Manistee in Manistee County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First Congregational Church

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2016

1. First Congregational Church Marker

Inscription. William Le Baron Jenney, eminent Chicago architect known as the "father of the skyscraper," designed this beautiful Romanesque church. Completed in 1892, it features vibrant stained glass windows, two of which are of Tiffany design. The soaring rafters form a canopy over the curved hand-carved pews in the luminescent and graceful interior. Lumber, salt, and shipping industrialists of the late nineteenth century attended and supported this distinctive house of worship.

Erected 1977 by Michigan History Division, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L0253.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 44° 14.603′ N, 86° 19.516′ W. Marker is in Manistee, Michigan, in Manistee County. Marker is on 4th Street east of Oak Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 412 4th Street, Manistee MI 49660, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ramsdell Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Manistee County War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Manistee City Library

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Our Saviour's Lutheran Church (approx. ¼ mile away); The Gardner Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Thompson Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Lyman Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Haley Block (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manistee.

Also see . . . Manistee First Congregational Church: Our History. (Submitted on August 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

First Congregational Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2016

2. First Congregational Church and Marker

First Congregational Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2016

3. First Congregational Church

First Congregational Church Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2016

4. First Congregational Church Tower

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on August 22, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.