Property Record
221 S CENTER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Methodist Episcopal Church |
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| Other Name: | United Methodist Church |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 73394 |
| Location (Address): | 221 S CENTER AVE |
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| County: | Vernon |
| City: | Viroqua |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Additions: | 1962 |
| Survey Date: | 20002014 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Hilton & Sadler |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Viroqua Residential Historic District) 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This Neo-Gothic style brick church was built in 1914 to a design by the architectural firm of Hilton & Sadler of Janesville, WI. The building has a high degree of integrity and this was not compromised by the construction of a sympathetically designed education wing that was attached to the south-facing side elevation of the original building in 1962. 1995- "United Methodist Church building, VE25/11. Another largely intact brick Neo-Gothic style church, this one was built in 1912 to a design by Hilton & Sadler, architects practicing in Janesville, WI. This is the third church that this congregation has built on this site and it has a large, contextually sensitive addition attached to its south elevation that was built in 1962. Like the other churches cited above, this one is also potentially eligible for architecture." - "USH 14 Transportation Study ", WisDOT ID #1646-07-00, Prepared by Timothy F Heggland (1995). |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Cornerstone Laid Last Sunday." Vernon County Censor. July 15, 1914, p. 1 (Illustrated). "The Dedication is a Grand Success." Vernon County Censor. February 17, 1915, p. 1 (Illustrated). Vernon County Heritage. Viroqua: Vernon County Historical Society, 1994, p.199. “Architecture/History Survey: USH 14 Transportation Study, City of Viroqua.” WHS project number 96-5007/VE. August 1995. Timothy Heggland. "Cultural Resources Report for a Proposed Viroqua Telecommunications Facility in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin" June 13, 2014. WHS Project #14-0784/VE. By Marcy Prchal. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |