Property Record
124 S EDWARD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. John the Divine Episcopal Church |
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| Other Name: | ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 10624 |
| Location (Address): | 124 S EDWARD ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Burlington |
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| Year Built: | 1893 |
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| Survey Date: | 19752011 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Kane Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/25/2014 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/22/2013 |
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| Additional Information: | ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS AND ENTRYWOOD SHINGLES IN GABLES AND ON UPPER STORY OF TOWER During 1869, the need for an Episcopal church in Burlington was observed. An official mission was soon organized and services began at the Burlington Free Church at 100 E. Jefferson Street. In 1880, the mission became organized as a church in the Wisconsin Diocese under the name St. John the Divine. Starting that year, services were held in a second floor meeting room in the Bushman Building at 100 W. Chestnut Street. At that time, land at the corner of Pine & State Streets was donated for the construction of a church; however, the congregation was unable to afford construction at that time. In 1888, services were moved to Holy Cross Lutheran Church at 232 N. Perkins Boulevard. In 1893, land at the corner of Perkins Boulevard and Edward Street was purchased by the congregation. Brick and stone quarried at the Voree Quarry were donated for the construction of a church. With many other donations by its members of time, money, and labor; the church was completed the following year at the cost of $4,000 to the congregation. St. John the Divine Church is located at 124 S. Edward Street. New art glass windows were installed in 1918. On September 9, 1925, a storm with strong winds caused damage to the church building, including the toppling of the main tower; which was quickly restored. A gallery was added onto the rear of the church for the installation of a new pipe organ during the late 1920s, and the basement renovated for use as a fellowship hall in the early 1930s. An addition to the church was designed by William R. Henry & Associates of Elkhorn and constructed in 1993. By 1924, the need for a parsonage was felt and the residence neighboring the church to the south came up for sale and was purchased for that use. The St. John the Divine Parsonage, historically the Frank Weinman House, is located at 148 S. Edward Street, In 2000, the church began using the parsonage to house their new children’s center. In 1976, a cornerstone that had been made for the unrealized church construction in 1880 had been salvaged from the demolition from the house on the donated site on Pine Street. It was donated to St. John the Divine and currently sits outside the current church as a monument to the founding of the congregation. |
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| Bibliographic References: | General Files. On file at the Burlington Historical Society, Burlington, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |