Once Upon a House

Summer 1855

A house of worship was erected (dedicated September 15).

Nation and worldGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “A. well organized and interesting Sunday School is maintained, having 160 volumes in the library. During the summer of 1855 their house of worship was erected, and on the 15th day of September was dedicated. It is built of wood, 29 by 52 feet, and cost, exclusive of tho lot, about $1500.”

    1856-history-of-rock-county/25-city-of-janesville.md, PDF p. 186 / book p. 168

    Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

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