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2G Wisconsin State Journal, Sunday, February 20, 1 994 Historic sites available for weddings five guest rooms for the night ($68 1 to $145, some with jacuzzis). The first floor, with parlors, fireplaces, a huge foyer," library and music room, can hold i 75 people. In warm weather, when the 2-acre grounds can be used, there have been weddings of up to 225 (a tent can be erected). Carriage rides can be arranged to and from the church for an additional fee. Call (414) 648-3654.

fewer than 25; $250 for groups between 25 and 50 (fee includes numerous services). Full catering is available; will bake wedding cakes. Call 255-4230. Fargo Mansion Inn, 406 Mulberry, Lake Mills: The late 19th-century Queen Anne mansion, built by a member of the clan that lent its name to the Wells-Fargo stagecoach line, can be rented for $750 if the wedding party rents the fir P-- I Live Without BEFORE Li prices for about three hours of use are $300 for up to 100 people; $400 for 100 to 200 people plus a $100 deposit The gardens can be rented from May through early autumn. Make your own arrangements for tents and chairs.

No receptions. Call Sharon Jaekel at 262-6389. University Club, 803 State on the UW-Madison Library Mall: There are five fireplaces, beamed ceilings, stained-glass windows, crests and enough gargoyles to convince you Henry VHI was wed here. Delicate copper filigree is set in the terrazzo floors, Oriental rugs warm the reading room and the ladies' room is large and opulent enough to accommodate a pack of bridesmaids. Five churches are within walking distance.

There is no rental fee for University Gub members, and you can have the entire building to yourself all day. Anyone can join the club for $90 a year, $45 for alumni (UW undergrads are the only people not allowed to join). There is an area for a bar and the Oriental rugs can be rolled back for dancing. For a sit-down dinner, there is space for 150. For what manager Julie Johnson calls the "California-style reception of food all the time, everywhere" there is space for 300.

The red brick English Tudor-style University Club was built for the university community in 1907. Call 262-5023. Gazebo at Orton Park: The Victorian-style bandstand was built in 1978, but the land on which it stands was one of Madison's first cemeteries. The near-East Side park is filled with towering trees and surrounded by historic houses, making it a charming and photogenic spot to exchange vows. The gazebo holds about 20 people, but you can pitch a tent with a city permit.

$42 for rental from the city parks department (or $150 for package, see Gates of Heaven description). Call Parks Division, 266-4711. The Collins House, 704 E. Gorham You can say wedding vows with a Lake Mendota sunset in the background in this National Register of Historic Places landmark. The 1911 Prairie-style home designed by Claude and Starck is now a bed and breakfast owned by Barb and Michael Pratzel.

To rent the first floor for a wedding group of up to 50, all five guest rooms upstairs must be rented by the wedding group (room rates are $65 to $125). It costs $150 to rent the first floor for groups of By Chris Marten Wisconsin State Journal Some of the area's most beautiful historic buildings earn their keep as backdrops for weddings. As you can see, there are things for people on Kool-aid budgets as well as those who plan to pour Dom Perignon: Gates of Heaven Synagogue, 300 E. Gorham St, in James Madison Park: Madison's first synagogue, and one of the oldest in the nation, the 1863 building is among the city's most distinctive pieces of architecture. The one-story sandstone and brick synagogue was designed for a small German congregation by August Kutzbock, architect of the second Capitol, in what is usually called Romanesque Revival style.

Shortly after it was built, the Wisconsin Legislature held a memorial service there for President Abraham Lincoln. After the Jewish congregation disbanded in 1879 the building was used by several Christian denominations. It also housed a social club, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, tea room, funeral parlor, animal shelter and office space. In 1971, the synagogue was lifted from its original site on West Washington Avenue and rolled on 96 aircraft wheels for the seven-hour, one-mile journey to its new foundation in the park on Lake Mendota. Since then it has been used for meetings and ceremonies, including Wiccan solstice celebrations.

There is a carved oak altar and an ark. The Gates of Heaven holds 98 people. There is a small kitchen for cake-and-coffee-type receptions. Call Elinor Riley at the Parks Division, 266-4711. The price is $40 for four hours or less; $60 for all day.

There is a special $150 wedding package for all Madison park sites, including shelters. It includes: rehearsal time, all-day rental, an attendant for setup and cleanup. Olin Park Pavilion, 1155 E. Lakeside: The vast size of the pavilion, and its location on a ridge in a wooded city park on Lake Monona, make it an idyllic setting for weddings. The vernacular wooden building was called Normal Hall when it was built in 1884 for community meetings.

The airy, beamed building can seat 450. $42 per day rental (or $150 for special package, see Gates of Heaven). Call Parks Division, 266-4711. Nathaniel W. Dean Farmhouse, 4718 Monona Drive, Blooming Grove: From an upstairs bedroom where the bride can get ready, she can make a dramatic descent down the $12,000 replica Our patients come from over 250 communities in Wisconsin and surrounding states.

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Lately, the site is best known for winter sleigh rides. The fee is $25, plus $1 per person for as long as your wedding or reception lasts. The Dean house accommodates 35 people for a sit-down dinner, about 50 for buffet The farmhouse is set on beautiful grounds with centuries-old walnut, elm and evergreen trees, making it an appealing place to say vows under a trellis. Contact Bob Bean at the Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society, Blooming Grove, 222-5783 First Lutheran Church, at Pleasant View and Old Sauk roads: The church was built 128 years ago by German immigrants, many of whom are buried in the small cemetery next to the church. Although the last regular church service was held in 1947, it is still regularly for weddings, memorials and other ceremonies.

Considered one of the finest unaltered frame 19th-century churches in Dane County, it has been meticulously preserved by descendants of early German pioneers who worshiped here long ago, and many other interested people. The square Greek Revival-style church has Gothic details and is "VI FEB. 28 IfV XT' TURALIZER. known for its graceful steeple, octagonal spire with weather vane. Inside are the old altarpiece and pulpit, false-grain painted wooden pews and a 1907 organ with decorated pipes.

The chandelier has five glass kerosene lamps. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the last nonresidential structure of German immigrant origin in the town of Middleton. $200 for rehearsal time and the entire day of the wedding. Christian ceremonies performed by clergy only. Call Bea Ersland, 831-8389.

Allen Centennial Gardens, 1575 Linden Drive, on the UW-Madison campus: The picturesque gardens beside the grand Victorian house, built in 1896, that was home to the dean of agriculture before it became office space. The restored 2.5-acre yard has three areas that can be rented for weddings. The most popular choice is the English garden. The bridal party can walk on a bluestone path through a horseshoe-shaped garden area lined with velvety Kentucky bluegrass and perennial beds. A white pavilion in the background can also be used by groups of up to 150 people.

The sunken turf garden, a large grassy area that backs up to the profusion of flowers in the "New American" garden, can also be rented for groups up to 200. Here, and in the English garden, there is room for a small tent. The small "Wisconsin Wildflowers" garden provides a more secluded setting. Rental QGm HOURS Mon. Thur.

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