Property Record
1501 172ND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST GARAGE #1 |
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| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 240137 |
| Location (Address): | 1501 172ND AVE |
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| County: | Kenosha |
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| Township/Village: | Paris |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 2 |
| Range: | 21 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 16 |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2019 |
| Historic Use: | garage |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | St. John the Baptist Catholic Church was established by German and Irish immigrants in 1850 and had constructed a church building by 1859. The location of the church was originally in Kellogg’s Corners in the Town of Somers; however, disputes between the German and Irish parishioners divided the congregation, and the German members moved their church site to the Town of Paris. A new Romanesque Revival style brick church was constructed in 1912. Most of the labor was done by parishioners, and the stained-glass windows were imported from Germany. The building was completed for $18,000 and soon a school was added in 1924. In 1951, the church was renovated with a new heating plant and kitchen while a large school addition was also completed. The interior of the sanctuary was renovated in 1961, and the adjacent cemetery was added to the church complex. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “St. John the Baptist Church marks 150 years,” West of the I website <www.westofthei.com/2009/08/29/st-john-the-baptist-church-marks-150-years> |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |