Property Record
413 WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | First German Reformed Church |
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| Other Name: | Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ |
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| Reference Number: | 94384 |
| Location (Address): | 413 WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Additions: | 1925 1956 |
| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | Hugo C. Haeuser, 1925 addition |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | First German Reformed Church |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/13/1991 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/19/1991 |
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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. Damaged by fire on 12/4/2005. First services for this congregation were held in the old Prairieville Academy (forerunner of Carroll College) on this site in 1866. The group was then known as the Erste Deutsche Reformiste Kirche. The present (as of 1975) structure was completed in 1891 at a cost of $8,000. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Penn Loerke, Jean. "The Spires of Waukesha: Ten Churches Plus One" Waukesha County Museum, May, 1975. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |