National Register of Historic Places

First Methodist Church

Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin
Listed
February 25, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000065

About this property

The First Methodist Church in Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, now the Monroe Arts Center, 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.

Location

11th St. and 14th Ave.
Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin
42.60165, -89.64281

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When was First Methodist Church listed on the National Register?

First Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 1975.

What type of historic resource is First Methodist Church?

First Methodist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for First Methodist Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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