Property Record
121 E COURT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ALL SOUL'S UNITARIAN CHURCH |
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| Other Name: | STACEY APARTMENTS |
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| Reference Number: | 63270 |
| Location (Address): | 121 E COURT ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Additions: | C. 1902 |
| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Two Story Cube |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The WHS waived its 30 day demolition notice on 2/18/2008 and is now a vacant lot. This large two and one half story building on a stone foundation has a hip roof, dormers, tall brick chimneys, and symmetrical facades. Janesville's Unitarians, who had first worshiped in the city in 1842, built this church in 1866. The church was sold in 1901 to Dr. E.F. Woods, whose house on South Main Street had been razed to make room for the construction of the 1908 Public Library. According to the 1908 History of Rock County, Dr. Woods remodeled the church into a residence and into flats. March 2005-This apartment building was originally constructed at the All Soul's Unitarian Church, one of Janesville's most important churches. Around 1902 it was remodeled into this apartment building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) History of Rock County, pp. 292 and 588. (B) 1891 Atlas of Rock County. (C) Assessment Rolls, 1900, 1905. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |