First Congregational Church in

Beloit, Wisconsin Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people. History Twelve men in Colebrook, New Hampshire, created the "New England Emigrating Company" in October 1836 and sen ...

was built in 1859 from a design by

Lucas Bradley Lucas Bradley (1809–1889) was an American architect in Racine, Wisconsin.Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but a ...

and

Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...

styles. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

for its architectural significance on January 23, 1975. On August 24, 1998, the historic building was damaged by fire, after which it was razed and replaced with a new building, which is pictured. (Includes photos of the 1859 church.)

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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Congregational churches in Wisconsin Romanesque Revival church buildings in Wisconsin Churches completed in 1859 Churches in Rock County, Wisconsin Buildings and structures in Beloit, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Rock County, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-church-stub