Pardeeville Presbyterian Church

Built in 1865 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

“Pardeeville Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 105 South Main Street in Pardeeville, Wisconsin. Pardeeville's Presbyterian congregation, which was founded in 1857, built the church from 1863 to 1865.”
Wikipedia article Pardeeville Presbyterian Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 55 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1865, Greek Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 105 S. Main St., Pardeeville, 53954
When was it listed? January 1980
Category. building
Town. Wyocena town
When was it built? 1865
Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 80000114 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

The ground it stands on

41,340 words

The chapter on Wyocena Town in The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement .., published 1880 names Pardeeville. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

In the fall of 1848, John S. Pardee, then merchandising in Milwaukee, sent out Mr. Reuben Stedman to build a store in this neighborhood, and in December following, Yates Ashley came out with goods and commenced trading for Mr. Pardee, and getting out timber to build mills. In 1849, the saw and grist mills were built and commenced operations. This was the beginning of Pardeeville.

Passage source: The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement .., published 1880.

J. S. Pardee commenced the erection of the large grist-mill, in 1849 ; in the same year he transferred his interest in Pardeeville to Joseph Utley, who, about the year 1853, turned the whole property over to John Pardee, father of the original proprietor, who took possession of the property (the mill being unfinished), and completed the mill in the latter part of 1856.

Passage source: The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement .., published 1880.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Wyocena Town - 41,340 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Fires near this property

187 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Pardeeville Presbyterian Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 338 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	73
Equipment and vehicle use	40
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	25
Railroad operations and maintenance	15
Arson/incendiarism	10
Smoking	6
Fireworks	5
Recreation and ceremony	5
Power generation/transmission/distribution	4
Natural	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
23 September 2004	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
2 September 2011	Natural	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	SILVER MAPLE
13 September 2000	Natural	2.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
12 September 1996	Debris and open burning	1.6 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
1 September 2008	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
31 August 2008	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
31 August 2008	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
3 August 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Pardeeville Presbyterian Church: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Helmer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Manthey Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Quality Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Schultz Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Wyocena Dump Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Columbia County

Storms near this property

43 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pardeeville, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 6 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2008	Tornado (EF2)	Pardeeville	6 hurt, $2,500,000	This tornado was extremely wide since the thunderstorm cloud base was very low and the meso-cyclone that is usually aloft was well-formed all the way to the ground. Within a broad 1 to 2 mile wide area of EF0 to EF1 damage, there were several small swaths of EF2 damage due to multiple votices. The accompanying graphic shows this effect. With respect to residential homes this tornado resulted in very minor damage to 150, minor damage to 30, major damage to 10, and 2 were destroyed (total residential damage of $2 million). With respect to agricultural buildings ($500K in total damage), this tornado resulted in minor damage to 20, and major damage to 2 buildings (inlcuding silos). Tens of thousands of trees were uprooted or chewed-up, and many power-lines and power-poles were either toppled or damaged. About 4000 to 6000 trees on a tree farm were destroyed at a location about 3 miles east-southeast of Pardeeville. This tree-farm loss was treated as a crop loss. Additionally, some corn and soybean crops were damaged. This tornado started just southeast of the intersection of CTH P and Pardeeville Road, and moved southeastward for about 4 miles and then traveled east-southeast to end just northeast of the western intersection of STH 146 and CTH A. The specific starting point and ending point lat/long numbers were 43.53333/-89.26306 and 43.49556/-89.09878, respectively. Additional mid-point pairs of number include: 43.51603/-8922394, 43.50728/-89.20151, and 43.50208/-89.17679. DI#24 (ELT), DOD4. The wind speeds were estimated at about 120 mph. Average path length was about 1760 yards (1 mile).
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$400,000	no account filed
June 2002	Lightning	Pardeeville	$100,000	no account filed
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$70,000	Numerous large trees and branches snapped on the golf course and surrounding neighborhood adjacent to Swan Lake. A large porch roof and overhang of a large and new lake home was ripped off and deposited on the other side of the house.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$35,000	no account filed
October 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$25,000	Several large trees uprooted or snapped. Large branches also down. Structural damage to several homes from trees landing on them. Two pontoon boats that were resting on boat lifts were overturned into the lake.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$25,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts toppled several large trees down near STH 44 and STH 33 in the area northeast of Pardeeville. Roof damage to a home was noted near intersection of Vaughn and Atkinson roads. Nearby, a barn roof was torn off.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$25,000	no account filed
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$12,000	Multiple tree limbs down on the roof of a home.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$5,000	Metal carport blown across the road and knocked down a power pole.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$5,000	Branches down 6-8 inches in diameter. Reports of trees and branches down across northern Columbia County.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Pardeeville	$5,000	Street flooding in many communities. Reports of driveways flooded up to the garages in Fall River. Some shoulder washouts on rural roads. Rainfall totals of 4-6 inches.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$5,000	Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 52 knots (60 mph) toppled saeveral large trees and branches. A car-port was damaged by the tree debris.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$5,000	no account filed
June 2025	Flood	Pardeeville	$3,000	Street flooding and some yard flooding throughout Pardeeville.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$3,000	no account filed
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$2,000	A few tree limbs down on campsites near Pardeeville.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$1,000	A trained spotter reported a 10-inch diameter tree was downed by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	$500	Top half of tree sheared off.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	Law enforcement estimates wind gusts of 60-65 mph.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	Many tree branches down in Pardeeville.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	The Columbia County emergency manager reported tree damage caused by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 56 knots (65 mph).
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	Powerful thunderstorm winds gusts, measured at 56 knots (65 mph) occurred at the DNR RAWS weather observation site.
October 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees.
October 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees.
October 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees.
August 2020	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
May 2014	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
May 2012	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
May 2012	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
July 2006	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
August 2006	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
September 2006	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
October 2006	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
June 2002	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
June 2001	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed
March 2000	Hail	Pardeeville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Columbia County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Bellmont Hotel	0.2 miles	1993
Angie Williams Cox Library	0.2 miles	1990
Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters	6.7 miles	1970
Old Indian Agency House (Boundary Increase)	6.9 miles	2012
Old Indian Agency House	7.0 miles	1972
Portage Canal	7.5 miles	1977

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 80000114 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Columbia County	All 55 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.