Property Record
127 MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 11510 |
| Location (Address): | 127 MADISON ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1873 |
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| Survey Date: | 19852014 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | ANDERSON HARVEY AND CO. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Look West Historic District (Boundary Increase) |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/10/1993 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 12/11/1993 |
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| Additional Information: | The Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church organized in 1855 and built this church in 1873 at a cost of $2,700. Prominent Norwegian familes in the old First Ward and original members of the congregation included Magnus Hanson, a furniture manufacturer, and Stengrim Trulson, a boot and shoe manufacturer. Trulson's house is AHI #11596. In 1924-25 the congregation completed the edifice at 340 N. Jackson (AHI #11854). The original church was used by other congregations until it was restored in 1984 for use as a studio. See also the Norwegian Lutheran Parsonage at AHI #11511. "In Janesville, the Norwegian Evangelical Church was organized in 1855, and this building begun in 1871. Prominent Norwegian families in the old First Ward and original members of the congregation included Magnus Hanson, a furniture manufacturer, and Stengrim Trulson, a boot and shoe manufacturer. In 1924-25 the congregation completed the edifice at 340 N. Jackson, which was reorganized as the First Evangelical Lutheran Church. The original church was used by other congregations until it was restored in 1984 for use as a studio. The original wooden siding and trim, lancet Gothic window surrounds, round window, and prominent finials were conserved of replicated, and the building is again a unique part of Look West." THE LOOK WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT, PREPARED BY LANDSCAPE RESEARCH FOR THE JANESVILLE HISTORIC COMMISSION, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 1987. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. History of Rock County, page 296. B. Tax Rolls. C. Janesville Historic Districts Newsletter Published by the Janesville Historic Commission, Spring 1994. D. Janesville Gazette, 9/28/1871. E. The Look West Historic District, Prepared by Landscape Research for the Janesville Historic Commission, Janesville, Wisconsin, 1987. "Cultural Resources Report For the Proposed Talman House Telecommunications Facility in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin." WHS Project #14-0719/RO. June 2014. Prepared by Marcy Prchal. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |