Property Record
1520 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Northern Swedish Mission; Perley Church |
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| Other Name: | Perley Church |
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| Reference Number: | 151441 |
| Location (Address): | 1520 2ND ST |
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| County: | Barron |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Almena |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 34 |
| Range: | 14 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 17 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2008 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | John Perley |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This church was the only building to survive after a fire which destroyed the town of Perley Station. John Perely was an area lumber baron who, in addition to building the church, also developed a strain of lilac called the "Perley Lilac". Two "Perley" lilacs stand on either side of the entryway to the church. Interior completely remodeled in 2002. Bell from bell tower is in Turtle Lake. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |