Saint Mary's Catholic Church - Port Washington
by Mary Machare
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Saint Mary's Catholic Church - Port Washington
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Mary Machare
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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
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Franklin Street in downtown Port Washington is dominated by St. Mary's Catholic Church, which is located on a bluff that is high above the entire downtown area.
The original St. Mary's church was a small frame church built in 1849. It was replaced with a stone church in. 1860. This limestone edifice was erected in 1882.
Slatted windows on the four sides of the bell tower, which houses three church bells, are what makes them sound unusually rich and full as they are heard for miles around. In appreciation, the people of Port Washington, in 1885, donated a four dial clock that is also housed in the bell tower. The square tower changes to an eight sided spire and a simple cross is mounted at the tip of the spire. This cross, which is seven feet, eight inches tall, can be seen for miles out into Lake Michigan and has long been a guide for sailors.
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September 16th, 2013
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Debbie Portwood
Gorgeous architecture on this beautiful old church steeple! Wonderful shot as well as texture! f/love!
Aiolos Greece Collection
I think processing of sepia tone have match wonderfully this church. Love it! f/v
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