Property Record
N6800 STH 146, NE CNR OF STH 146 AND CEMETERY RD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Cambria Cemetery Memorial Chapel |
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Other Name: | Cambria Cemetery Memorial Chapel |
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Reference Number: | 133139 |
Location (Address): | N6800 STH 146, NE CNR OF STH 146 AND CEMETERY RD |
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County: | Columbia |
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Township/Village: | Courtland |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 12 |
Range: | 12 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 8 |
Quarter Section: | SW |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
Year Built: | 1938 |
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Survey Date: | 20042021 |
Historic Use: | cemetery building |
Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | The Cambria Cemetery Memorial Chapel is situated at the extreme rear (east) end of the Cambria Cemetery. It is a small, front-gabled building finished with random, coursed lannon stone. The roof of this New-Gothic Revival chapel is covered with slate. The front (west) facade features a pointed-arch entrance portal surmounted by a traceried rose window. The entrance is composed of a pair of paneled wooden doors topped with a broad, pointed-arch, wooden screen. The side facades are nearly identical, displaying clinging buttresses and small, paired, pointed-arch windows with leaded glass. Stone corbelling enriches the side facades. A heavy, rectangular, stone chimney rises on the rear (east) facade. Cambria Cemetery was established in 1863. Planning for the Memorial Chapel was initiated by the Cambria Shakespeare Club, which began a fund-raising campaign in late 1936. The cornerstone was laid in October 1938 and the chapel was dedicated on 28 May 1939. |
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Bibliographic References: | . |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |