St. Marks Episcopal Church
St. Marks Episcopal Church held its first service on July 6, 1902. Rev. C. E. Haupt, Archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, started the mission in the Tracy area in 1899. The church was built on the site of what is currently Salmon Used Cars Lot.
In 1936, the church was moved a few blocks from the original building site due to an expansion of commercial buildings along Rowland Street. The exterior was stuccoed and six new stained glass windows were added to the building, along with the rose window above the altar. A basement was also added for parish activities. On September 11, 1938, the rededication of the church was celebrated with special services.
From 1904-1951, the church hosted three monthly services, one morning and two evenings. In 1952 more services were added, occurring at 7:45a.m. every Sunday in March-October. In the winter services were every other week. St. Marks never had its own pastor due to the small congregation size, instead borrowing from surrounding towns. Then, in the mid 1960s, due to declining membership, the church was forced to close its doors. The remaining church members were transferred to St. James Church in Marshall.
The building was then sold in 1970 to LeRoy Marcotte, the Tracy High School Art Instructor. The church basement was used as an art studio, and the sanctuary was preserved, becoming a memorial and museum.
The building was then moved for the second and final time to this museum site in 2006, although it was being maintained and opened infrequently by museum staff prior to the move.