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38 S MAIN ST

Historic Name:
Court Street Methodist Church

Other Name:
The Venue

Reference Number:
28446

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Property Location

Location (Address)

38 S MAIN ST

County

Rock

City/Village

Janesville

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1868

Additions

1906

Survey Date

1988

Historic Use

house of worship

Architectural Style

Second Empire

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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. ALSO LISTED IN THE SOUTH MAIN STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT. NO LONGER USED AS A CHURCH. "This majestic building occupies the site of the American House (1840), a stagecoach hotel that burned in 1867. In an unusual but practical combination, the building was designed to accommodate both the First Methodist Episcopal Church and, at the ground floor, commercial tenants, notably grocers. The building was used by the congregation until 1905, when it was sold to the Masonic Western Star Lodge, which occupied it until 1965. From 1920 to 1974, the J. C. Penney Department Store was also a tenant. Although the storefronts have been altered, the details of the upper floors are largely intact. The distinctive mansard roof, a hallmark of the French Second Empire style, is one of few examples in the city." Main & Milwaukee: Janesville's Downtown Historic Districts, A Guide. Prepared by Landscape Research for the Janesville Historic Commission, 1989.

Bibliographic References

HISTORIC JANESVILLE, HERITAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, INC. MACDONALD AND MACK PARTNER SHIP, CITY OF JANESVILLE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. Main & Milwaukee: Janesville's Downtown Historic Districts, A Guide. Prepared by Landscape Research for the Janesville Historic Commission, 1989.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Court Street Methodist Church

National Register Listing Date

Nov 17, 1977

State Register Listing Date

Jan 01, 1989

Contributing

house of worship Second Empire

Rock
County

Janesville
Community

1860-1869
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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