Property Record
W2401 STATE HIGHWAY 59
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Gap Church; Monticello Prairie Baptist Church |
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Other Name: | Gap Church |
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Reference Number: | 80306 |
Location (Address): | W2401 STATE HIGHWAY 59 |
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County: | Green |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Decatur |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 2 |
Range: | 9 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 6 |
Quarter Section: | NW |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
Year Built: | 1856 |
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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/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. 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. |
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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. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |