Property Record
19750 W NATIONAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Freewill Baptist Church |
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Other Name: | PROSPECT AID MEETING HOUSE |
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Reference Number: | 8308 |
Location (Address): | 19750 W NATIONAL AVE |
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County: | Waukesha |
City: | New Berlin |
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Year Built: | 1858 |
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Survey Date: | 199319752019 |
Historic Use: | church |
Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | QUINCY W. CHURCH |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Freewill Baptist Church |
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National Register Listing Date: | 6/22/1998 |
State Register Listing Date: | 4/22/1997 |
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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. 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." |
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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. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |