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First Congregational Church (Lake Linden, Michigan)

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207: 554: 66: 218:. The church is a rectangular asymmetrically-massed front gable structure atop a foundation of mine rock with a square tower and belfry in the front. The exterior features dramatic woodwork styling, with fishscale and flat-edged shingles made of pine and separated into sections by stickwork. The gable over the entrance and the tower sides are constructed with diagonal siding; focal points there and on the sides of the church are sided in herringbone and pinwheel shapes, fremed with more stickwork and carved floral rosettes. The church has an open front porch with contrasting turned railings. 1256: 238:. It soon became apparent that the congregation would need its own church, and a building committee was formed in 1886. The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company donated land, and the committee procured architectural drawings from Holabird and Roche, using them to build the church for an original cost of $ 8325. The building was dedicated in February 1887, three months before a devastating fire swept through Lake Linden; the church was one of the few frame buildings in the area to escape damage. 1267: 225:
walls, a hardwood ceiling, and more intricate stickwork; there are only minor alterations from the original construction. A Garret House Pipe Organ, built in 1874 for the First Congregational Church of Calumet, is also installed. The organ was believed to be the oldest tracker-style pipe organ in
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The church continued to be in use until the 1980s, when the congregation dwindled to the point where they were not large enough to maintain the building. The church was deeded to the Houghton County Historical Society, which has continued to use and maintain it as the Houghton County Heritage
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The First Congregational Church founded in 1882 by a small group of Scottish residents, headed by Allen McIntyre, which included a number of prominent businessmen and employees of the local
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Michigan, however a search of the Organ Historical Society database reveals several original and relocated tracker-action pipe organs pre-dating the Garret House.
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Center. Limited restoration has been ongoing since 1993; the restoration included repainting the church in the original colors.
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The interior includes the pastor's office, kitchen, and meetinghall. The meetinghall has
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Houghton County, Michigan
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in 1980, and is significant for its impeccable architectural integrity.
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The First Congregational Church is a spectacular example of Victorian
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is located at 53248 N Avenue (on the corner of First Street) in the
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National Register of Historic Places in Houghton County, Michigan
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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The History of the First Congregational Church of Lake Linden
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First Congregational Church of Lake Linden, retrieves 8/17/09
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Saint Henry's Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery
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Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills Historic District
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First Congregational Church (Lake Linden, Michigan)
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Lake Linden, Michigan
47°11′19″N 88°24′39″W / 47.18861°N 88.41083°W / 47.18861; -88.41083
Lake Linden Historic District
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Linden Lake Historic District
Lake Linden, Michigan
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