New Holstein in Calumet County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

St. Martin’s Church

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 8, 2012

1. St. Martin’s Church Marker

Inscription. In 1853, a group of German Catholics from Silesia, Prussia, emigrated to the Charlestown area. By 1866, the congregation had built a log church where they could assemble for services. They erected the current church in 1875, using limestone from a local quarry. Residents salvaged some of the logs from its predecessor to construct a school. From 1866 to 1899, visiting pastors serviced the parish.

In 1899, the Salvatorian Fathers of St. Nazianz took charge of the parish, continuing services until 2004. An ongoing shortage of priests led in part to the church’s closure the next year. Descendents of the first settlers purchased the property from the Diocese of Green Bay in order to preserve the historic church, and formed St. Martin Heritage Park, Inc. in 2006.

Erected 2009 by Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 525.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 44° 0.493′ N, 88° 6.134′ W. Marker is in New Holstein,

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Wisconsin, in Calumet County. It is at the intersection of County Route T and Church Road, on the right when traveling east on County Route T. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: N3298 Cty T, Chilton WI 53014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civic Park (approx. 3.9 miles away); New Holstein (approx. 3.9 miles away); Gewidmet Unseren Kriegern 1861 - 65. (approx. 4 miles away); H. C. Timm House (approx. 4.1 miles away); New Holstein Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Carl Gottlieb Heins House (approx. 7½ miles away); Kiel Veterans Park (approx. 7.6 miles away); St. Gregory Church (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 8, 2012

2. St. Martin’s Church Marker

church is in the background

of all markers in New Holstein.

St. Martin’s Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 8, 2012

3. St. Martin’s Church

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 8, 2012

4. St. Martin’s Church

emblem on steeple

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 8, 2012

5. St. Martin’s Church

1876 Cornerstone

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,724 times since then and 72 times this year. Last updated on February 23, 2020, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 9, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.