Freethinkers' Hall
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Freethinkers` Hall | |
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Location | 309 Polk St., Sauk City, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°16′34″N 89°43′28″W / 43.27611°N 89.72444°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1884 |
Architect | Alfred Charles Clas |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 88000237[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 31, 1988 |
Freethinkers` Hall, also known as "Park Hall", is a meeting hall in Sauk City, Wisconsin. Designed by Alfred Clas, Freethinkers' Hall was built in 1884 for the local Freethinkers' congregation, or Freie Gemeinde. The congregation had been formed by German immigrants in 1852, and became the last extant Freethinker' congregation in North America.[2] It affiliated with the American Unitarian Association in 1955.[2] The group meets in the hall to this day.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Free Congregation of Sauk County: History of the Free Congregation of Sauk County". Free Congregation of Sauk County. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
Further reading
- Goc, Michael J. (ed.) Park Hall: a Symbol of Freedom in America. Friendship, WI: New Past Press, 2004.
External links
Categories:
- Freethought in the United States
- German-American culture in Wisconsin
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Queen Anne architecture in Wisconsin
- Religious buildings completed in 1884
- Buildings and structures in Sauk County, Wisconsin
- National Register of Historic Places in Sauk County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Registered Historic Place stubs