Allouez in Brown County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Catholic Bark Chapel

Photographed by Devon Polzar, circa June 2013

1. The Catholic Bark Chapel Marker

Inscription. Built by the Indians for Father Claude Allouez in 1671, this is a replica of Wisconsin's first Catholic Church. The original was part of Mission St. Francis Xavior, about one mile south of this site.

Erected 1982 by Catholic Woman's Club of Green Bay.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1671.

Location. 44° 28.486′ N, 88° 2.311′ W. Marker is in Allouez, Wisconsin, in Brown County. It can be reached from Riverside Drive south of Iroquois Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located within Heritage Hill State Historical Park, 2640 South Webster Avenue, Green Bay, WI 54301. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Green Bay WI 54301, 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Menomineeville, Seat of Justice (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Camp Smith 1820 (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Episcopal Mission in Wisconsin (approx. 0.6 miles away); Curly Lambeau's Gravesite (approx. ¾ mile away); Shantytown (approx. ¾ mile away); First Redemptorist Church in America

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Vince Lombardi's Home (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bernard Henry Pennings (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Allouez.

Other markers no longer nearby. Roi-Porlier-Tank Cottage (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed); Heritage Hill State Park (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

The Catholic Bark Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devon Polzar, July 1, 2022

2. The Catholic Bark Chapel

Photographed by Devon Polzar, July 1, 2022

3. The Catholic Bark Chapel

Photographed by Devon Polzar, June 1, 2013

4. The Catholic Bark Chapel

Inside of the Catholic Bark Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devon Polzar, June 1, 2013

5. Inside of the Catholic Bark Chapel

The Catholic Bark Chapel Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devon Polzar, July 1, 2022

6. The Catholic Bark Chapel Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2013, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,231 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 24, 2013, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2023, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. 4, 5. submitted on August 24, 2013, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. 6. submitted on June 19, 2023, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.