Property Record
20 S 1ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. John's Episcopal Church Rectory |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 84822 |
| Location (Address): | 20 S 1ST ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Evansville |
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| Year Built: | 1884 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | religious residence |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | WILLIAM MORGAN |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Evansville Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/16/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Builder was William Morgan. "This well preserved two-story, wood-frame residence was built by William Morgan as the rectory for St. John's Episcopal Church. This denomination was never as strong as the other protestant groups in Evansville, and the rectory was rented out when there was no resident pastor. The church building, formerly located just to the north of the rectory, was purchased by the Lutherans in the 1930s, who retained the name, but tore the church down in the late 1950s when a new church was built on South Third Street. The Evansville Post Office has been located on the church site since 1959. The rather simple and sparsely ornamented former rectory shows some late Italianate influence in the window lintels and bracketed eaves. The porch shown in an early photo has been removed." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, 1992. EVANSVILLE ENTERPRISE. APRIL 25, 1884. ADDRESS FILES. LEONARD P. EAGER LOCAL HISTORY ROOM, EAGER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville: A Walker's Guide, 2002. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |