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St. John's Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church in
The St. John's Lutheran Church congregation in Port Hope was established in 1868. In 1870, Rev. W. Schwartz, a traveling missionary, took charge of the congregation, and soon, with the arrival of more settlers, the congregation grew. In 1871, the congregation constructed a frame church on this site. By 1876, the congregation was large enough to warrant its own pastor. By 1899, the earlier structure proved inadequate, and the congregation constructed this one. A wing was added in 1981. The church still serves the original congregation.
St. John's Lutheran Church website
Lutheran churches in Michigan Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Gothic Revival church buildings in Michigan Churches completed in 1899 Buildings and structures in Huron County, Michigan National Register of Historic Places in Huron County, Michigan {{Michigan-church-stub
Huron County, Michigan
Huron County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 31,407. The county seat is Bad Axe.
Huron County is at the northern tip of the Thumb, which is a sub region of Mid Michigan. It is a peninsu ...
. It is located at 4527 Second St. in Port Hope, Michigan
Port Hope is a village in Huron County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 267 at the 2010 census. The village is within Rubicon Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , ...
. The Victorian Gothic style church was built in 1899. It was added to the National Register in 1987.
History
The St. John's Lutheran Church congregation in Port Hope was established in 1868. In 1870, Rev. W. Schwartz, a traveling missionary, took charge of the congregation, and soon, with the arrival of more settlers, the congregation grew. In 1871, the congregation constructed a frame church on this site. By 1876, the congregation was large enough to warrant its own pastor. By 1899, the earlier structure proved inadequate, and the congregation constructed this one. A wing was added in 1981. The church still serves the original congregation.
Description
St. John's Lutheran Church is long and narrow brickGothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
structure with a steeply pitched gable roof. The front facade is symmetrical, with a central projecting square-plan tower topped with a wooded belfry and spire. Along the sides are pointed-arch windows filled with stained glass, separated by stone-trimmed, brick buttresses. A rear, gable-roofed projection holds the chancel. On one side, attached via a short corridor, is a cross-gable-roof, one-story wing, added in 1981, with a style closely matching that of the original 1899 church.
Inside, the sanctuary contains stained wood pews flanking a central aisle. Above is a plaster ceiling, sloping on the sides and flat the center. In the rear is a gallery with the organ.
References
External links
St. John's Lutheran Church website
Lutheran churches in Michigan Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Gothic Revival church buildings in Michigan Churches completed in 1899 Buildings and structures in Huron County, Michigan National Register of Historic Places in Huron County, Michigan {{Michigan-church-stub