Once Upon a House

1855

A church building was erected at a cost of $2,800.

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  • “Boyd Phelps. The building thus improvised into a church, was utilized until 1855, when a church building was erected at a cost of $2,800. It was a frame building, with a seating capacity of about three hundred, with a large airy basement, which was turned over to the District Board for scholastic purposes.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 667 / book p. 671

    Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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