Benzonia Congregational Church

Benzonia Congregational Church is a Michigan historical marker in Benzonia, Benzie County, dedicated 1983.

Benzie County · dedicated 1983 · 6941 Grand Traverse Ave., Benzonia

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Early in the 1850s Congregationalists came to this area to found the community of Benzonia and a Christian college. In 1860 the Reverend Charles E. Bailey, prime figure behind the organization of the community and college, helped organize the area’s first church with eighteen members. Erected in 1884-87, this Gothic Revival-style building served the congregation until 1968. In 1969 the building became the Benzie Area Historical Museum.

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Benzonia Congregational Church

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