Property Record
341 N WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH |
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| Reference Number: | 45554 |
| Location (Address): | 341 N WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Muscoda |
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| Year Built: | 1884 |
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| Survey Date: | 19922025 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | John Nader ? |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. STAINED GLASS WINDOWS ADDED IN 1903. DATE INDICATED ON CORNERSTONE. Since first surveyed in 1992, a large stone-clad addition has been attached to the rear of the church, giving the building a T-plan. Note: a biography of John Nader, Madison architect, written in 1893 says Nader, a Catholic, designed a church in Muscoda. It may be this church, which would have been built a year after he opened an office in Madison. |
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| Bibliographic References: | MUSCODA PROGRESSIVE, 11/14/1991. Durand Courier Wedge 4/17/2003. Biographical Review of Dane County, Wisconsin. Chicago, 1893, p. 216. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |