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. The congregation had been formed by German immigrants in 1852, and became the last extant Freethinker congregation in North America.[2] It affiliated with the American Unitarian Association in 1955.[2] The group meets in the hall to this day.
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| Location | 309 Polk St., Sauk City, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°16′34″N 89°43′28″W / 43.27611°N 89.72444°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architect | Alfred Charles Clas |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000237[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 1988 |
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Free Congregation of Sauk County: History of the Free Congregation of Sauk County". Free Congregation of Sauk County. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
Further reading
edit- Goc, Michael J. (ed.) Park Hall: a Symbol of Freedom in America. Friendship, WI: New Past Press, 2004.
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