Property Record
W4702 CHRISTBERG ROAD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | CHRISTBERG CHURCH |
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Other Name: | ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH |
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Reference Number: | 6589 |
Location (Address): | W4702 CHRISTBERG ROAD |
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County: | Jefferson |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Jefferson |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 6 |
Range: | 15 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 6 |
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Year Built: | 1880 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2013 |
Historic Use: | church |
Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
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 group of German Lutheran immigrants constructed a non-extant log church in the Town of Jefferson in 1851. The log church was replaced with a stone Church in 1880, which was named Christberg Church. The majority of the congregation moved to the City of Jefferson in 1873 to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John; however, a small group remained at Christberg Church. The church was renovated in 1913. The congregation dissolved in the early twentieth century; however, the building and adjacent cemetery continue to be well-maintained to this day. SQUARE CLAPBOARD TOWER W/CRENELLATIONS. SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS. ROUND WINDOW IN GABLE. EXPOSED RAFTER ENDS. |
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Bibliographic References: | Swart, Hannah. Koshkonong Country – A History of Jefferson County Wisconsin. Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin: W. D. Hoard & Sons Co., 1975. Page 73. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |