Property Record
W240 N3485 PEWAUKEE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Salem Reformed Church |
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| Other Name: | Spanbauer Lake Country Art Gallery |
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| Reference Number: | 7549 |
| Location (Address): | W240 N3485 PEWAUKEE RD |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Pewaukee |
| Township/Village: | Pewaukee |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 7 |
| Range: | 19 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 10 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1860 |
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| Additions: | C. 1926 |
| Survey Date: | 2000 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | SQUARE TURRET W/ROUND WINDOWS AND BRACKETED EAVES. POINTED ARCH WINDOW HOODS W/STICKWORK. Known as Believer's Fellowship Family Church in 1980. Sometime between 2000 and 2011, it was covered with vinyl siding and had Gothic arched window hoods removed. Not resurveyed due to loss of integrity. Capitol Drive Architecture/History Survey, WisDOT #2025-15-00, Prepared by Heritage Research (2011). 2000: "Rising from a rack-faced, concrete block foundation, this church structure is sheathed with narrow clapboard and is topped with a gabled roof. Oriented to the east, the church features a two-story tower which rises from a one-story, enclosed entrance vestibule. Porthole windows occupy the visible lower portion of the tower, while the upper section is louvered. The tower's original, hipped roof is missing. The basement level of the church is punctuated with modern, metal sash windows; however, the main level exhibits Gothic-arch windows with diamond-paned, stained glass. A significant two-story addition on a concrete block foundation extends from the rear of the main block. Wide board covers the wing and modern sash windows are located along both the first and second levels. The interior of the building has been completely modified for use as an art gallery; therefore, the pews and the altar have been removed. Although no "official" history or anniversary booklet of the former church was found, a local resident wrote that a church stood on this parcel as early as 1860, on land donated by local farmer Louis Kloth. It is believed that during these early years, the church was informally known as the Pumpkin Hollow Church, as the vicinity was referred to as Pumpkin Hollow. First serving Protestants of various denominations, the church was soon affiliated with Reformed Germans. Thus it was named in 1871 the Salem Reformed Church. In 1926, the building was raised, a basement was added and the church was redecorated/remodeled. Across the country, in 1934, Reformed Congregations merged with the Evangelical Synod of North America. As a result, the name was changed to the Salem Evangelical & Reformed Church. In 1968, the church merged with the Zion Evengelical Church in Sussex, which led to the creation of the Redeemer United Church of Christ was established-also in Sussex. Shortly thereafter, the Believer's Fellowship Family Church moved into the subject structure; however, since the early 1990s, the former church facility has functioned as the Spanbauer Lake Country Art Gallery." |
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| Bibliographic References: | MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 5/22/1994. Wieland, Country Farms (1981). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |