Property Record
346 S MOUND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | PEACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH |
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| Other Name: | PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH |
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| Reference Number: | 66346 |
| Location (Address): | 346 S MOUND AVE |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Belmont |
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| Year Built: | 1944 |
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| Additions: | 1958 |
| Survey Date: | 19841993 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A large corner tower, pointed arch openings, and buttresses distinguish this mid-twentieth century church. The Lutheran Church in Belmont was organized in 1884 following years of waiting by village residents (many of German Lutheran descent) who had previously traveled to Platteville to attend services. A frame church (included in the bicentennial publication) was constructed in 1884 and enlarged in 1925. Services were held in German for approximately twenty-five years before English was introduced. (Note: the 1895 and 1916 County Atlases included the name, German Lutheran Church). In 1944 the thriving congregtaion was devastated when a tornadao destroyed their church. Immediately, plans were underway to construct a new building which was completed in 1945. In 1958 a parish house, including a Sunday School, was added. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Building inscription. (B) Platteville Journal, May 8, 1958. (C) The Belmont Success, June 23, 1944. (D) Belmont Area History, 1826-1976 (Blemont: Privately published, 1976), pp. 28-29. (E) 1895, 1916 Lafayette County Atlases. “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct USH 151: Dodgeville To Belmont.” WHS project number 92-0510IA/LT. October 1993. Prepared by Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center (GLARC). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |