First Methodist Church (Monroe, Wisconsin)

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First Methodist Church
File:Monroe Methodist Church corner tower entrance.jpg
First Methodist Church (Monroe, Wisconsin) is located in Wisconsin
First Methodist Church (Monroe, Wisconsin)
Location 11th St. and 14th Ave., Monroe, Wisconsin
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Built 1869-1887
Architect E. Townsend Mix
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 75000065
Added to NRHP February 25, 1975[1]

The First Methodist Church in Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, is a Gothic revival edifice designed by the former Wisconsin State Architect E. Townsend Mix of Milwaukee and constructed of Cream City brick. It was commissioned in 1869 by the First Methodist Episcopal congregation of Monroe to replace an earlier church building that dated to 1843. The adjacent parsonage was completed in 1886, and the complete ensemble was finally dedicated in 1887.

With its pointed-arch windows as well as the steeply pitched roof and tall, narrow tower, the church exemplifies the late-Gothic revival style. The angled corner belfry tower and decorative brickwork are additional hallmarks of Mix's design. Perhaps the most striking feature is the rose window with elaborate tracery on the front facade, composed of teardrop-shaped stained-glass panes.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

Monroe Arts Center

In 1976, the non-profit Monroe Arts Center, formed to purchase the building, took ownership and opened it to the community for performances and exhibitions.

Gallery

  • Monroe Methodist Church.jpg

    Facade with the rose window

  • Monroe Methodist Church narthex stairs.jpg

    Stairs from the corner tower entrance to the narthex

  • Monroe Methodist Church narthex balustrade.jpg

    Staircase balustrade in the narthex

  • Monroe Methodist Church sanctuary entrance.jpg

    Sanctuary entrance from the narthex

  • Monroe Methodist Church nave.jpg

    The nave, view toward the altar

  • Monroe Methodist Church pews.jpg

    Pews

  • Monroe Methodist Church pew dividers.jpg

    Pew dividers

  • Monroe Methodist Church nave view to rose window.jpg

    The nave, view toward the rose window

  • Monroe Methodist Church nave window.jpg

    Windows in the nave

  • Monroe Methodist Church tower windows.jpg

    Window in the corner tower

  • Monroe Methodist Church windows.jpg

    Windows below the rose window

  • Monroe Methodist rose window.jpg

    The rose window

  • Monroe Methodist Church hall table.jpg

    Table in the narthex

  • Monroe Methodist Church parsonage.jpg

    Parsonage

  • Monroe Methodist.jpg

    Vintage stereoscope image

References

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