Saint Ignatius Loyola Church

Historic church in Michigan, United States

United States historic place

Saint Ignatius Loyola Church

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Michigan State Historic Site

Location| 703 E. Houghton Ave., Houghton, Michigan
Coordinates| 47°7′14″N 88°33′53″W﻿ / ﻿47.12056°N 88.56472°W﻿ / 47.12056; -88.56472
Area| less than one acre
Built| 1898
Architect| E. Brielmaier & Sons
Architectural style| Gothic
NRHP reference No.| 87001261[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| August 3, 1987
Designated MSHS| December 8, 1977[2]

Saint Ignatius Loyola Church is a church located at 703 East Houghton Avenue in Houghton, Michigan. The church was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

## History

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Early Roman Catholics living in Houghton met for worship first in a boarding house and later in a school.[2] Bishop Frederic Baraga, then located in L'Anse, Michigan, spearheaded efforts to build a new church.[3] Ground was broken for the new church in early 1859, and on July 31, 1859, Bishop Frederic Baraga dedicated the original St. Ignatius Loyola Church.[3]

Beginning in 1859, a long list of priests were assigned to the church, all of whom served for only a short time.[3] However, in 1895, Father (later Monsignor) Antoine Ivan Rezek was appointed pastor to the parish.[2] In the late nineteenth century, the Keweenaw Peninsula had seen an explosive growth due to the local copper mining industry, and a substantial, ethnically diverse population of Catholics had taken up residence in the Houghton area.[2] One of Rezik's first priorities was the erection of a new church. Rezek hired the Milwaukee architectural firm of E. Brielmaier & Sons to design the church; Brielmaier designed a number of Catholic churches in the western Upper Peninsula in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[2] Construction on this building began in 1898, and the church was finished in 1902.[2] Anton Ivan Rezek remained as pastor of the church for a total of 51 years, until 1946.[3]

Three significant additions to the building were made in later years: a boxy, glassed-in portico, added in 1928, a rear addition, added between 1959 and 1964, and a connected building added in 1991–1992.[2][3] Further interior renovations were made in 1959 and in the late 1980s.[3]

## Description

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St. Ignatius Loyola Church is an imposing Neo-Gothic structure located on the hillside above downtown Houghton.[2] It is constructed of red, Jacobsville sandstone with a symmetrical gabled facade centering on a square tower topped with a spire. The tower belfry contains a single brass bell, cast in 1860 by the Jones and Hitchcock Company of Troy, New York.[2]

Stained glass windows, created by Gavin Art Glass Works of Milwaukee, were installed in the church in 1907. An elaborate Gothic altar adorns the nave.[2]

## See also

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* Catholicism portal
* Michigan portal
* National Register of Historic Places portal

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Saint Ignatius Loyola Church". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
3. ^ a b c d e f "St. Ignatius Loyola, Houghton". Catholic Diocese of Marquette.

## Further reading

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* Rezek, Antoine Ivan (1906). History of the Diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette, Containing a Full and Accurate Account of the Development of the Catholic Church in Upper Michigan, with Portraits of bBishops, Priests and Illustrations of Churches Old and New. M.A. Donohue. OL 7073546M.

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Ireneus Frederic Baraga
Ignatius Mrak
John Vertin
Frederick Eis
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Immaculate Conception Church, Iron Mountain
Ste. Anne Church, Mackinac Island
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* Ransom B. Shelden House
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* Saint Henry's Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery
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* South Range Community Building
* The Calumet Theatre
* Thomas H. Hoatson House

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Italian Hall

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