818 W WISCONSIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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818 W WISCONSIN AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
818 W WISCONSIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Other Name:St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Contributing:
Reference Number:95758
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):818 W WISCONSIN AVE
County:Waukesha
City:Oconomowoc
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1951
Additions:
Survey Date:2007
Historic Use:house of worship
Architectural Style:Late Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: Steffen & Kemp
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:2007- LRG REAR ADDITION. PREVIOUS SURVEY 1975.

The church is of frame construction with an irregular plan resting on a concrete foundation. The exterior is covered with an ashlar stone veneer. The steeply-pitched side gable roof is covered with aspalt shingles and features an interior ashlar stone chimney, copper steeple, and gable dormers on the rear elevation. The front displays three front-facing gable projections, one with decorative half-timbering. Windows are a combination of the original pointed arch and fixed square stained glass. A steeply-pitched gable carport is located on the side elevation. A two-story school was added to the rear elevation. The first story was constructed in 1952 and the second story was added in 1962.
Bibliographic References:Original plans by Steffen & Kemp on file at the Wisconsin Architectural Archive, Milwaukee Public (Central) Library, 2nd floor East Wing, MIlwaukee, WI.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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