First Methodist Church (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)

The First Methodist Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is a historic church at 502 N. Main Street. It was built as the Wagner Opera House. The main structure was built in Italianate style 1874-75 but it was renovated extensively to its current Neoclassical appearance in 1924–25.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

First Methodist Church
Location502 N. Main St., Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Coordinates44.02°N 88.536944°W / 44.02; -88.536944
Arealess than one acre
Built1874-75, 1924-25
ArchitectWilliam Walters (original)
Auler & Jensen (1924 renovation)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.95000247[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1995

It is a brick building. It is unusual in Wisconsin as an urban church building with storefronts at street-level. The building was begun as an opera house, until damaged by a fire in 1874. At that point the Methodist congregation bought it and completed it as a Neo-Classical-styled church. After they moved to a new building in 1970, it was used by Boys' Club and as a homeless shelter.[2][3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Miller, Elizabeth L. (1993-09-30). "First Methodist Church". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. US Dept. of the Interior. National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-21. With 10 photos.
  3. Publius Virgilius Lawson (1908), History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its Cities, Towns, Resources, People, C.F. Cooper and Company, pp. 559–
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