Property Record
204 MAPLE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Holy Ghost Church |
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| Other Name: | Church of Christ |
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| Reference Number: | 71850 |
| Location (Address): | 204 MAPLE ST |
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| County: | Waupaca |
| City: | Waupaca |
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| Year Built: | 1905 |
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| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | J.H. Jeffers |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| 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. Builder was Hans Knudson. This Gothic vernacular style church with brick exterior has pointed window heads and a short entrance tower. The old Holy Ghost Church is a Gothic Revival style building with a steeply-pitched gable roof and central tower. Punctuating the red brick walls are gothic-arched openings. The central tower has lost its spire and the gothic-arched transom has been filled in over the entrance. Decorating the the entance is an extant gable molding supported by scroll brackets. The building sits on a fine granite stone foundation. Waupaca had a large community of Danish immigrants who formed many ethnic churches, the most important being the Danish Lutheran churches. Originally the Our Savior's Ev. Lutheran Church, the congregation changed its name to Holy Ghost in 1904 and built this new building. In 1943, they merged with another Danish Lutheran Church to form Trinity Lutheran Church. The ethnic churches were important to the Danish immigrant community in Waupaca, helping keep their heritage alive for many years. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Freiburger, Rosemary and John Holzman, eds. Our Heritage. Waupaca, WI: Waupaca County Post, 1976. February 4, 1905 Improvement Bulletin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |