Property Record
3970 N 54TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Capitol Drive Lutheran Church |
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| Reference Number: | 227578 |
| Location (Address): | 3970 N 54TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1956 |
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| Survey Date: | 20142023 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
| Architect: | Furst & Tilton (Evanston, IL) & Harry Ollrogge (Milwaukee) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2023- resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Houses of Worship thematic survey. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Originally designed as a traditional Gothic design, but re-designed as Contemporary. Original drawings in the Collection of Armstrong, Furst & Tilton, held at Cornell University. "Dedicate $850,000 Church Sunday," Milwaukee Sentinel, 27 October 1956. Construction permit issued in 1949 but construction not complete until 1956. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |