MARKERVILLE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Near Red Deer, Alberta, T0M, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2009/04/14
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1907/01/01 à 1907/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2009/08/10
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Markerville Lutheran Church is a one-storey building with a front-facing gable roof and tall bell tower with flared pyramidal roof and front entrance at the base. It is located in the hamlet of Markerville approximately forty kilometers southwest of the city of Red Deer.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Markerville Lutheran Church is significant for its association with the theme of early development in the hamlet of Markerville. It is also important for its Gothic Revival design influences.
The Markerville Lutheran Church is significant for its association with the theme of early development in the hamlet of Markerville. The Markerville church was built in 1907 by the Icelandic settlers of Markerville. Rev. Peter Hjalmsson was the first minister, and his wife Jonia played the organ. Rev. Hjalmsson was minister of the church until 1935. After his departure services were held by visiting clergy. The church is still used today, for weddings and other religious activities in the community.
The Markerville Lutheran Church is significant for its Gothic Revival influenced design, details of which include the pointed windows of the bell tower and the narrow entrance. The majority of the church, however, is of a vernacular design and incorporates very simple design elements such as the wood siding with corner boards and skirt board.
Source: Red Deer County Bylaw 2009/14 file
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements as expressed in the form, massing, and materials of the 1907 one-storey Markerville Lutheran Church include:
- front-facing gable roof;
- clapboard siding, corner boards and skirting board above the foundation;
- arched wrought iron sign above the front entrance which reads "MARKERVILLE LUTHERAN CHURCH";
- wrought iron date above the front entrance which reads "1907" and decorative wooden panel above;
- central bell tower on the front facade with flared pyramidal roof topped by a Celtic cross, pointed window openings, wooden detailing including dentils and brackets and main entrance at the base;
- tall brick chimney;
- stone foundation;
- pattern, style, and construction of all wooden windows, especially the pointed windows in the bell tower.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Alberta
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Alb.)
Loi habilitante
Historical Resources Act
Type de reconnaissance
Ressource historique municipal
Date de reconnaissance
2009/04/14
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- Les institutions religieuses
- Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
- L'architecture et l'aménagement
- Un territoire à peupler
- Les établissements
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Red Deer County
Community Services Department
38106 - Range Road 275
Red Deer County, AB T4S 2L9
File: Bylaw 2009/14
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
4664-0191
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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