Property Record
723 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ST. ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL |
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| Reference Number: | 50827 |
| Location (Address): | 723 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Highland |
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| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Additions: | 1929 |
| Survey Date: | 1976 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | Voith and Leenhouts |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2002 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The church was heavily damaged by fire on 4/18/2002. A GOTHIC REVIVAL CHURCH, BASICALLY FRONT-GABLED, WITH TWO CORNER TOWERS OF DIFFERENT SIZES. EACH TOWER IS BUTTRESSED, AND HAS A VARIETY OF POINTED-ARCH WINDOWS, TRACERY, AND A LOFTY SPIRE. THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE NAVE HAS A POINTED ARCH OPENING, AND A LARGE, SIMILARLY-SHAPED WINDOW FLANKED BY LANCETS ABOVE. THE NEARBY BRICK SCHOOL IS NEOCLASSICAL, WITH A CENTRAL, PROJECTING ENTRANCE BAY AND STRINGCOURSES ALONG THE GROUND FLOOR. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |