Freethinkers Hall
Freethinkers' Hall is located in Wisconsin
Freethinkers' Hall
Freethinkers' Hall is located in the United States
Freethinkers' Hall
Location309 Polk St., Sauk City, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°16′34″N 89°43′28″W / 43.27611°N 89.72444°W / 43.27611; -89.72444
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1884
ArchitectAlfred Charles Clas
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.88000237[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 1988

Freethinkers Hall, also known as Park Hall, is a meeting hall in Sauk City, Wisconsin. Designed by Alfred Clas, Freethinkers Hall was built in 1884 for the local Freethinkers congregation, or Freie Gemeinde in German. The congregation had been formed by German immigrants in 1852, and became the last extant Freethinker congregation in North America.[2] It affiliated with the American Unitarian Association in 1955.[2] The group meets in the hall to this day.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Free Congregation of Sauk County: History of the Free Congregation of Sauk County". Free Congregation of Sauk County. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

Further reading

  • Goc, Michael J. (ed.) Park Hall: a Symbol of Freedom in America. Friendship, WI: New Past Press, 2004.
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