Saint Andrew's Parish/Saint Andrew's Church
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N 42° 37.157 W 082° 31.788
17T E 374540 N 4719672
The Church building is now a private residence and the marker was moved to the above location on the southwest side of the Museum of Local History at 1240 St. Clair River Road. The Church building is up the street at 1507 St. Clair River Road.
Waymark Code: WMX2D
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2006
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SAINT ANDREW'S PARISH Beginning in 1845 the Reverend Andrew Jamieson, an Anglican missionary, served Saint John the Baptist Church on nearby Walpole Island, Ontario. In the early 1860s, Jamieson (1814-1885) established a mission in Algonac. He conducted morning services on Walpole Island and afternoon services in Algonac homes. The first class was con-firmed in 1863, and four years later a church, dedi-cated to Saint Andrew, was built. The Gothic Revival board-and-batten building stood on the corner of Green and Michigan streets.
SAINT ANDREW'S CHURCH This Neo-Gothic structure was dedicated on May 7, 1916. Frances Grey Smith, a founding member, donated the funds, and Detroit architect George D. Mason designed the church. In 1892, Mason had planned Detroit's Trinity Episcopal Church, one of the first churches in the nation to reflect closely, in design and detailing, medieval English churches. Saint Andrew's contains fourteen stained-glass windows. The window over the altar depicts Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Historical Name: Andrew Jamieson, Frances Grey Smith, George D. Mason
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: State Site #124
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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