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315 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
315 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
Other Name:Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
Contributing:
Reference Number:14617
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):315 MAIN ST
County:Washington
City:Kewaskum
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1905
Additions:
Survey Date:2007
Historic Use:church
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect: H. Messmer and Sons
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' (Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex) 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

HIGHLY INTACT GOTHIC REVIVAL STYLE CHURCH CLAD IN CREAM BRICK. POINTED ARCH STAINED GLASS WINDOWS W/TRACERY. CONSECRATED IN 1906 BY ARCHBISHOP SEBASTIAN G MESSMER. 3 AND 4 STORY CNR TOWERS W/BUTTRESSES, PYRAMIDAL ROOF AND PAVILION SPIRE W/CNR TURRETS ON TOWERS.

A gable-roofed cream brick-clad transept and rear entrance was added to the east side of the elevation of the church in 1998 but this addition was intentionally designed to match the design of the original church and the materials used in its construction are identical to those that were used to build the original church.
Bibliographic References:ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976). P. 255 (photo). FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF KEWASKUM. SANBORN-PERRIS CO., 1894, 1900, 1910, 1928. CENTENNIAL OF HOLY TRINITY CONGREGATON PAMPHLET. KEWASKUM: 1962. (PHOTOS) SMUCKER, MARK. KEWASKUM THEN AND NOW. KEWASKUM: 1976, PP. 91-93 (PHOTO). "Architecture/History Survey." August 2007. Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland. The Improvement Bulletin 3/5/1904.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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