WILLOUGHBY (SAUER) CHURCH

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Builder Name: GEORGE BURGER
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Historical Notes

THIS CHURCH WAS THE SECOND OWNED BY THE EVANGELICAL CONGREGATION; IT REPLACED THE EARLIER 1863 LOG CHURCH. THE LAND WAS DONATED BY W.H. SAUER, AN EARLY SETTLER OF THE TOWNSHIP AND ONE OF THE CHURCH'S FIRST CONVERTS. THE CEMETERY TO THE NORTH OF THE BUILDING HAS SERVED THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SINCE THE MID 19TH CENTURY. THE CHURCH IS NOW OCCUPIED BY THE STEINBERG ORGAN CO

Architectural Notes

THE UPPER FACADE AND WALLS ARE DECORATED WITH CORBELLED BRICKWORK. THE WINDOWS MAINTAIN THE ORIGINAL FLORENTINE STYLE TRACERY. A REAR ADDITION WAS BUILT IN 1949 AND THE ORIGINAL GABLED ROOF VESTIBULE AT THE FRONT WAS REPLACED WITH THE PRESENT FLAT ROOFED VERSION IN 1964