Property Record
CHURCH RD, EAST SIDE, .1 MILE SOUTH OF COUNTY HIGHWAY D
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | The Norsk Evang-Lutherske Kirke |
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Other Name: | Old Norwegian Church |
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Reference Number: | 58710 |
Location (Address): | CHURCH RD, EAST SIDE, .1 MILE SOUTH OF COUNTY HIGHWAY D |
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County: | Fond du Lac |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Waupun |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 14 |
Range: | 15 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 36 |
Quarter Section: | NE |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
Year Built: | 1855 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 1974 |
Historic Use: | church |
Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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. Vernacular church built in 1855 by Norwegian immigrants. Rafters said to be made of wooden RR rails which were being replaced with iron rails. Stone construction, later covered with clapboard siding. Congregation disbanded in 1919. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |