Downtown in Platteville in Grant County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Platteville's First Church Building

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 10, 2023

1. Platteville's First Church Building Marker

Inscription. was erected on this
site in 1839 by
Wisconsin’s First
Methodist Episcopal
Association
(1833)

Erected by Local Womens' Clubs of the State Federation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 42° 44.053′ N, 90° 28.75′ W. Marker is in Platteville, Wisconsin, in Grant County. It is in Downtown. It is on West Main Street (County Highway B) just east of South Court Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is mounted at eye-level on the front facade of the former I.O.O.F. lodge No. 6 building at this address. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 85 West Main Street, Platteville WI 53818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Street Commercial Historic District Platteville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civic Memorial Building (about 300 feet away); First Congregational Church (about 500 feet away); First State Normal School (about 600 feet away); Platteville Carnegie Library (about 600 feet

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away); The Frank Burg House (about 600 feet away); Major John Roundtree House (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Platteville.

Also see . . . History of Grant County (genealogytrails.com). Excerpt:

In the spring of 1837, the population of the future city was estimated at about 200, including women and children. The Methodist Church, on Main street, the first exclusively church edifice erected in the city, was commenced this season.

(Submitted on December 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 10, 2023

2. Platteville's First Church Building Marker

The marker is mounted between the doors.

Site of Platteville's First Church Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 10, 2023

3. Site of Platteville's First Church Building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.