Property Record
1845 MAIN ST (US HWY 45/S COLONY AVE)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Assembly of God Church |
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| Reference Number: | 227234 |
| Location (Address): | 1845 MAIN ST (US HWY 45/S COLONY AVE) |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Union Grove |
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| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 3 |
| Range: | 21 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 32 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1961 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 20132019 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2019- "This Contemporary style church stands on the east side of Colony Avenue (USH 45), south of the Union Grove village limits, and approximately 0.33 miles north of 1st Street (CTH KR/County Line Road). The church was built in 1961 and originally consisted only of the side-gable portion. The cornerstone set near the main entrance notes the year as well as “Assembly of God” and a stylized “AG.” The stone does not include the name of an architect or church officials. The hipped roof addition was built in 1975 (Burckel 1977: 608). The church has served the same local Assembly of God congregation since it was constructed. In 1914, the Assemblies of God church was established. Hundreds of distinctly Pentecostal congregations that formed following the rise of early twentieth-century revivals united under the umbrella of the church. This congregation was established in Union Grove in 1957 (Burckel 1977: 608)." "When evaluating religious properties for eligibility, NRHP Criteria Consideration A is applied. Historic significance for a religious property cannot be established on the merits of a religious doctrine, but rather, for architectural or artistic values or for important historic or cultural forces that the property represents. The church is not significant under a theme in the history of religion, and it is not directly associated with either a specific religious event or a broad pattern. It is not associated with events or patterns significant in other (secular) historic contexts, nor is it associated with traditional cultural values. The church is not eligible under NRHP Criterion A. Research has not revealed any associations between the church and a person important in religious history. Furthermore, no individuals who were important within the context of this single congregation were identified. The church is not eligible under NRHP Criterion B. The church is not significant for its physical design, nor does it embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction. The building does not possess high artistic value, and because the architect(s) have not been identified, it is not considered the work of a master. The First Assembly of God Church is recommended not eligible for listing in the NRHP." 2013- "The Assembly of God Church was constructed c.1960 in a Contemporary style. It is L-shaped in plan with stone veneer and concrete walls and asphalt-shingled hipped and gable roofs. The front elevation faces west and is asymmetrical in plan. The facade of the side-gabled mass is clad in stone veneer and contains pairs of single-pane windows with smaller hopper windows below. A flat-roofed drive-through bay projects from this mass; the bay is supported by tapered stone piers and shelters a glass door with glass surround. A large hipped-roof building mass is located off of the south elevation. This has sloping concrete walls with recessed doors and windows." -"USH 45: 18th Ave to STH 50", WisDOT#3200-01-02, Prepared by Gail Klein, (2013). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Burckel, Nicholas C., ed. "Racine: Grown and Change in a Wisconsin County" (1977) Racine County Board of Supervisors: Racine. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/books/edition/Racine/oyErAQAAMAAJ (1/20/20). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |