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St. Katherine's Chapel

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chapel measuring 21 feet by 36 feet, sitting on a concrete and rubble foundation. It is clad with vertical board and batten, with shingles in some gables. A projecting gables entryway on one end shelters a double door. A small belfry is on the roof. The interior of the chapel is rectangular, with
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is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. The Rev. Melissa Congleton, is its current priest in charge. The chapel is still in use today for one Sunday service a month as well as for occasional weddings and other events. The church holds it main services in the larger church
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Forster, his daughter and other family members and parishioners were buried on the grounds of St. Katherine's. The small cemetery which developed there is now used mainly for the burial of cremated remains.
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pews on either side of a central aisle. Most of the interior is paneled with unpainted beaded pine boards. Windows on most elevation are glazed with large sheets of red, yellow, and blue glass.
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St. Katherine's Chapel was built in 1887 by John Harris Forster in memory of his daughter Kittie (real name Katherine) who had died in 1864 at the age of six. In 1888 Forster gave the chapel to
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in memory of Kitty. In 1962, a new church was constructed nearby, but the chapel remained in use for weddings and other special events. On February 23, 1969, the chapel was designated a
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This article about a property in Michigan on the National Register of Historic Places is a
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NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY- NOMINATION FORM: St. Katherine's Chapel
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church building located at 4650 North Meridian Road in
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site

St. Katherine's Chapel is located in Michigan
St. Katherine's Chapel is located in the United States
Williamston, Michigan
42°43′7″N 84°21′43″W / 42.71861°N 84.36194°W / 42.71861; -84.36194
Carpenter Gothic
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Episcopal
Williamston Township
Williamston, Michigan
Episcopal Diocese of Michigan
Michigan State Historic Site
National Register of Historic Places
Carpenter Gothic


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY- NOMINATION FORM: St. Katherine's Chapel
"St. Katherine's staff page"
"St. Katherine's Weddings and Events"
Historic American Buildings Survey
St. Katherine's Episcopal Chapel
St. Katherine's Episcopal Church website
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