Saint Ignatius Loyola Church
Saint Ignatius Loyola Church | |
Location | 703 E. Houghton Ave., Houghton, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 47°7′14″N 88°33′53″W / 47.12056°N 88.56472°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1898 |
Architect | E. Brielmaier & Sons |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 87001261[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 3, 1987 |
Designated MSHS | December 8, 1977[2] |
Saint Ignatius Loyola Church is a church located at 703 East Houghton Avenue in Houghton, Michigan. The church was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
History
Early
Beginning in 1859, a long list of priests were assigned to the church, all of whom served for only a short time.
Three significant additions to the building were made in later years: a boxy, glassed-in portico, added in 1928, a rear addition, added between 1959 and 1964, and a connected building added in 1991–1992.[2][3] Further interior renovations were made in 1959 and in the late 1980s.[3]
Description
St. Ignatius Loyola Church is an imposing
Stained glass windows, created by Gavin Art Glass Works of Milwaukee, were installed in the church in 1907. An elaborate Gothic altar adorns the nave.[2]
See also
- Catholicism portal
- Michigan portal
- National Register of Historic Places portal
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Saint Ignatius Loyola Church". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "St. Ignatius Loyola, Houghton". Catholic Diocese of Marquette.
Further reading
- Rezek, Antoine Ivan (1906). History of the Diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette, Containing a Full and Accurate Account of the Development of the Catholic Church in Upper Michigan, with Portraits of bBishops, Priests and Illustrations of Churches Old and New. M.A. Donohue. OL 7073546M.