Property Record
160 8TH ST N
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH |
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| Other Name: | Immanuel Lutheran Church |
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| Reference Number: | 16669 |
| Location (Address): | 160 8TH ST N |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Wisconsin Rapids |
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| Year Built: | 1909 |
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| Additions: | 1920 1972 |
| Survey Date: | 199520132024 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2025- Demolished 2013- "Immanuel Lutheran Church is a brick, front-gabled, Neo-Gothic Revival building with a square corner tower. All the roofs are surfaced with asphalt shingles. Erected in 1909 (cornerstone), the building originally faced 8th Street North. In 1972 (cornerstone), a large addition was constructed across the west-facing (front) facade, and the principal entrance was relocated to the north-facing (side) facade. The 8th Street North facade presently consists of a one-story shed-roofed 1972 addition (an enclosed vestibule), which blends into a side-gabled, two-story, 1972 addition that extends south of the original church. The 1972 shed-roofed section features a series of three-part windows, set at least 10 feet above the street. At the south end of the 1972 side-gabled section, a pointed-arch entrance and a slender bell tower appear. This section appears to hold living quarters. Above the roofline of the 1972 shed-roofed, the gable end of the original building and the upper portion of the tower can be seen. The gable end exhibits the upper part of a large, pointed-arch window with leaded-glass, and a corbelled brick cornice. The tower possesses engaged corner buttresses trimmed with stone, pointed-arch window with leaded glass (west and north faces), decorative brickwork at the cornice, and a copper steeple (pre-dating 1995). The primary entrance (1972) stands toward the west end of the north-facing facade. It is composed of a slightly projecting, enclosed entrance porch with a flat canopy. The north-facing facade features a series of engaged buttresses, framing pointed-arch leaded glass windows, and a corbelled brick cornice. The interior was not accessible." - "Wisconsin Rapids Sidewalk and Crossing Improvements and Education Program", WisDOT ID #69999-07-17/77, Prepared by Elizabeth L. Miller (2013). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, 5 August 1956. Taylor, p.108. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |