Shopiere Congregational Church - Shopiere, WI - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Shopiere Congregational Church was founded on April 27, 1884 by Rev. Stephen Peet, an agent of the Home Missionary society and the Rev. Dexter Clary of Beloit. The church was the 13th Congregational church founded in Wisconsin. S. H. Thomson was the first pastor of the church.

The walls of the current structure were built in 1850, but the building was not completed until 1853.

The Wisconsin Historical Society web site has a copy of a newspaper article from 1934 talking about the 90th anniversary of the church.

Street address: 5328 Church St Shopiere, WI USA 53511 County / Borough / Parish: Rock Year listed: 1976 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event: Style: Greek Revival Periods of significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874 Historic function: Religion: Religious Structure Current function: Religion: Religious Structure Privately owned?: yes Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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