Property Record
203 PORTAGE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | LODI UNIVERSALIST CHURCH |
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Other Name: | Three Bats in the Belfry |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 3552 |
Location (Address): | 203 PORTAGE ST |
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County: | Columbia |
City: | Lodi |
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Year Built: | 1873 |
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Survey Date: | 1999 |
Historic Use: | church |
Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Portage Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 6/2/2000 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/21/2000 |
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Additional Information: | 2 TOWERS ON EITHER SIDE OF FRONT. POINTED ARCHED WINDOWS AND DOORS. ROUND WINDOWS ON TOWERS AND GABLE. Original construction cost was about $4,000. Was sold in 1917 to a Lutheran congregation which used it until the mid-1950s. Was then vacant for several years until purchased in 1972 by the Lake Wisconsin Evangelical Community Church. Church was built between 1873 and 1878, when it was dedicated. Modern one-story additions built out of concrete block have been added to the rear of the building, which is now (1999) a gift shop, but the main part of the church is still essentially intact. The work ebbed and flowed with the availability of funds. In 1875 a new contractor, H.C. Bancroft, was hired to pursue the work of construction (LVN9/01/1895, p. 3). |
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Bibliographic References: | Lodi Enterprise: 7/12/1895, p. 1; 7/26/1895, p. 1; 8/09/1895, p. 1; 9/13/1990. . Wisconsin State Journal, 6/17/2001, p. C1. Lodi Valley News: 10/14/1874, p. 3; 9/01/1875, p. 3; 7/27/1895, p. 3. Lodi Journal: 4/09/1873. Lodi Historical Album:1848-1973. Lodi;1973, p. 99 (historic photo). |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |