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Property Record

W 229 S 9060 CLARK ST

Historic Name:
BIG BEND BAPTIST CHURCH
Other Name:
LIVING SPIRIT CHURCH
Reference Number:
7759

Property Location

Location (Address)
W 229 S 9060 CLARK ST
County
Waukesha
City/Village
Big Bend
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1923
Additions
Survey Date
1979
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

TUDOR ARCHED STAINED GLASS WINDOW W/ TRACERY ROUND ARCHED DOOR IN SQUARE CRENELLATED TOWER.

RE-SURVEYED 2009. THE FIRST EDIFICE OF THE CHURCH WAS DEDICATED IN THIS LOCATION ON DECEMBER 31, 1893 AT A COST OF $1,700. GROWING PAINS INDUCED PLANS FOR A SECOND EDIFICE IN 1922. PLANS WERE DRAFTED FOR THE REMODELING OF THE CHURCH. THIS REMODELING INCLUDED THE RAISING OF THE BUILDING, THE ADDITION OF AN INTERIOR SIDE ROOM, AS WELL AS THE CRENALLATED BELL TOWER, AND ALSO THE PRESENT NEO-GOTHIC REVIVAL DESIGN. THE REMODELED CHURCH WAS RE-DEDICATED ON NOVEMBER 25, 1923. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CHURCH WERE COMPLETED IN 1961, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF A STUDY AT THE REAR OF THE CHURCH. THE BAPTIST CONGREGATION RESIDED IN THE CHURCH UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, 2002, WHEN THEY DISBANDED. THE CHURCH IS PRESENTLY MAINTAINED AND OCCUPIED BY THE LIVING SPIRIT CHURCH.
Bibliographic References
Architecture and History Survey. August 2009. Prepared by Rachel E. Bankowitz.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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Attribution

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