What Have They Done?

It is one of my favorite buildings.  The Clarks Green Masonic Lodge in Lackawanna County reminded me of something you'd see in New England-- white clapboards, distinct steeple.  Below are photos from December 2 of 2010.

A friend tipped me off to some distrubing changes here.  Take a look at what I found yesterday.

Who messed with my beautiful steeple, and who thought it was a good idea?

I would hope there's a good reason for what happened, and I know a lot of volunteer based organizations are hurting for money these days.  It's possible the money to fix the steeple the right way wasn't there, but this building is a community treasure, and it's lost a lot of its character.