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Now a century-and-one-score years old, Park Hall enjoys national, state, and county historic site status, and continues to serve the purpose for which it was built: a meeting place for free thinkers. Sources: Text supplied by Jack Ferver, Administrator Park Hall Preservation. Location: 309 Polk Street Sauk City, WI 53583
March 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.
Free Congregationof Sauk County. Free Thought in religion since 1852. Calendar. Sunday Programs. Donations. Our History. The “Freethinkers” Story. On October 24, 1852, exactly 80 “Germans of Sauk City and the surrounding area” signed the call for organizing the Freie Gemeinde von Sauk County, Wisconsin.
An aged section of wallboard was removed as part of an interior restoration of Freethinkers Hall. The congregation of about 40 people, including Michael Whaley, left, and Ellen Paul, is in the midst of raising $125,000 for the project. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Jan 12, 2015 · In 1884 they built Park Hall (known locally as Freethinkers Hall), a spacious, many-windowed wooden structure where the group continues meeting today. In 1955 the congregation dealt with aging and decreasing membership by affiliating with the American Unitarian Association.
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Here in the Freethinkers’ Hall, German culture--its language, literature, music, and food--flourished in public lectures, concerts, and celebrations, and thus the building helped to maintain a close-knit community.
Free Congregation of Sauk County (Freie Gemeinde Hall, Freethinkers’ Hall, Park Hall) - A A + A. 1884, Alfred C. Clas. 307 Polk St. ☰ SEE METADATA.
