St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Menominee, Michigan)

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Location 904 11th Ave.
Menominee, Michigan
Coordinates 45°6′32″N 87°36′48″W / 45.10889°N 87.61333°W / 45.10889; -87.61333Coordinates: 45°6′32″N 87°36′48″W / 45.10889°N 87.61333°W / 45.10889; -87.61333
Area less than one acre
Architect Derrick Hubert
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 95000865[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 21, 1995
Designated MSHS February 23, 1981[2]

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, now used as the Menominee County Historical Museum, is a historic church at 904 11th Avenue in Menominee, Michigan. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995[1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1981.[2]

History

The St. John the Baptist parish in Menominee was the oldest religious organization on the Menominee River in Michigan.[3] St. John the Baptist Church was built in 1921-22.[2] The church was designed by architect Derrick Hubert, a member of the parish. The church was used by the parish until parish mergers in 1972.[2] In 1976, the Menominee County Historical Society purchesed the building.[4] The building is now used as the Heritage museum of the Menominee County Historical Society.[5]

Description

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is a Late Gothic Revival building, constructed of red brick on a stone and reinforced-concrete foundation.[2] The church has a gable roof, a square tower projecting from the facade, and a rectangular wing to the east. The water table, window sills, and hood moldings are constructed from concrete, while other decorative elements are made from galvanized iron. A five-sided apse at the rear of the building once housed the sanctuary. The stained galss windows in the church were reportedly made in Munich, Germany.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ Lewis Publishing Company (1895). Memorial Record of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 534–35.
  4. ↑ "Menominee County Historical Society History". Menominee County Historical Society. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Menominee County Historical Society Heritage Museum". Menominee County Historical Society. Retrieved February 28, 2012.

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