Off the beaten path, this 1898 Northern Swedish Mission, or more commonly referred as the Perley Church, is the the only building to survive after a fire in 1905 destroyed the town of Perley Station near Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
John Perely was an area lumber baron who, in addition to building the church, also developed a strain of lilac called the “Perley Lilac”. Two “Perley” lilacs stand on either side of the entryway to the church so I might have to revisit this building in the spring to see the lilacs in bloom. The church is now a private residence and bell from bell tower is in Turtle Lake.
Perley Church
