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First Methodist Church
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National Register of Historic Places

First Methodist Church

On the National Register since 199531 years
Classical RevivalListed 1995Oshkosh
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About First Methodist Church

First Methodist Church, at 502 N. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 17, 1995. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 107 other Wisconsin listings. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric church building in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 32 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1874 to today

  1. 1874Built
  2. 1995Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 31 years
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

502 N. Main St., Oshkosh · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1First Methodist ChurchStart here
  2. 2North Main Street Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  3. 3First Presbyterian ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1893 · next door
  4. 4Orville Beach Memorial Manual Training SchoolNeo-Classic · Built 1912 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Trinity Espicopal ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1887 · next door
Around it

10 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BDaily Northwestern BuildingNeo-Italian Renaissance0.2 miBOshkosh Grand Opera HouseBuilt 18830.2 miBFraternal Reserve AssociationBuilt 19140.2 miDWashington Avenue Neoclassical Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBWisconsin National Life Insurance BuildingNeo-Classical0.2 miBFrontenacRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBFraternal Order of EaglesBuilt 19270.3 miBWinnebago County CourthouseModerne · Built 19370.3 miBSt. Mary’s Catholic Church ComplexBuilding0.4 miBBrooklyn No. 4 Fire HouseItalianate · Built 18680.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Security Bank0.7 mi away
Hotel Calumet17.3 mi away
El Dorado ApartmentsBuilt 1921 · 17.3 mi away
Moose TempleBuilt 1923 · 17.3 mi away

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Questions about First Methodist Church

Is First Methodist Church on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 17, 1995 (Register number 95000247).

Is First Methodist Church a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Wisconsin has 43 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Little White Schoolhouse, 19.2 miles away.

Can you visit First Methodist Church?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of First Methodist Church?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 106783005 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.