Property Record
529 4TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Scandinavian Moravian Church |
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| Other Name: | Bethel Baptist Church |
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| Reference Number: | 2115 |
| Location (Address): | 529 4TH ST |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Green Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1867 |
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| Additions: | 1902 1911 |
| Survey Date: | 19852021 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | City of Green Bay, Wisconsin - Architectural and Historical Intensive Survey Report Phase 1 - 2021 Photo code #3: 75BR-5/1,2 Large cruciform, clapboard sided church building with a tall steeple placed in the ell of the northwest corner of the Church. A site file exists for this property. It is filed under the name "Bethel Baptist Church." 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, Division of Historic Preservation. The Scandinavian Moravian Church was established by Norwegian immigrants in 1867 led by Otto Tank. A church was constructed between 1867 and 1869 at 529 Fourth Street on the west side of Green Bay. An enclosed entry and rear addition were completed between 1907 and 1917. Services were held in Norwegian, German, and English until the 1910s. The church transitioned to a Baptist denomination in 1917. The Scandinavian Moravian Church is significant under Criterion C: Architecture as an excellent example of a wood frame Gothic Revival church. The period of significance for the property would extend from 1867 to 1917. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Green Bay Press Gazette 2/27/2000. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |