Property Record
N2560 COUNTY ROAD J
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL CHURCH |
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Other Name: | ST. JOHN COMMUNITY CHURCH |
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Reference Number: | 6556 |
Location (Address): | N2560 COUNTY ROAD J |
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County: | Jefferson |
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Township/Village: | Oakland |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 16 |
Range: | 13 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 36 |
Quarter Section: | SW |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
Year Built: | 1889 |
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Additions: | 1961 |
Survey Date: | 2013 |
Historic Use: | church |
Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | A group of German immigrants established a Lutheran congregation in the Town of Oakland in 1852. A congregation constructed a non-extant log church in 1859, named St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, and affiliated with the Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin. In 1883, the congregation voted to affiliate themselves with the Evangelical Synod of Wisconsin. A brick church was constructed to replace the log structure in 1889. All services at the church were conducted solely in German until 1917. The congregation voted to separate from the Evangelical Synod in 1931, becoming a free church under the name St. John Community Church. A large addition was constructed onto the front of the church in 1961. The congregation continues using the church to this day. POINTED ARCHED WINDOWS ROUND WINDOW IN GABLE 6- SIDED TURRET/SPIRE |
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Bibliographic References: | Swart, Hannah. Koshkonong Country – A History of Jefferson County Wisconsin. Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin: W. D. Hoard & Sons Co., 1975. Page 219. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |