735 GENEVA ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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735 GENEVA ST

Architecture and History Inventory
735 GENEVA ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:First Baptist Church
Other Name:FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:56178
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):735 GENEVA ST
County:Walworth
City:Lake Geneva
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1910
Additions:
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Late Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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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. Intact; pointed arch stained glass windows; square bell tower; stone window hoods; sills. "Circa 1910. Brick Gothic Revival. First Baptist Church chimes play daily from the square corner bell tower." A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne by the Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, Spring 1993.
Bibliographic References:(A) Lake Geneva Regional News 10/23/1997. (B) Lake Geneva Regional News 10/30/1997. (C) "Baptists Commemorate 140th Anniversary," Lake Geneva Regional News, 7/24/1980. A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne by the Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, Spring 1993. A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva, WI, Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, 2015.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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