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First Methodist Church (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)

1924 establishments in WisconsinChurches completed in 1924Churches in Winnebago County, WisconsinChurches on the National Register of Historic Places in WisconsinItalianate architecture in Wisconsin
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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. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 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.

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First Methodist Church (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
North Main Street, Oshkosh

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North Main Street 502
54901 Oshkosh
Wisconsin, United States
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