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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 413 WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County | Waukesha |
| City/Village | Waukesha |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1891 |
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| Additions | 1925, 1956 |
| Survey Date | 1992 |
| Historic Use | house of worship |
| Architectural Style | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material | Cream Brick |
| Architect | Hugo C. Haeuser, 1925 addition |
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| Demolished | No |
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| 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. Damaged by fire on 12/4/2005. First services for this congregation were held in the old Prairieville Academy (forerunner of Carroll College) on this site in 1866. The group was then known as the Erste Deutsche Reformiste Kirche. The present (as of 1975) structure was completed in 1891 at a cost of $8,000. |
| Bibliographic References | Penn Loerke, Jean. "The Spires of Waukesha: Ten Churches Plus One" Waukesha County Museum, May, 1975. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | First German Reformed Church |
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| National Register Listing Date | Sep 13, 1991 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 19, 1991 |
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Die Erste Deutsche Gemeinde Der Goettlichen Wissenschaft (The First Church of Divine Science)
Non-Stock Corporations, Milwaukee County
