks to you for making us look brilliant for choosing you for the project"
    David Wick
    Owner of O.B.Williams
  • "The level of craftsmanship shown is amazing. How you can produce something of such quality from a simple lump of wood is beyond me"
    David Shiress, Design Manager
    Taylor Made Joinery Interiors, Suffolk

First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church, Alton, Illinois

Originally built in the mid 1800's, the First Presbyterian Church in Alton, Illinois has withstood the hardships of war, economic difficulties, tornados and fire. In fact, it was a fire that severely damaged the original carved cross and other parts of the church. Fortunately, the church retained drawings of the original carvings, which the team Agrell Architectural Carving used to recreate the wood carved shades for the organ case and to construct a massive cross carved in oak, which now hangs suspended from the roof.

 

"You are in a class by yourself. I am certain that we could not have stayed within the borders of the United States and found another firm able to produce such exquisite carving."

—Kenneth Dobson

First Presbyterian Church, Alton, Illinois