Property Record
9629 COUNTY HIGHWAY H
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Congregational Society |
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| Other Name: | Jenkynsville Primitive Methodist Church |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 65291 |
| Location (Address): | 9629 COUNTY HIGHWAY H |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Benton |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 2 |
| Range: | 1 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 21 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1861 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2004- Greek Revival style church building. 1-story, rectangular plan. low-pitch gable roof features returned eaves on main elevation. A frame steeple rises from the southeast end of the roof. It consists of a louvered belfry topped with a tall pent roof. Regularly coursed limestone walls. Side elevations both have three tall symmetrical openings filled with 9-over-9-light, double-hung sashes. Rear wall has no openings, and the main facade features a small centrally placed entry with a modern door. A small concrete accessible ramp leads to a concrete pad in front of the entrance. Adjacent to the church building is a small cemetery. It is the pioneer cemetery of Jenkynsville. |
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| Bibliographic References: | SEE PERRIN (1970), P.28 WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. Architecture and History Survey for WisDOT project #5233-00-01 (WHS Project # 05-0477). 2004, Carol Lowry Cartwright. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |