Property Record
102 W MOORE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | ST STANISLAUS CHURCH |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 48823 |
| Location (Address): | 102 W MOORE ST |
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| County: | Green Lake |
| City: | Berlin |
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| Year Built: | 1886 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Nathan Strong Park Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/10/2005 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/21/2005 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property named 'St. Stanislaus Church and Elementary School'. 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. This structure contributes to the significance of the Nathan Strong Park Historic District under criterion C as a modest, Victorian Gothic Church with conservative brick detailing. In spite of the addition of a lannon stone vestibule in 1949 and the cladding of the belfry in asbestos tiles, the building still retains enough of its historic appearance to contribute to the district. The first mass of the Saint Stanislaus Parish was held in the home of Albert Hopka in 1870 by Father Bronislaus Buczynski, a Polish Missionary. He lived with the Hopka family for three years while he continued his missionary work around Berlin. In 1872 the Polish community in and around Berlin, with encouragement from father Buczynski, decided to erect a church. The first services on the new church were held on 1873 by Father Dominic Majer, who replaced Father Buczynski after his death. About ten years later, in 1884, there was a division of the Polish Catholic Church and one faction constructed a new church which became Saint Michael's. Two years later the diocesan boundary line was altered and the two parishes were re-united. In 1886 a new structure was erected under the direction of Father Januarius Czarnowski, who emigrated from Poland to America in 1875. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Wautoma Waushara Argus 10/18/1995. (B) "St. Stanislaus Celebrating Community 110 Year Anniversary," 1980. Pamphlet on file at Berlin Library. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |