Rockfield in Germantown in Washington County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

St. John Evangelical Church

Photographed by Paul F, June 3, 2010

1. St. John Evangelical Church Marker

South side of double sided marker

Inscription. Founded in 1843 by German settlers from Hessen-Darmstadt and the Bavarian Palatinate, joined later by emigrants from Pomerania and Wurttemberg. Designed by architects Myrath and Koch for $30. 3 acre site purchased from Adam and Maria Stein for $150. Built in 1869 by member Peter Bronn from limestone quarried and cut on nearby lands of members Valentine Schaetzel, Henry Leonhardt and Conrad Dexheimer.

Erected 1982 by Washington County Landmark Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.

Location. 43° 12.385′ N, 88° 5.138′ W. Marker is in Germantown, Wisconsin, in Washington County. It is in Rockfield. It is on Donges Bay Road ¼ mile west of Fond du Lac Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 145), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Germantown WI 53022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jacob Schunk Farmhouse (approx. ¾ mile away); Milwaukee Road Depot (approx. 1.4 miles away); Barn (approx. 1.4 miles away); Miller-Davidson House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Umhoefer House (approx. 1.4 miles away); School House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sunnyside School Bell Tower Replica (approx. 1½ miles away); Steichen House (approx. 1½ miles away).

Photographed by Paul F, June 3, 2010

2. St. John Evangelical Church Marker

North side of double sided marker

Photographed by Paul F, June 3, 2010

3. St. John Evangelical Church Marker

Marker with church in background behind trees

St. John Evangelical Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul F, June 3, 2010

4. St. John Evangelical Church

Photographed by Paul F, June 3, 2010

5. St. John Evangelical Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,740 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 3, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.