First Congregational Church and Society
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member S5280ft
N 43° 00.029 W 084° 10.244
16T E 730613 N 4764753
On the west side of North Washington Street at the intersection with West Williams. Plenty of street parking available.
Waymark Code: WMF38
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member "Paws"itraction
Views: 17

In 1840 thirteen people founded a Presbyterian congregation on the principles of opposition to slavery and "total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors as a beverage." It was the first church established in Owosso. In 1853 the congregation reorganized as the First Congregational Church and Society, but continued to meet in a schoolhouse where it had worshipped for thirteen years. Two years later a small brick and frame church was erected on this site. It was razed in 1891 and replaced with the present building. Constructed in 1892 of fieldstones gathered from local farms, the church has stained-glass windows dedicated to Owosso pioneers. The Detroit firm of Malcomson and Higginbotham designed this Neo-Romanesque structure.
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Parking nearby?: yes

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Registered Site #: Local Site #1806

Historical Date: Not listed

Historical Name: Not listed

website: Not listed

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