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Property Record

201 E 3RD AVE

Historic Name:
First Baptist Church
Other Name:
CornerStone Square
Reference Number:
21513

Property Location

Location (Address)
201 E 3RD AVE
County
Polk
City/Village
Osceola
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1910
Additions
Survey Date
1987
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Stone - Unspecified
Architect
Jones, Harry Wild (attributed)
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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. Design of building attributed to Minneapolis-based architect Harry Wild Jones; brochure of Jones' drawings and floor plans of the First Baptist Church exists. Some pages of brochure copied for NRHP nomination. SQUARE ENTRY TOWER W/SEGMENTAL ARCH DOOR FLANKED BY CNR BUTTRESSES. MITERED ARCH PARAPET OVER ENTRY. POINTED ARCH LOUVERED WINDOWS IN TOWER/BELFRY. SILL COURSE ROUNDED END W/LARGE PENT ROOF BETWEEN FLRS. Stone masons were Chris Green and Eric Klung.
Bibliographic References
Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. Osceola Sun 5/1/2002.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
First Baptist Church
National Register Listing Date
Mar 12, 2008
State Register Listing Date
Oct 19, 2007
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Attribution

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