1869 Vriesland Reformed Church
N 42° 48.722 W 085° 56.436
16T E 586613 N 4740485
There is a parking lot and the area is basically a ghost town. Parking will not be a problem.
Waymark Code: WMJWRN
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2014
Views: 14
The congregation of the 1869 Vriesland Reformed Church was organized in 1846 in the Netherlands. Led by the Reverend Maartem Anne Ypma, forty-nine adults and their children emigrated to the United States in 1847. Attracted by the clay soil, these farmers settled in this area and named it Vriesland for their native province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Many descendants of the community's original families still reside in the area, and Frisian names are prevalent.
This edifice, built in 1869 during the ministry of the Reverend Henry Uiterwyk, is one of the oldest Reformed Church structures in Michigan. The first church on this site was a log cabin which was soon replaced by a clapboard building. The Colonial style of this third place of worship remains largely unchanged. The steeple, roof line, and exterior walls and ornamentation are original. The congregation of the Vriesland Reformed Church worshipped here until 1973.
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The congregation of the 1869 Vriesland Reformed Church was organized in 1846 in the Netherlands. Led by the Reverend Maartem Anne Ypma, forty-nine adults and their children emigrated to the United States in 1847. Attracted by the clay soil, these farmers settled in this area and named it Vriesland for their native province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Many descendants of the community's original families still reside in the area, and Frisian names are prevalent.
This edifice, built in 1869 during the ministry of the Reverend Henry Uiterwyk, is one of the oldest Reformed Church structures in Michigan. The first church on this site was a log cabin which was soon replaced by a clapboard building. The Colonial style of this third place of worship remains largely unchanged. The steeple, roof line, and exterior walls and ornamentation are original. The congregation of the Vriesland Reformed Church worshipped here until 1973.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: L0482
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
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