- First Methodist Church (Monroe, Wisconsin)
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First Methodist Church
Location: 11th St. and 14th Ave., Monroe, Wisconsin Coordinates: 42°36′6″N 89°38′34″W / 42.60167°N 89.64278°WCoordinates: 42°36′6″N 89°38′34″W / 42.60167°N 89.64278°W Built: 1869-1887 Architect: E. Townsend Mix Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 75000065 Added to NRHP: February 25, 1975[1] 
Corner tower entrance
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]
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Monroe Arts Center
The following year, the non-profit Monroe Arts Center, formed to purchase the building, took ownership and opened it to the community for performances and exhibitions.
Gallery
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Facade with the rose window
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Stairs from the corner tower entrance to the narthex
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Staircase balustrade in the narthex
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Sanctuary entrance from the narthex
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The nave, view toward the altar
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Pews
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Pew dividers
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The nave, view toward the rose window
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Windows in the nave
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Window in the corner tower
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Windows below the rose window
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The rose window
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Table in the narthex
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Parsonage
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Vintage stereoscope image
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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