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First Evangelical Lutheran Church

First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Location: 400 West Avenue
Built: 1904
Style: Romanesque Revival
Architect: H. Schick

Members of the congregation invited 2004 Home Tour participants to an open house in honor of the the centennial of this distinctive Romanesque Revival Church.  The church features interior works of art in the stained glass windows by the Mirror and Art Glass Co., Milwaukee and carved woodwork by The Hackner Co.  The pews are from the factory of Kuhn Sash and Door Co. of La Crosse.  The building contractor was A. Gutzke.  Narrators and guides were in period costume at the church, and continuous music was played on the large pipe organ built by the Wm. Shilke Organ Co. of Milwaukee.

 

Preservation Alliance of La Crosse, Inc.
119 King Street - La Crosse, WI 54601 - (608)784-1976