From the Ground Up: Shrine of the Holy Spirit

Owner/developer: Mariner Wealth Advisors (Gene Bicknell)

General contractor: Larry Snyder & Co.

Architect(s): Stuart Owsley & Associates PA (Pittsburg, Kan.) and Treat Architects PC

Engineers: Pickett, Ray & Silver Inc. (St. Peters), civil; and Silverhill Engineering, structural

Size: 18,200 square feet

Estimated cost: $5 million

Lender: None

Estimated completion date: November

Project description: The Mansion Entertainment and Media Center owner Gene Bicknell is building an 80-foot tower on the front lawn of the theater, formerly Wayne Newton's. Called the Shrine of the Holy Spirit, the tower holds a sphere 12 feet in diameter and a 10-foot cross, according to Project Manager Jennifer Baker of Larry Snyder & Co. The plaza area below will house an open-air pavilion, gift shop and chapel with custom stained-glass windows, Baker said.

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