Property Record
251 S POLK ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ST. CLEMENT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, RECTORY |
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| Reference Number: | 45447 |
| Location (Address): | 251 S POLK ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1859 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | religious residence |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | NOW A PRIVATELY OWNED RESIDENCE, THIS HOUSE WAS A FORMER RECTORY OF ST. CLEMENT'S CATHOLIC PARISH (MOVED TO SITE). ARCHITECURAL FEATURES OF THE BUILDING INCLUDE A RECTANGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION AND A GABLE ROOF. BUILT IN C. 1859, THIS ONE AND A HALF STORY HOUSE IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. (B) SINCE FIRST SURVEYED IN 1983 THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN RESIDED IN VINYL. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THIS SMALL RESIDENCE WHICH HAS BEEN MOVED THREE TIMES, SERVED AS THE RECTORY FOR ST. CLEMENT'S PARISH FROM 1859 TO 1893. (A). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. THE 1859-1959 CENTENNIAL OF ST. CLEMENT PARISH (LANCASTER: BY THE CHURCH, 1959), P. 24. B. SURVEYOR'S ESTIMATE. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |