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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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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