Property Record
101 W 10TH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | German Methodist Episcopal Church; Tenth Ave. M.E. |
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| Other Name: | Apostolic Gospel United Pentecostal Church; Church of the Living God, the Light of the World |
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| Reference Number: | 70196 |
| Location (Address): | 101 W 10TH AVE |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1875 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | T. Dudley Allen |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2005-UNCHANGED SINCE LAST SURVEY. ENCLOSED ENTRANCE VESTIBULE. DORMER WINDOWS ON REAR. 1980-Designed in the tradition of the Gothic Revival, this church is covered with clapboards and features decorative work and brackets in the gable ends. Narrow lancet windows are arranged along the nave and the simple tower which adjoins the entrance. The picturesque quality imparted by details also extends to the plan with its projecting wings and tower. The original congregation was organized in 1856 as the German Methodist Episcopal Church. The first church, on the north side, was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1875. This building was erected to replace that. IN 1918, this congregation and two others including the 2nd M.E. church merged to form the Tenth Ave. M.E. Church. Sold to current owner. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Oshkosh Weekly Northwestern 7/15/1875. (B) Oshkosh Daily Northwestern 2/1/1908. (C) Karstaedt, p. 139. (D) Interview with Barbara Gill-Sec'ty Wesley United Methodist Church (formerly 10th Ave.). (E) Holland's Oshkosh City Directory 1879-82. Chicago, Ill: Holland Publishing Company, 1879. p. 35. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |