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 Cooper Congregational Church Posted by:  S5280ft
N 42° 22.655 W 085° 36.635
16T E 614386 N 4692634
A cute little church on the west side of Douglas Street (CR-A45), just north of D Street. As in "dis must be D Street."
Waymark Code: WM3BD5
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2008
Views: 33
This church was built in 1856 with money raised from the sale of family church pews--a popular fund-raising method used in new England and New York. Ephraim Delano, George Delano, George Hart, A. R. Allen, A. W. Ingerson, Allen Chappell and John Walker built the church on land donated by Barney and Eliza Earl. The cornice returns, triangular pediments and square louvered belfry, containing a bell cast by Meneely and Kimberly of Troy, New York, reflect the church's greek Revival styling.
SIDE TWO
In 1843 the Reverends Mason Knappen and Ova Hoyt organized the Cooper Congregational Church with families from New York and Vermont. Church founders included Laura Blanchard, John and Betsy Borden, Mace, Nancy and John Borden, Matilda Delano, David Deming, Eliza Earl, Lydia Hart, Fidelia Pratt, William and Susan Lyman and Almon and Phoebe Monroe. These members first worshipped in a log schoolhouse at Cooper Centre. The present church was erected in 1856.
Historical Name: Ephraim Delano, George Delano, George Hart, A. R. Allen, A. W. Ingerson, Allen Chappell, John Walker, Barney and Eliza Earl, Mason Knappen, Ova Hoyt, Laura Blanchard, John and Betsy Borden, Mace, Nancy and John Borden, Matilda Delano, David Deming, Eliza
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Local Site #1445
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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