Property Record
317A E WALL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH |
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Other Name: | ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 50011 |
Location (Address): | 317A E WALL ST |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Janesville |
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Year Built: | 1901 |
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Survey Date: | 19892014 |
Historic Use: | church |
Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | Frank Kemp |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Prospect Hill Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 11/5/1992 |
State Register Listing Date: | 7/22/1992 |
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Additional Information: | The Prospect Hill & Conrad Cottages Historic Districts: A Guide: This Late Gothic Revival style church is built of Menominee hydraulic pressed brick. Gothic Revival features include pointed arch windows, window tracery, tall steeple at the entrance end, and a variety of walls surface details. St. Mary's congregation, formed in 1876 built this church between 1900 and 1902. F.H. Kemp, a Beloit architect, designed the building; Fred Roessling, Sr. of Janesville was the supervising architect and contractor; and Tappendorf of Rock Island was the bulider. The cost of construction was $50,000. |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) CITY DIRECTORIES. (B) DATESTONE. (C) ASSESSMENT ROLLS 1880, 1890, 1900. (D) GOLDEN JUBILEE: ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH. (E) HISTORY OF ROCK COUNTY, pp. 289-90. "Cultural Resources Report For the Proposed Talman House Telecommunications Facility in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin." WHS Project #14-0719/RO. June 2014. Prepared by Marcy Prchal. The Janesville Historic Commission, Janesville, WI, The Prospect Hill & Conrad Cottages Historic Districts: A Guide, 1992. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |