35 GARFIELD AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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35 GARFIELD AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
35 GARFIELD AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:St. Paul's Catholic Church
Other Name:St. Paul's Catholic Church
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:80465
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):35 GARFIELD AVE
County:Rock
City:Evansville
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1906
Additions: 1913
Survey Date:2006
Historic Use:church
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: William B. Meggott
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Evansville Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/16/1978
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' 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, State Historic Preservation Office. "A local tale claims that architect William Meggott's first design for this church was reject by the conservative Roman Catholic archbishop. The white-painted brick church shows a more traditional blend of Romanesque and Gothic Revival elements. The hip-roofed Norman-style tower is a later addition. The main section, with steep gable roof, cross gable, and pointed arch stained glass windows. Appropriately, the first wedding in the church was the marriage of the architect, Meggott, to Ella Cassady in April of 1907." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014.
Bibliographic References:Evansville Review 2/5/1997. Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, 1992. Evansville Citizen 4/27/2000. ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH. EVANSVILLE: 1956. GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. GLIMPSES OF THE GROVE. EVANSVILLE: 1989, PP. 171-2. ADDRESS FILES. LEONARD P. EAGER LOCAL HISTORY ROOM, EAGER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville: A Walker's Guide, 2002.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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