5479 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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5479 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y

Architecture and History Inventory
5479 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery
Other Name:ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Contributing:
Reference Number:14272
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5479 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y
County:Washington
City:
Township/Village:Trenton
Unincorporated Community:
Town:11
Range:20
Direction:E
Section:25
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1855
Additions:
Survey Date:1978
Historic Use:house of worship
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Fieldstone
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery
National Register Listing Date:5/3/1990
State Register Listing Date:1/23/1990
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, State Historic Preservation Office. BUILT TO SERVE MISSION EST BY FATHER CASPER REHRL. HEAVILY MORTARED FIELDSTONE W/APPLIED MORTAR JOINTS. SCHOOL WAS RUN IN BASEMENT BY SISTERS OF ST. AGNES OF BARTON. OCTAGONAL PAVILION ROOF ON SQUARE CLAPBOARD BELFRY. CUPOLA. ROUND ARCHED STAINED GLASS WINDOWS. The church was in regular operation until 1985.
Bibliographic References:ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976). PERRIN, RICHARD, THE ARCHITECTURE OF WISCONSIN, PP. 46-47 (1967). WEST BEND DAILY NEWS 1/17/1995. Washington County History and Driving Tours presented by the Washington County Landmarks Commission, 1999.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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