Property Record
4315 Oakdale Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Norwegian Lutheran Church |
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| Other Name: | Skogdalen Lutheran Church |
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| Reference Number: | 76228 |
| Location (Address): | 4315 Oakdale Ave |
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| County: | Monroe |
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| Township/Village: | Portland |
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| Town: | 15 |
| Range: | 4 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 31 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Additions: | C. 1992 |
| Survey Date: | 19772023 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2023: Skogdalen Lutheran Church was completed in 1900. The original building is gable-roofed, rectangular plan sanctuary constructed of native coursed quarried stone. It measures approximately 30 feet wide by 50 feet long with a central steeple over the entrance that stands 85 feet tall steeple. The church features symmetrical elevations pierced by pointed arch windows. The church was originally surveyed in 1977. Since that time, the windows multi-lite windows have been replaced with stained glass windows; the belfry has been resided and the pointed arch openings enclosed; and a one-story rear addition was constructed along the rear of the church (ca. 1992). The Skogdalen Lutheran Church is an example of an Early Gothic Revial Church constructed of quarried stone that is associated with Norwegian Lutheran congregations in the region. The congregation was formed at the turn of the twentieth century by members of the surrounding Norwegian community in the Timber Coulee region that were previously traveling to attend services in Coon Valley, Cashton, and Westby. The church is one of two extant buildings at the intersection of Oakdale Avenue and County Road P that are associated the rural community that was colloquially referred to as Skogdalen in the early to mid-twentieth century. 1977: In excellent repair. A number of Norwegian tombstones. Tower over entry with wooden belfry and octagonal spire; lancet windows with stone voussoirs; small oculus in east end; oculus over entry; arched entry wooden lined weepholes; two doors in east end. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Inset stone. Olstad, Mrs. Leonard. “Skogdalen Congregation 1898–1979,” Westby Area Historical Society. April 12, 2015. http://westbyhistory.blogspot.com/2015/04/skogdalen-congregation-1898-1979.html |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |