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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 9970 MORAVIA ST |
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| County | Door |
| City/Village | Ephraim |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1857 |
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| Additions | 1883, 1896,C. 1920 |
| Survey Date | 1975 |
| Historic Use | house of worship |
| Architectural Style | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
| Architect | Rev. Andreas Iverson |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS AND ENTRY. SQUARE TOWER IN ELL W/PAIRED BRACKETS UNDER EAVES. STEEPLE W/POINTED WOOD SHINGLE ROOF. Colored glass windows were donated by parishioners between 1916-1920. Built by local carpenters Abraham Aaneson and Jacob Smith. In 1883, the church was moved to its present location. |
| Bibliographic References | Church, Charles F., Easy Going-A Comprehensive Guide to Coor Co. (Tamarack Press, 1977). Holand, Hjalmer Rued, History of Door Co., WI, Vols. 1 and 2 (Chicago, S.J. Clarke Publishing). Badger History, 4/1955 (Vol. 8, #8). Ephraim Foundation, "Ephraim, A Village of Values". Iverson, A.M., "A Brief Account of the Activity (Its Commencement and Continuation since 1849) of the Evangelical Moravian Church Among Scandinavians in Wisconsin" (Written between 1896-1899 and translated from the Norwegian by Jno. Boler, 1929). "Through These Many Years, Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Ephraim Moravian Congregation, 1853-1978". Holand, Hjalmer Rued, Early Days in Ephraim (Sturgeon Bay, WI, Door Co. Historical Society, 1929). Interview with Rev. Fliegel, pastor of the Ephraim Moravian Church, 7/1984. Door County Advocate 8/8/1896. Door County Advocate 10/24/1896. Door County Advocate 4/6/1916. Schafer, Joseph, "Scandinavian Moravians in Wisconsin", Wisconsin Magazine of History, 9/1940. Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976). |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Ephraim Moravian Church |
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| National Register Listing Date | Mar 27, 1985 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
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Ephraim Moravian Church
Exterior view of the Ephraim Moravian Church, with steeple. Caption reads: "Moravian Church, Ephraim, Wis. From picture loaned by H. R. Holand."
