1106 11TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1106 11TH AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1106 11TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:UNION GROVE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Other Name:UNION GROVE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
Contributing:
Reference Number:12298
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1106 11TH AVE
County:Racine
City:Union Grove
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1892
Additions:
Survey Date:1986
Historic Use:church
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. DOUBLE AND SINGLE POINTED ARCH WINDOWS W/KEYSTONE OR STILTED ROSE WINDOW IN 2 STORY MANSARD ROOF TOWER. 3 STORY CNR BELL TOWER W/ENTRANCE. CORBELLED BELT COURSE. BRICK BUTTRESSES W/STONE CAPPING. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE BELL TOWER WAS ARTIFICIALLY SIDED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1986 AND 1994. THIS CHURCH IS THE THIRD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH TO OCCUPY THE SITE. THE FIRST WAS BUILT IN 1850 AND MOVED IN 1863 TO 1106 ELEVENTH AVE. BEFORE BEING TORN DOWN. THE SECOND CHURCH WAS A BRICK GOTHIC REVIVAL STYLE BUILDING THAT BURNED DOWN IN 1892. THE PRESENT CHURCH WAS BUILT DIRECTLY ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH THAT BURNED. RITA ALSWAGER IS THE TREASURER AND HISTORIAN OF THE CHURCH.
Bibliographic References:PRESERVATION RACINE, INC. NEWSLETTER SUMMER 1994. RACINE JOURNAL TIMES 9/10/1994. UNION GROVE WESTINE REPORT 9/7/1994.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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