Grace Episcopal Church (Jonesville, Michigan)

Grace Episcopal Church

Church in 2006
Location 360 E. Chicago St., Jonesville, Michigan
Coordinates 41°59′3″N 84°39′37″W / 41.98417°N 84.66028°W / 41.98417; -84.66028Coordinates: 41°59′3″N 84°39′37″W / 41.98417°N 84.66028°W / 41.98417; -84.66028
Area less than one acre
Built 1848 (1848)
Architectural style Gothic, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 71000391[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 6, 1971
Designated MSHS January 6, 1971[2]

Grace Episcopal Church is a historic church at 360 East Chicago Street in Jonesville, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It is one of the first church buildings constructed in Michigan west of Detroit, and is one of the few surviving examples of indigenous church architecture in the state.[2]

History

In 1836, the Episcopal missionary William N. Lyster began preaching in Jonesville.[2] Two years later, a parish was organized by Darius Barker. In 1844, the congregation began constructing this church; it was completed on November 15, 1848, at a cost of $3,000.

The church was moved in 1946 and attached to a schoolhouse that now serves as a parish hall.[2] The church was deconsecrated and sold in 2007, and currently houses a coffee house.[3]

Description

Grace Episcopal Church is a 1-1/2 story rectangular Greek Revival frame structure covered in clapboard.[2] It has a gable roof, with a square tower projecting through the front facade. Gothic lancet windows line the sides, providing the building with a somewhat rare mix of Greek Revival and Gothic styles.[4] Black walnut paneling lined the interior, and the pews are constructed of the same wood.[2] A small altar, also of black walnut, is set amongst frescoes.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Grace Episcopal Church". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ Nancy Hastings. "Coffee house is 'grounded in grace'". Hillsdale.net. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ Kathryn Bishop Eckert (1993), Buildings of Michigan, Oxford University Press, p. 20, ISBN 9780195061499
  5. ↑ Writers' Program, Michigan (1973), Michigan, a Guide to the Wolverine State, North American Book Dist LLC, p. 394, ISBN 9780403021727

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