Property Record
927 STATE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BETHESDA LUTHERAN CHURCH |
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| Other Name: | GREATER MT EAGLE BAPTIST CHURCH |
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| Reference Number: | 11362 |
| Location (Address): | 927 STATE ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Survey Date: | 19752009 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. POINTED ARCHED WINDOWS AND ENTRY. LARGE SQUARE ENTRY TOWER. 2009- Bethesda Lutheran Church, constructed in 1898, is a side-gabled building with a front-facing transept gable and a prominent square corner tower. The church is clad in cream brick and is roofed in composite shingles. The main sanctuary is raised above street level, allowing room for eight segmental-arched windows at sidewalk level. Additional larger pointed-arch windows are present at the sanctuary level. The pointed-arch entry is recessed slightly into the base of the tower. Above, three tall pointed arches are present. The base of the tower is capped with a denticulated wooden cornice. A one-story square belfry is set atop the tower base. Originally, the belfry consisted of paired wooden pointed arches set into flat brick walls. The belfry was capped with a broad projecting cornice with wooden corbels and topped with a square pavilion roof. Currently, the belfry is covered in vinyl siding. The lower cornice has been removed, but the upper cornice is still present. -"STH 38 (State Street) Survey," WisDOT ID #2290-12-00, Prepared by Justin Miller and Jennifer R. Harvey (2009). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Racine Daily Journal 9/27/1923. Racine Journal Times 12/16/1932. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |