Property Record
152 MOUND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. John Lutheran Church |
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| Other Name: | St. John Lutheran Church |
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| Reference Number: | 48531 |
| Location (Address): | 152 MOUND ST |
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| County: | Green Lake |
| City: | Berlin |
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| Year Built: | 1901 |
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| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Henry Wildhagen |
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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. The F in the photo codes is for Fox Canal Survey. Many of Berlin's original settlers had Lutheran backgrounds. In 1859, Pastor I. Streiter, a circuit rider for the Lutheran religion, added Berlin as a missionary outpost. It is believed that he went on to organize St. John's Lutheran Congregation and that he was instrumental in calling the reverend C.L. Berner, the first resident pastor, who started June 16, 1867. The same year the congregation became affiliated with the Missouri Synod. The congregation decided to build a church in 1868 and construction start soon after. The basement housed a day school which was used even before the church was dedicated on December 14, 1873. In 1901 the old church was moved and remodeled and used as a day school. The present church was erected on the same site that year. |
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| Bibliographic References: | The Improvement Bulletin 2/16/1901. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |