The Cooksville Congregational Church – “the little brown church on the corner” in Cooksville, Wisconsin – is available for weddings and other celebrations.
The Cooksville Church was designed and constructed for Congregationalists in 1879 by Benjamin Hoxie, a local self-taught architect. The church is one of the most distinctive buildings in the historic Village of Cooksville, displaying architectural styles popular at the time, such as round Italianate arches, Gothic Revival spires or minarets, varnished interior woodwork, and a hand-painted stained-glass window.
The Church played an important role in the lives of Cooksville’s transplanted New Englanders, who settled the village in the 1840s. It was the village’s first church and later served as the Porter Town Hall. The church was purchased in 1971 by Michael J. Saternus, a preservation architect, who restored the exterior, including the missing bell tower, four minarets, and front porch. The church has been repainted its original two tones of brown, and the interior has also been restored to its country-church simplicity. Once again, the Cooksville Church stands proudly at the village crossroads, an enduring monument to the vision, talents and hard work of the friends of Cooksville.
The Cooksville Church is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and in the State Register of Historic Places as part of the Cooksville Historic District.
The historic Cooksville Church is not affiliated with any denomination. It may be rented for weddings or other ceremonies. The Church has seating (pews and side benches) for about 120 persons. The Church is unheated and does not have toilets, although facilities across the street at the “parsonage” may be used.
Rental fees (subject to change) are $200 for the day’s event and $50 for each additional hour on other days (such as for rehearsals or set-up times.)
The Cooksville Church is located at 12113 West State Road 59 in Cooksville, Rock County.
For reservation information, contact Larry Reed at (608) 873-5066
The Cooksville Church was designed and constructed for Congregationalists in 1879 by Benjamin Hoxie, a local self-taught architect. The church is one of the most distinctive buildings in the historic Village of Cooksville, displaying architectural styles popular at the time, such as round Italianate arches, Gothic Revival spires or minarets, varnished interior woodwork, and a hand-painted stained-glass window.
The Church played an important role in the lives of Cooksville’s transplanted New Englanders, who settled the village in the 1840s. It was the village’s first church and later served as the Porter Town Hall. The church was purchased in 1971 by Michael J. Saternus, a preservation architect, who restored the exterior, including the missing bell tower, four minarets, and front porch. The church has been repainted its original two tones of brown, and the interior has also been restored to its country-church simplicity. Once again, the Cooksville Church stands proudly at the village crossroads, an enduring monument to the vision, talents and hard work of the friends of Cooksville.
The Cooksville Church is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and in the State Register of Historic Places as part of the Cooksville Historic District.
The historic Cooksville Church is not affiliated with any denomination. It may be rented for weddings or other ceremonies. The Church has seating (pews and side benches) for about 120 persons. The Church is unheated and does not have toilets, although facilities across the street at the “parsonage” may be used.
Rental fees (subject to change) are $200 for the day’s event and $50 for each additional hour on other days (such as for rehearsals or set-up times.)
The Cooksville Church is located at 12113 West State Road 59 in Cooksville, Rock County.
For reservation information, contact Larry Reed at (608) 873-5066
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