Sacred and Romanesque: The First Congregational Church Jackson, Michigan

When the Congregational Church in Jackson, Michigan was outgrowing its church building in the 1850s, it hired Syracuse, New York architect Horatio Nelson White to draw up plans for a new building. White proceeded to design what is now one of the oldest existing Romanesque Revival Church buildings in the state, and the only known building of his design in the State of Michigan. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017, this building is recognized as one of the important buildings in Jackson. After reading Sacred and Romanesque: The First Congregational Church Jackson, Michigan, you will know the story behind the building and what makes it so significant.