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Photograph of First Lutheran Church
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First Lutheran Church

Built in 1866 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

From the record

“First Lutheran Church is located in Middleton, Wisconsin, at the corner of Old Sauk Road and Pleasant View Road. The congregation of First Lutheran Church was established in 1852 and this sanctuary was built in 1866 by German immigrants.”

Wikipedia article First Lutheran Church (Middleton, Wisconsin), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 238 National Register listings published here for Dane County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · built in 1866, Greek Revival architecture.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 site as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Pleasant View Rd. at Old Sauk Rd., Middleton, 53717
  • When was it listed? June 1988
  • Category. building
  • Town. Middleton town
  • When was it built? 1866
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival
  • National Register reference number. 88000728 - 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.

Fires near this property

27 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of First Lutheran Church between 2008 and 2020, burning about 23 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Debris and open burning6
Smoking3
Natural1
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 August 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources19429
24 August 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources480
14 August 2020Smokingunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2018928
6 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources342
2 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2012493
15 June 2020Smoking1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources305
14 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources304
5 May 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources190

Every fire recorded in Dane County

Mines and quarries near this property

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of First Lutheran Church: 6 producers, 3 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Kapel-Marquardt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Middleton-Watson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Northwestern StoneStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Zeigler QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Capitol SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Essers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Marty PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Weiland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ziegler PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dane County

Storms near this property

57 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middleton, the town this property stands in, in 57 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 31 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 3 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2004Tornado (F1)Middleton$1,490,000A weak F1 tornado (100-110 mph) spun up just west of the southwest Beltline at a point 2.5 miles SW of Middleton (half-mile north of intersection of CTH S and Pleasant View Rd.). It moved east-southeast across the West Town Mall, through the UW-Madison Research Park, ultimately ending about 1/3 mile east of STH 151/Park St (2.3 miles south of Capitol Square). In the Research Park many windows were blown out of business offices, and damage was inflicted to UW-MSN agricultural buildings. At least 194 residential homes had minor damage (roof/siding), and 11 had major damage (windows/roofs - total of $410K). At least 8 businesses had minor damage, and 1 had major damage (roof partially torn off and 1 wall damaged). Total business damage was about $246K. The UW-Madison Research Park had about $729K in damage. Many vehicles sustained some degree of damage ($100K), and one semi was blown over. At least 1000 large trees were damaged. Estimated total tornado damage is $1.485M. An additional cleanup cost of about $347K was reported. At least 2000 customers lost their electrical power. Average path width was about 150 yards.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$200,000no account filed
May 2013Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$75,000Madison TV 27 reported numerous trees and power lines blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 mph (56 knots) in Middleton. Some cars were damaged by the downed trees, as well as a tree piercing the roof of a condominium. A shed was also destroyed by the damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$50,000A swath of straight line wind damage occurred. Exterior walls of several floors of the WI Trade Center sustained damage. Trees down in the surrounding area. A 3 to 4 block area between Sawmill Road and Tramore Trail suffered numerous uprooted or snapped trees. The upper portion of the side of a home was torn off, along with some shingles removed from homes. A large tree landed on and crushed a mini-van.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$50,000Trees and power lines were damaged. Stucco at the Wisconsin Trade Center was also damaged.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$30,000no account filed
July 2023Flash FloodMiddleton$25,000Flash flooding of streets in Madison especially on the west and northwest sides. Vehicles stranded in high water.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$25,000A swath of numerous trees and wires down from Middleton to the west side of Madison.
June 2006Flash FloodMiddleton$20,000Heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches (radar estimated) from thunderstorms caused water to flood over many roads just north of Middleton. Some gravel shoulder washouts were noted, as well as some basement flooding.
June 2006Heavy RainMiddleton$20,000The heavy rains that fell in the Middleton area resulted in a partial collapse of a roof of a warehouse due to accumulation of rain water on the roof.
July 2003LightningMiddleton$10,000no account filed
March 2006HailMiddleton$5,000Several vehicles were dented by the hail.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$4,000Numerous reports of tree limbs down in Middleton.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$2,000Several trees down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$2,000Sheriff deputies reported large trees blown down from damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 knots (75 mph). A large tree fell on a house in the 7000 block of Sagebrush Trail, resulting in minor damage.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$2,000no account filed
August 2018HailMiddleton$1,000Estimated wind gusts of 50 mph with 3/4 inch hail in Middleton.
April 2026HailMiddleton-Trained spotter reports 2 inch diameter hail near Middleton. Time confirmed via radar data.
April 2026HailMiddleton-Public report of 1.75 inch diameter hail near Middleton.
April 2026HailMiddleton-Public report of 1.5 inch diameter hail near Middleton. Time confirmed via radar data.
April 2026HailMiddleton-Public report of 2 inch diameter hail near Middleton.
April 2026HailMiddleton-Trained spotter reports 2.5 inch diameter hail in Middleton. Time confirmed via radar data.
April 2026HailMiddleton-Trained spotter reports 1.5 inch diameter hail in Middleton.
March 2017HailMiddleton-Penny to nickel size hail in downtown Middleton. Relayed via social media..
September 2016HailMiddleton-One inch hail at Middleton Police Department.
September 2016HailMiddleton-Hail ranged from 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter. Hail damage to car, roof of home, siding, and window screens. Hail damage to trees and plants. Power outage around 1 hour.
June 2010Funnel CloudMiddleton-Two individuals reported a funnel cloud 1 mile west of Middleton.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMiddleton-Seveal large trees blown down by thunderstorm winds.
June 2008Flash FloodMiddleton-Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding as water reached depths of 3 feet or more and several cars stalled. This was the 3rd of 6 flash floods in Dane County on 3 different days. The first one occurred on June 7th, the next two on June 8th, and the last three on June 12th. In all six cases, damage to homes, businesses, and crops was noted. It was nearly impossible to break down the damages by flash flood event. Therefore, the collective breakdown is provided in the last June 12th flash flood StormData entry for Dane County. On June 7th, 2.23 inches of rain broke the old record rainfall for the date which was 2.01 inches (June 7, 1993). On June 8th, 4.11 inches of rain broke the old record rainfall for the date which was 1.40 inches (June 8, 1874).
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMiddleton-Trees down.
April 2024HailMiddleton-no account filed
June 2020HailMiddleton-no account filed
June 2019HailMiddleton-no account filed
May 2018HailMiddleton-no account filed
September 2016HailMiddleton-no account filed
April 2014HailMiddleton-no account filed
April 2014HailMiddleton-no account filed
May 2012HailMiddleton-no account filed
April 2011HailMiddleton-no account filed
April 2011HailMiddleton-no account filed
April 2011HailMiddleton-no account filed
April 2011HailMiddleton-no account filed
May 2011HailMiddleton-no account filed
January 2008HailMiddleton-no account filed
April 2007Heavy RainMiddleton-no account filed
March 2006HailMiddleton-no account filed
April 2006Heavy RainMiddleton-no account filed
August 2006HailMiddleton-no account filed
August 2006HailMiddleton-no account filed
March 2005HailMiddleton-no account filed
June 2004HailMiddleton-no account filed
July 2004Heavy RainMiddleton-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindMiddleton-no account filed
June 2001Funnel CloudMiddleton-no account filed
June 1999HailMiddleton-no account filed
June 1997FloodMiddleton-no account filed
June 1996Funnel CloudMiddleton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dane 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Herbert Jacobs Second House0.1 miles1974
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House0.1 miles2003
Holy Name Seminary1.8 miles2015
Middleton Depot, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad1.9 miles1999
Dr. Newman C. Rowley House2.0 miles1999
East End Historic District2.2 miles2003

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 88000728 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Dane CountyAll 238 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.