912 GENEVA ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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912 GENEVA ST

Architecture and History Inventory
912 GENEVA ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:United Methodist Church
Other Name:UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF LAKE GENEVA
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:67193
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):912 GENEVA ST
County:Walworth
City:Lake Geneva
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1877
Additions: 1883 1894 1964 1944
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:house of worship
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect: BUILDER: PETER GOMMERY
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Maple Park Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/17/2005
State Register Listing Date:1/21/2005
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NOTES
Additional Information:Altered tower; steeply pitched roof; Gothic stained glass windows. Adjacent meeting hall. Building is distinctive because the Sunday School rooms are on the first floor and the chancel is on the second floor.

"Circa 1877. United Methodist Church. The first church congregation in Lake Geneva. The building is unique in that the Sunday School rooms are on the first floor and the chancel is on the second floor." A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne by the Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, Spring 1993.
Bibliographic References:(A) Chase, Helena, "First Methodist of Lake Geneva: A Church Formed 128 Years Ago." Beloit Daily News, 7/24/1965. (B) "Lake Geneva Church to Hold Centennial: Founded in 1837," Beloit Daily News, 4/1937. Clipping in pamphlet file, Box 2, Lake Geneva Public Library. 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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