Property Record
154 S SPRING ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Paul's Episcopal Church |
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| Other Name: | Chris Roelke House |
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| Reference Number: | 3522 |
| Location (Address): | 154 S SPRING ST |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Columbus |
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| Year Built: | 1871 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | George W. Mygatt; Richard D. Vanaken |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 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, Division of Historic Preservation. This property is a locally designated landmark. MITERED ARCHED WINDOWS AND DOOR. KING POST TRUSS IN GABLE. WOOD SHINGLES ON BELFRY. DENTILS UNDER EAVES. Built in 1871 as St. Paul's Episcopal Church, this small brick Gothic Revival style church was built by local building contractor Richard D. Vanaken to a design by pioneer Milwaukee architect George W. Mygatt. The building, which until 1996 was in use as a fine art gallery, is still in very fine, highly intact condition. "This diminutive church building is designed is a simplified Gothic Revival style. Buttresses strengthen the building's corners and side walls. The closed porch and triangular door and window arches are typical of English country churches. Above the porch, a roundel pierces the front wall; brick corbeling accents the eave line. The roof's shallow eave widens near the top of the front gable to allow room for a kingpost and beam decorated with trefoils and a large pendant. An open belfry with cross-gable roof sits at the gable peak. The Episcopal church in Columbus was organized in the 1860s and closed its doors over 100 years later. The Little Church as it is affectionately called, has seen a variety of uses, most recently as an art gallery." Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Butterfield, C. W. History of Columbia County, WI. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1880, p. 684. City of Columbus Historic Landmarks and Preservation Commission site files. Columbus Democrat: May 19, 1871, p. 1. Columbus Republican: April 8, 1871, p. 1; December 23, 1871, p. 1. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |