Property Record
326 N WASHINGTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH |
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| Other Name: | WASHBURN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH |
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| Reference Number: | 154002 |
| Location (Address): | 326 N WASHINGTON AVE |
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| County: | Bayfield |
| City: | Washburn |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 2008 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS BUILDING HAS A BROWNSTONE FOUNDATION. TODAY THIS CHURCH IS OCCUPIED BY THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, WHICH ORIGINALLY OCCUPIED A NOW DEMOLISHED BUILDING LOCATED ON E. 5TH ST. THAT WAS BUILT IN 1895 AS THE WARREN M.E. CHURCH. WHEN THE METHODISTS TOOK OVER THE PRESENT CHURCH, THE DATESTONE FROM THEIR ORIGINAL BUILDING, WHICH SAYS "WARREN M.E. CHURCH, 1895," WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE FOUNDATION WALL OF THE FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. In 1937, the Methodists in Hancock, WI (40 miles from Madison, WI) exchanged the use of their church for the Congregational Church in Washburn, since Congregationalism was decreasing in Washburn and Methodism was increasing. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Washburn Heritage Preservation Association. Wood, Stone, and Water: Washburn Walking Tour. Bayfield: Roslyn Nelson, 2005, P.32. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |