1021 UNIVERSITY AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1021 UNIVERSITY AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1021 UNIVERSITY AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:LUTHER MEMORIAL CHURCH
Other Name:Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church of Madison, WI
Contributing:
Reference Number:63571
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1021 UNIVERSITY AVE
County:Dane
City:Madison
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1923
Additions: 1959
Survey Date:1983
Historic Use:church
Architectural Style:Late Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Limestone
Architect: Claude & Starck; Reginald Stehr (education building addition)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Luther Memorial Church
National Register Listing Date:3/26/2018
State Register Listing Date:12/1/2017
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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. MAP CODE IS 0709-232-0603-5.

In 1959 an education building addition was added to the original church. This addition was designed by Reginald Stehr.

Locally designated 2 August 2011 (Madison Landmark #179).

Part 1 WI state tax credit application approved 11 January 2017.
Bibliographic References:ABOUT LUTHER MEMORIAL CHURCH, 1973. LUTHER MEMORIAL CHURCH: A FIRM FOUNDATION, A FAITHFUL FUTURE, 1997. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS OF CLAUDE & STARCK. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL: NOVEMBER 28, 1959, P. 5 (ILLUSTRATED).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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