1,283 miles
Jan 31 –
Griswold is now just “an unincorporated place”.
This church
building is remarkable. According to the
Manitoba “Explore Our Heritage” website: “Between 1890 and 1910, more than 200
Methodist and Presbyterian churches were built in Manitoba. While most were
small, wood-frame buildings, some larger church communities were able to build
more elaborate churches of brick or stone. Occasionally, a small congregation
might undertake such an ambitious project.
“In 1896,
local stonemason Henry Winter was commissioned to build the Presbyterian
church. His design, with its rugged stonework, pointed Gothic-style windows,
and restrained woodwork, recalls the small parish churches of Scotland and England.
In Manitoba, Griswold United is one of the fullest expressions of that
tradition.”
Present
Owner: The United Church of Canada
image &
info: http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/prov/p045.html
I love the photo of the church! Apparently Griswold was a common name in Canada as well as Vermont. A Griswold family settled on the farm later owned by my parents there, and likely built all of the wonderful 19th century buildings on the property. I have been researching their family history...perhaps I should look in Canada for their immigrant ancestor.
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