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Worlds Smallest Church

  • Also Known As: Saint Anthony of Padua Church
  • Address: 1120 Little Church Rd
  • Vicinity: Turkey River, SE of Fort Atkinson
  • Type: Chapel
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1849/00/00 St Anthony of Pauda Chapel, the first Catholic mission north of Dubuque, is built of logs (lost) by the mother of Johann Gaertner who vowed to build a chapel if her son returned safely from the war.
1885/00/00 St Anthony of Pauda Chapel is built of stones quarried at Snake Hollow. Joseph Spielman donates $20 toward a bell and Johann Gaertner, then 92 years of age, donates $75 for the lumber.

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Particulars for Worlds Smallest Church:
Area of Significance Architecture
Sight Category Building
Historic Use Chapel
Building Type Church
Area of Significance Religion
Historic Use Religious Property
Building Material Stone




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