 As the auditorium increasingly became the center of life at the camp, the old Tabernacle was torn down.Because the land was owned by the Washington Grove Camp Meeting Association, it had complete control over who purchased and leased the plots.In the early 20th century, the Washington Grove Camp Association, and later the Town of Washington Grove, placed restrictive covenants in deeds and leases in order to prevent African Americans from buying, renting, or leasing land in Washington Grove.