Property Record
221 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | First Presbyterian Church |
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| Reference Number: | 138138 |
| Location (Address): | 221 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Sheboygan |
| City: | Cedar Grove |
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| Year Built: | 1921 |
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| Survey Date: | 2002 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2002: The clover-like foil front and back windows appear not to be original while both side foil windows appear to be original. Reverend Pieter Zonne was one of three primary visionary leaders who immigrated to the United States to found Dutch settlements. He and a small group of Dutch immigrants organized the first church of the reformed faith in the Town of Holland. Rev. Zonne purchased land and operated a church in a small log building for twelve years. The church was incorporated as a Presbyterian Church on May 2, 1853 and the congregation became known as the First Presbyterian Church of Town of Holland. Sermons were delivered in Dutch until 1910, when it was voted to deliver a sermon in English one Sunday afternoon a month and within two years English services were conducted every Sunday afternoon. The decision to move the church was made under the direction of Reverend John VerStraate in 1920. Subscriptions were collected from the congregation and $50,000 was pledged. Land was purchased and on Sunday, November 13, 1921 the present building was dedicated. Two years later the manse was completed and the total cost for both was $96,000. The First Presbyterian Church is affiliated with Dutch immigration and the establishment of Dutch settlements in the Town of Holland and the Village of Cedar Grove. The church functioned as an ethnic church and is affiliated with significant visionary religious leaders and early Dutch immigrants. Furhermore, architecturally the church appears to be a good example of a Gothic Revival style popular with churches and public buildings. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture/History Survey 2002: Archaeological Research, Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |