Property Record
4TH ST AND STATE ST, SE CNR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH |
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| Reference Number: | 26525 |
| Location (Address): | 4TH ST AND STATE ST, SE CNR |
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| County: | Kewaunee |
| City: | Algoma |
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| Year Built: | 1896 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | C.C. BUCK |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | POINTED ARCHED WINDOWS AND ENTRIES W/KEYSTONES. CORBELLED CORNICE. SQUARE TOWER ON CNR (4 STORIES), W/STEEPLE. SHORTER TOWERS ON REAR CNRS. CLOCKS ON STEEPLE, INSTALLED 1902, BOUGHT FROM S. HOWARD CLOCK CO., BOSTON, MA. The Cream City brick was hand-molded and fired at the brickyard of the parishoner, Ferdinand Storm. The interior of the church retains the original altar, pulpit, and distinctive bentwood pews, all made locally by the Ahnapee Seating and Veneer Company. Also noteworthy are the Victorian stained glass windows. Organized in 1863 as the First Evangelical German St. Paul's Church, the congregation has owned this site since 1869. |
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| Bibliographic References: | GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE, 4/5/1981. ALGOMA RECORD HERALD 10/26/1995. LUXEMBURG NEWS 11/23/1995. Historic Algoma Walking Tour Volume II, Community Improvement of Algoma Main Street Program, 2008. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |