Property Record
443 ALGOMA BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST |
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| Other Name: | FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST |
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| Reference Number: | 66103 |
| Location (Address): | 443 ALGOMA BLVD |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Anker Hansen - Memphis (Formerly Of Oshkosh) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THIS BRICK CHURCH BUILDING IS DOMINATED BY A LARGE PEDIMENTED PORITICO SUPPORTED BY ATTENUATED COLUMNS. THE ENTRANCE DOORS ARE COVERED BY A LARGE FANLIGHT AND FRAMED BY PILASTERS SUPPORTING A SIMPLE ENTABLATURE. THE BODY OF THE BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED OF CREAM BRICK, TERMINATING IN A WOOD DENTICULATED CORNICE. THE GEORGIAN NOTE INTRODUCED BY THE PORTICO IS UNIQUE IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY. |
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| Bibliographic References: | BIBLIGRAPHICAL SOURCES; A. KARSTEADT, OSHKOSH 100 YEARS A CITY. B. OSHKOSH DAILY NORTHWESTERN, OCT. 7, 1924, P.4, C.3. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |