19750 W NATIONAL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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19750 W NATIONAL AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
19750 W NATIONAL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Freewill Baptist Church
Other Name:PROSPECT AID MEETING HOUSE
Contributing:
Reference Number:8308
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):19750 W NATIONAL AVE
County:Waukesha
City:New Berlin
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1858
Additions:
Survey Date:199319752019
Historic Use:church
Architectural Style:Greek Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: QUINCY W. CHURCH
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Freewill Baptist Church
National Register Listing Date:6/22/1998
State Register Listing Date:4/22/1997
National Register Multiple Property Name:
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. SUNRISE IN PEDIMENT ON FRONT. PILASTERS AND FRIEZE BOARDS. FIRST OF ITS DENOMINATION IN WISC. BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE 4/11/1985. DESIGNATED A NEW BERLIN LANDMARK IN MAY 1988. HABS WI-12. ** Organized in 1840 as First Freewill Baptist Church in Wisconsin Territory, its congregation built this building in 1859 as the center of the Yankee Settlement. Organized and built by Rev. Rufus Cheney and Quincy Church."
Bibliographic References:NEW BERLIN CITIZEN 3/24/1994. NEW BERLIN CITIZEN 5/12/1994. NEW BERLIN CITIZEN 7/20/1995. New Berlin Citizen 4/24/1997. Perrin 1962, P. 34 and 40. Waukesha Freeman 7/1/2000. ** "New Berlin Tour of Historic Sites." New Berlin Landmarks Commission. 3/2005.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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