Property Record
201 E 3RD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | First Baptist Church |
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Other Name: | CornerStone Square |
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Reference Number: | 21513 |
Location (Address): | 201 E 3RD AVE |
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County: | Polk |
City: | Osceola |
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Year Built: | 1910 |
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Survey Date: | 1987 |
Historic Use: | church |
Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
Architect: | Jones, Harry Wild (attributed) |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | First Baptist Church |
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National Register Listing Date: | 3/12/2008 |
State Register Listing Date: | 10/19/2007 |
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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. Design of building attributed to Minneapolis-based architect Harry Wild Jones; brochure of Jones' drawings and floor plans of the First Baptist Church exists. Some pages of brochure copied for NRHP nomination. SQUARE ENTRY TOWER W/SEGMENTAL ARCH DOOR FLANKED BY CNR BUTTRESSES. MITERED ARCH PARAPET OVER ENTRY. POINTED ARCH LOUVERED WINDOWS IN TOWER/BELFRY. SILL COURSE ROUNDED END W/LARGE PENT ROOF BETWEEN FLRS. Stone masons were Chris Green and Eric Klung. |
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Bibliographic References: | Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. Osceola Sun 5/1/2002. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |