Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church (New Fane, Wisconsin)

For other places of a similar name, see St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church

Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church
Location 670 County Trunk Hwy. S, New Fane, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°33′52″N 88°10′59″W / 43.56444°N 88.18306°W / 43.56444; -88.18306Coordinates: 43°33′52″N 88°10′59″W / 43.56444°N 88.18306°W / 43.56444; -88.18306
Area less than one acre
Built 1870
Architect Lampert & Beck
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP Reference # 86000794[1]
Added to NRHP April 15, 1986

Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church is located in New Fane, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The church is affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.[2]

History

The church was built with stone from what would become the Kettle Moraine State Forest. In the 1920s, the church steeple was struck by lightning was replaced with one smaller in height.[3] The church underwent a change of its name in 1965, changing from The German Lutheran Church: St. Johannes to its current name.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Home page". Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ↑ "History of St. John New Fane". Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church. Retrieved 2012-02-15.


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