1872 - First Baptist Church - St. Clair, MI
N 42° 49.385 W 082° 29.332
17T E 378296 N 4742243
This former church was built in 1872 in St. Clair, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM16DBW
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2022
Views: 1
The former First Baptist Church was built in 1872 at 308 S 4th St, St Clair, MI 48079. It is currently a historical museum and community center. From the State of Michigan historical marker posted on the building:
The Reverend E. K. Grout, pastor of the Baptist church in China Township, also held services in St. Clair's log courthouse. On November 5, 1848, Grout and seven other people organized a local congregation. Around 1852 the first meeting house was built here on land donated by the village board of supervisors. That church burned in 1870. The present Romanesque inspired church was erected three years later. In 1974 citizens bought the church and gave it to the city of St. Clair for a community center.
Year of construction: 1872
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Full inscription:
First
Baptist Church
1872.
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