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5900 7TH AVE

Historic Name:
ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Other Name:
ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Reference Number:
9500

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Property Location

Location (Address)

5900 7TH AVE

County

Kenosha

City/Village

Kenosha

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1872

Additions

Survey Date

1987

Historic Use

house of worship

Architectural Style

Early Gothic Revival

Structural System

Wall Material

Limestone

Architect

A.h. Elwood

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. LANCET WINDOWS. FLYING BUTTRESSES SURMOUNTED BY CROSS GABLETS. SQUARE CRENELLATED TOWER ON CNR. "The Episcopal congregation of St. Matthew's was organized in 1840, the fourth Episcopal church to be organized in the old Northwest Territory. A.H. Ellwood, an architect from Aurora, Illinois who specialized in designing churches, schools, and public buildings, was selected to design the church. Begun in 872 and completed in 1879, the church is built of Joliet (Illinois) and Racine (Wisconsin) limestone in the Gothic Revival style. Ellwood's work is distinctive in its duplication of historic Gothic architectural details -- far more than is usually seen in works of this period... In 1987, large Gothis windows on the south facade were replaced with contemporary stained glass windows." Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005

Bibliographic References

KENOSHA NEWS 11/14/1994. Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Library Park Historic District

National Register Listing Date

Nov 29, 1988

State Register Listing Date

Jan 01, 1989

Contributing

Yes

house of worship Early Gothic Revival

Kenosha
County

Kenosha
Community

1870-1879
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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