Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church
Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Location | 4461 Twenty-Eighth Street Detroit, Michigan |
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Built | 1891 |
Architect | Spier & Rohns |
Architectural style | Carpenter Gothic |
NRHP Reference # | 82002900[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 22, 1982 |
Designated MSHS | October 2, 1980[2] |
The Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church is a church located at 4461 Twenty-Eighth Street in Detroit, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1980[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] The building now houses the Motor City Missionary Baptist Church.
History
In the late 1800s, German-speaking immigrants began moving into southwest Detroit.[3] The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church on Military Street was established in 1882 to service this influx of people.[3] The new congregation quickly swelled, and in 1890, the elders of Zion started a daughter congregation, commissioning the architectural firm of Spier & Rohns to design a wooden structure costing no more than $2000 to build.[3] This building is the only known example of a wooden church designed by the firm.[4]
The church was completed in 1891; a wooden parsonage was added the next year and a brick school was built in 1923.[4] The latter two building are included in the city historical listing, while on the church is on the National and state listing.[4]
The Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in 1891; the congregation used the building until 1976, when they went defunct. The building was purchased by the Motor City Missionary Baptist Church in 1978.[2] The Motor City Baptist Church congregation was organized in 1967 by Rev. John W. Haynes and his wife Inez.[4]
Documents relating to the official actions of the congregation, births, deaths, baptisms and confirmations are archived at Concordia Historical Institute in St. Louis, MO (http://lutheranhistory.org/).
Description
The Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church is a wooden, Carpenter Gothic chapel.[2] It is frame construction with gables at the ends, a central tower, and vestibule in front. The original clapboard siding still clads the building,[2] although white paint has replaced the original cream-and-gold with red-and-blue accent[3] color scheme. Each side has five tall lancet-arched, stained-glass windows, and the eaves are trimmed with hollow curved brackets and a paneled frieze.[2][3]
The interior is unusually well-preserved.[2] The interior walls feature vertical board wainscoting, with the area above covered in cream painted canvas.[4] The church organ is located on a rear balcony.[4]
The altar from Gethsemane is now used by Christ our Savior Lutheran Church in Livonia, Michigan.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church from the state of Michigan
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Motor City Missionary Baptist Church/ Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church from Detroit1701,org
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Motor City Missionary Baptist Church Historic District from the city of Detroit
- Churches in Detroit, Michigan
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- Churches completed in 1891
- 19th-century Lutheran churches
- Lutheran churches in Michigan
- Carpenter Gothic churches in Michigan
- Lutheran congregations established in the 19th century
- Michigan State Historic Sites
- Spier & Rohns buildings
- German-American culture in Detroit, Michigan
- National Register of Historic Places in Detroit, Michigan