Property Record
N60 W6047 COLUMBIA RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN DREIFALTICKEITS KIRCHE |
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| Other Name: | TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 13292 |
| Location (Address): | N60 W6047 COLUMBIA RD |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Cedarburg |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Additions: | 1938 1963 |
| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | William Hilgen |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Columbia Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/22/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/25/1991 |
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| Additional Information: | POINTED ARCH WINDOWS AND ENTRANCE ROCK FACED LIMESTONE WALLS W/BUFF SANDSTONE TRIM LEFT CORNERSTONE READS 'A 18' AND RIGHT READS 'D 91' SEE R#13710 FOR GROTH LUTHERAN CEMETERY MONUMENT ERECTED BY CHURCH The tinwork on this building was executed by C. Lehmann. Dates of Alterations/Additions: Parish hall 1938 Educational unit 1963 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: The first settlers in Cederburg-- the Groths, Dobberpuhls and Hackbarths among others came to Cedarburg seeking religious freedom. In Pomerania where they came from, they were members of the Old Lutheran sect which was persecuted by religious reformers. The Groth family is considered the first settling family in Cedarburg, and it was from them that Father Fred Hilgen bought land to found the community. The Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1853. It was located on the western edge of town in a log church. In the 1850s and 1860s it operated the only school in town and all children wishing to be educated went there, even if they were not members of the church. In 1891 the parish determined to build a larger church. Church members dug the basement and hauled 631 loads of stone from the two local quarries. The sand, gravel and heavy timbers for the church were also donated. The church operated a park behind the edifice, which is now a city park. The hill where the school is was the local sledding hill. |
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| Bibliographic References: | HISTORIC NAME, DESIGNER: ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976) Date of construction: cornerstone Ozaukee Press, 03/07/1957. 1881 History of Ozaukee County, p. 502. Legend and Lore, p. 75. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |