W2401 STATE HIGHWAY 59 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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W2401 STATE HIGHWAY 59

Architecture and History Inventory
W2401 STATE HIGHWAY 59 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Gap Church; Monticello Prairie Baptist Church
Other Name:Gap Church
Contributing:
Reference Number:80306
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W2401 STATE HIGHWAY 59
County:Green
City:
Township/Village:Decatur
Unincorporated Community:
Town:2
Range:9
Direction:E
Section:6
Quarter Section:NW
Quarter/Quarter Section:SE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1856
Additions: 1922
Survey Date:1976
Historic Use:church
Architectural Style:Greek Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
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. The Gap Church, situated on the main highway between Albany and Monroe is a fine Greek Revival structure. The one story frame building has a pedimented gable and classically detailed front entrance. It is very similar to the church at Cato pictured in Perrin's book. The side addition, reported to be the German church which served the people in Putnam Hollow, was added in 1922 and became the Community Hall. The congregation which constructed the Monticello Prairie Baptist Church in 1856 was initially organized in 1850. In 1923 the church became interdenominational and in 1940 the church was closed.
Bibliographic References:(A) Monroe Evening Times 5/24/1997. (B) Building inscription. (C) 100th Anniversary, Monticello Prairie Baptist Church, 1950. (D) "Church Upkeep a Labor of Love," Wisconsin State Journal, June 15, 1980. (E) Historic Wisconsin Buildings, R. Perrin.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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