Property Record
W 229 S 9060 CLARK ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BIG BEND BAPTIST CHURCH |
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| Other Name: | LIVING SPIRIT CHURCH |
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| Reference Number: | 7759 |
| Location (Address): | W 229 S 9060 CLARK ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Big Bend |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. TUDOR ARCHED STAINED GLASS WINDOW W/ TRACERY ROUND ARCHED DOOR IN SQUARE CRENELLATED TOWER. RE-SURVEYED 2009. THE FIRST EDIFICE OF THE CHURCH WAS DEDICATED IN THIS LOCATION ON DECEMBER 31, 1893 AT A COST OF $1,700. GROWING PAINS INDUCED PLANS FOR A SECOND EDIFICE IN 1922. PLANS WERE DRAFTED FOR THE REMODELING OF THE CHURCH. THIS REMODELING INCLUDED THE RAISING OF THE BUILDING, THE ADDITION OF AN INTERIOR SIDE ROOM, AS WELL AS THE CRENALLATED BELL TOWER, AND ALSO THE PRESENT NEO-GOTHIC REVIVAL DESIGN. THE REMODELED CHURCH WAS RE-DEDICATED ON NOVEMBER 25, 1923. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CHURCH WERE COMPLETED IN 1961, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF A STUDY AT THE REAR OF THE CHURCH. THE BAPTIST CONGREGATION RESIDED IN THE CHURCH UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, 2002, WHEN THEY DISBANDED. THE CHURCH IS PRESENTLY MAINTAINED AND OCCUPIED BY THE LIVING SPIRIT CHURCH. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture and History Survey. August 2009. Prepared by Rachel E. Bankowitz. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |