| 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. Map code is 070932108173.
Westminster Presbyterian Church was first founded in Madison in 1911, where the fledgling church met in temporary quarters. In 1918 the church build a red brick and stucco building at 1806 West Lawn in Madison. They remained in that location for 33 years, until they outgrew the West Lawn sanctuary.
As the congregation entered their fourth decade, the membership had grown to over 1300 members. The need for a larger sanctuary and Sunday school was evident. in 1948 the congregation voted unanimously to purchase lots that had originally been set aside for a strip mall in the 4100 block of Nakoma Road. Ground was broken for the new church on Easter Sunday, March 25, 1951. They bid out construction, and the final bids showed construction would cost a little over $117,000. Several of the church members worked on the building themselves, to save on costs. Jim Marshall, Sr., long time superintendent of Madison parks and golf courses, designed the landscaping for the new church.
The first services were held in the nearly completed building on Christmas Eve 1951. The finished building was dedicated on February 17, 1952. The first of two additions was dedicated on October 16, 1955. This wing included lupper floor offices, lounge, kitchenette, and conference room, with choir room and classrooms on the lower level. On November 20, 1960, the second addition was dedicated. Four classrooms, more restrooms, chapel, office, and pastor studies went on the upper floor, with six additional classrooms on the lower floor (www.westminstermadison.org). |
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