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211 W PLEASANT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

211 W PLEASANT ST

Architecture and History Inventory
211 W PLEASANT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Other Name:ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:3710
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):211 W PLEASANT ST
County:Columbia
City:Portage
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1898
Additions:
Survey Date:1992
Historic Use:church
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:Brick
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect: T.J. KNAPP
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Church Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date:1/25/1997
State Register Listing Date:3/25/1996
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:STEEP GABLES WITH CORBELED PARAPET; CIRCULAR STAINED GLASS WINDOW; BUTTRESSES; GOTHIC ARCH, LANCET WINDOWS; STAINED GLASS WINDOWS ALONG SIDES; GOTHIC ARCH DOOR LINTELS WITH DOUBLE WOOD DOORS; STEEPLE INCLUDES THE TOWER WITH BUTTRESSES ALONG THE CORNERS, THE LANTERN WITH CORBELLING AND LOOVERED OPENINGS, AND A FOUR SIDED SPIRE WITH DORMERS. PARAPET W/DENTILS IN CORNICE. LARGE ROUND WINDOW IN GABLE. RELATED BUILDINGS: CHURCH HALL (35/10); PARSONAGE (35/4).
Bibliographic References:(A) CORNERSTONE. (B) PORTAGE 1986 LANDMARK CALENDAR. (C) SANBORN-PERRIS MAP 1929. PORTAGE DAILY REGISTER 5/11/1996.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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