Property Record
300 CAROLINE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Norwegian and Danish M.E. Church |
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| Reference Number: | 63131 |
| Location (Address): | 300 CAROLINE ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1872 |
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| Additions: | C. 1880 |
| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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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: | Moved. 1880s. Altered Romanesque-Gothic one story frame church on a brick foundation and has a large square corner tower. 1996--Structure has been seriously altered with aluminum siding, shed roof additions and modern windows--now serves residential function. Neenah, like most other cities on the Fox River, had a sizeable foreign-born population. In Neenah that population was split between Germans and Scandinavians (Norwegian/Danish). Originally on Torrey Street; moved and enlarged. In this church Rev. J.N. Jersild was minister. Source B. This property was previously surveyed in 1996 (SHSH-95-1673)with a Map Code of 122/2 on a City Base Map. The property was listed as 304 W. Caroline Street in WisAHRD. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Bunn's Directory of Winnebago County; 1900. Shattuck's History of Neenah, p. 203. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |