Property Record
215 W PINE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | First English Evangelical Lutheran Church |
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| Other Name: | First English Lutheran Church |
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| Reference Number: | 46486 |
| Location (Address): | 215 W PINE ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1928 |
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| Additions: | 1999 1956 |
| Survey Date: | 20052004 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | LEROY GAARDER |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. SET IN AN "ENGLISH CHURCHYARD" SETTING, THIS BRICK 20TH CENTURY INTERPRETATION OF A (NEO)GOTHIC REVIVAL CHURCH STRUCTURE HAS A SLOPING ROOF PENETRATED BY A GABLE ROOFED BAY TO THE EAST, ONE-STORY VESTIBULES PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE ELEVATION AND A GABLE ROOFED ENTRANCE WITH A POINTED ARCHED PORTAL. STONE TRIM, STONE INTERSPERSED BETWEEN THE BRICK, AND BUTTRESSES ON THE SIDE ELEVATIONS ADD TO THE "MODERN GOTHIC" STYLE. ALSO FEATURED ARE A FLATENED ASPIDAL END AND A SIDE NARTHEX. A ONE-STORY HALL AND EXTENSION WAS ADDED TO THE WEST OF THE STRUCTURE IN 1999. THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECT, LEROY GAARDER, PRACTICED IN ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: THE ONLY 20TH CENTURY REVIVAL STYLED CHURCH TO REMAIN IN PLATTEVILLE, THIS CHURCH IS ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT AS A REPRESENTATION OF THE 20TH CENTURY APPROACH TO HISTORIC STYLES. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE: THE ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH WAS ORGANIZED BY MEMBERS OF THE LUTHERAN CONGREGATION WHO DESIRED SERVICES HELD IN ENGLISH RATHER THAN GERMAN. IN 1902, SERVICES WERE HELD IN A BUILDING AT 4TH AND MINERAL STREETS. THE CITY HALL FIRE OF 1926 DAMAGED THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH AND THIS CHURCH WAS BUILT IN 1928-1929. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. BUILDING PLAQUES. B. LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PEACE 125 YEAR HISTORY, PLATTEVILLE, 1980. C. PLATTEVILLE JOURNAL, 9/12/1928 & 5/1/1929. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |