Church of the Atonement (Fish Creek, Wisconsin)

Historic church in Wisconsin, United States United States historic place


Church of the Atonement Episcopal Fish Creek, Wisconsin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	Main Street and Cottage Row Fish Creek, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°07′41″N 87°14′58″W / 45.12809°N 87.24942°W / 45.12809; -87.24942
Built	1896
NRHP reference No.	85000487
Added to NRHP	March 7, 1985

Church of the Atonement, is an historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal summer chapel in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, within the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac. On March 7, 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The church was built in 1878 on the foundation of a fisherman's unfinished house, with lumber donated by Mrs. L. M. Griswold, wife of a local sawmill owner. The style is Carpenter Gothic, with exterior of board and batten and wood shingles.

The congregation initially had twenty members, led by Mrs. Griswold and Sara Jeffcoat, a widowed schoolteacher. Early on the congregation was served by Reverend Joseph Jameson who was shared with congregations at Jacksonport, Algoma and Sturgeon Bay.

In 1985 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its religious and architectural significance.

Today the church offers worship services in summer only, because the building remains unheated. Rotating clergy serve each Sunday morning.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Church of the Atonement". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
^ "The Church of the Atonement - History". The Church of the Atonement. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
"Church of the Atonement - Visiting Clergy". Church of the Atonement. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

External links

Church of the Atonement holds services to mark centennial, Door County Advocate, August 8, 1978

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