Property Record
621 N 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. James Catholic Church |
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| Other Name: | St. James Catholic Church |
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| Reference Number: | 50656 |
| Location (Address): | 621 N 2ND ST |
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| County: | Marathon |
| City: | Wausau |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| Additions: | 1979 |
| Survey Date: | 19832018 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Anton Dohmen |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Late example of the Victorian Eclectic, has a mixture of Italianate, Gothic and Romanesque details which include two west-end towers with tureets, a dome over the crossing, and cupolas on either side of the transepts. Metal roofing. Greek cross church with large central lantern, twin spires at entrance. Romanesque influence in round arched windows. St. James parish organized in 1904. While the church was under construction in 1911, the dome crashed to the basement, killing two construction workers. Church was finished in 1912. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) "St. James Catholic Church, Wausau Diamond Jubilee, 1905-1980." Wausau Daily Herald 2/18/2000. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1983. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |