Property Record
579 High Ave.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church |
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| Reference Number: | 244967 |
| Location (Address): | 579 High Ave. |
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| County: | Vernon |
| City: | Hillsboro |
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| Year Built: | 1972 |
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| Survey Date: | 2022 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This Contemporary church was constructed in 1972. It is rectangular in plan with buff-colored brick walls and an asymmetrically-pitched gable roof with widely overhanging eaves. The front elevation faces northeast and is asymmetrical in composition with a full height bank of art glass windows located below the off-center roof peak. A pair of metal-framed glass doors (recent replacements) is located at the center of this window wall. Above the doors, an opaque panel bears a small mounted cross. Individually mounted letters spelling “ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH” are the only ornamentation to the wide expanse of wall south of the entrance. The smaller expanse of wall north of the entrance contains an inset notice board and a date stone. A square tower is located along the northwest elevation near the building’s north corner. The tower contains vertical bands of windows in each side and is capped with a flat roof with metal coping along the edges. A modest metal cross projects from the center of the tower’s flat roof. Metal beams project under the overhanging eaves along both side elevations. Side elevations also contain full height spandrel panels with central pairs of art glass windows. The southeast elevation contains a newer entry porch with standardized wood supports and railings and a metal-clad gable roof. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |