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Renovations to the Payne buildings

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The Brothers made many renovations to the Payne buildings, but their major work was construction of the addition to the English Village in 1949-1954. They poured the foundations, and worked to supply the bricklayers as the cinder block and brick walls were erected. Two of the workers, Arnie Orlofsky and Armand ??? worked year round and acted as foremen for any cement work. Brother Augustine Landry took over the electric work; he was a Navy Veteran of World War II and had used his GI Bill to attend electrician school in Chicago. Professionals installed the steel; many of them were Mohawk Indians who walked fearlessly on the beams.