Article: Counting their blessings Bequest helps historical society give Antioch church new life.(Neighbor)

Byline: Gretchen Marquardt Daily Herald Staff Writer

Thanks to a generous Antioch resident, the town's oldest standing structure is still doing just that.

And thanks to decisions made by the Lakes Region Historical Society, this historic structure now reflects how it originally looked when it was built in 1862.

The old St. Ignatius Episcopal Church at 977 Main St. was purchased by the historical society using some of the $1 million bequeathed to the group by local restaurant owner Dolly Spiering. She passed away in October of 1999.

When Bob Lindblad, president of the historical society, was called in mid-2000 by the bank executor and ...

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