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Grace Episcopal Church
Church in 2006
Grace Episcopal Church (Jonesville, Michigan) is located in Michigan
Grace Episcopal Church (Jonesville, Michigan)
Location360 E. Chicago St., Jonesville, Michigan
Arealess than one acre
Built1848 (1848)
Architectural styleGothic, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.71000391[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1971
Designated MSHSJanuary 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "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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