687 US HIGHWAY 14 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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687 US HIGHWAY 14

Architecture and History Inventory
687 US HIGHWAY 14 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Rutland United Brethren in Christ Meeting House and Cemetery
Other Name:Rutland Center Church and Cemetery
Contributing:
Reference Number:4480
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):687 US HIGHWAY 14
County:Dane
City:
Township/Village:Rutland
Unincorporated Community:RUTLAND
Town:5
Range:10
Direction:E
Section:19
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1852
Additions:
Survey Date:1979
Historic Use:house of worship
Architectural Style:Front Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Rutland United Brethren in Christ Meeting House and Cemetery
National Register Listing Date:9/15/2004
State Register Listing Date:7/16/2004
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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. Minimal Greek Revival details. Has returned eaves, frieze board. Interior is almost completely intact in 2002 and retains pews, altar, and two pot-bellied stoves. Church is no longer in use. There is an existing cemetery in addition to the church. In 1974 the Church and cemetery were turned over to the Town of Rutland. This building was the first church built by the United Brethren denomination in Wisconsin and was the site of the first session of the Wisconsin Conference Evangelical United Brethren Church in 1858.
Bibliographic References:Drury, John. This is Dane County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Inland Photo Co., 1960, pp. 686-687.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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