The Last Freethinker Congregation in North America

The Last Freethinker Congregation in North America

Explore the history of Freethinkers Hall in Sauk City, Wisconsin, built for a congregation of German immigrants.

Freethinkers Hall, also known as Park Hall, is a meeting hall in Sauk City, Wisconsin. Designed by Alfred Clas, Freethinkers Hall was built in 1884 for the local Freethinkers congregation, or Freie Gemeinde in German.

The congregation had been formed by German immigrants in 1852 and became the last extant Freethinker congregation in North America. The group affiliated with the American Unitarian Association in 1955.

The group meets in the hall to this day.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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