Property Record
COUNTY HIGHWAY K, N SIDE, 12 MILES W OF COUNTY HIGHWAY KK
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH |
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Other Name: | MOUNDS CREEK CHURCH |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 47482 |
Location (Address): | COUNTY HIGHWAY K, N SIDE, 12 MILES W OF COUNTY HIGHWAY KK |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Arena |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 8 |
Range: | 5 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 36 |
Quarter Section: | NW |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
Year Built: | 1865 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 1976 |
Historic Use: | church |
Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
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. A SMALL, ONE-STORY, GABLED CHURCH CONSTRUCTED OF RED BRICK. GREEK REVIVAL ELEMENTS INCLUDE THE MOLDED-BRICK, SEGMENTAL-ARCHED DOORS AND WINDOWS AND THE TRANSOM OVER THE MAIN DOOR. A CARVED STONE MARKS THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION. HISTORICALLY, THIS BUILDING WAS KNOWN AS--APPROPRIATELY ENOUGH--"THE BRICK CHURCH." |
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Bibliographic References: | . |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |