Property Record
2915 N SHERMAN BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Third Church of Christ Scientist |
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| Other Name: | Schrager Auction Galleries |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 116985 |
| Location (Address): | 2915 N SHERMAN BLVD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Additions: | 1924 |
| Survey Date: | 19792023 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
| Structural System: | Steel Frame |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | Frank Howend |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | North Sherman Boulevard Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/6/2004 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/17/2003 |
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| Additional Information: | "A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 2023- resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Houses of Worship thematic survey. From the 1975 Houses of Worship survey: ""Good example of a Neoclassical church. A steel-frame and concrete structure with a large crowned dome and an Ionic colonnade."" Construction date, 1922-24. (1, 2) Third Church, Owner, 1922. (1, 2)" |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1. Young, Mary Ellen and Wayne Attoe, "Places of Worship-Milwaukee" (Milwaukee, 1977), p. 73, 77. 2. Perrin, Richard, "Milwaukee Landmarks" (revised ed., 1979), p. 14-15. "Milwaukee Places of Worship Survey," (UWM Department Of Architecture, 1975) located at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. HOW Site File. Historic Milwaukee Inc., Sherman Park Pride in Craftsmanship 13th Annual Spaces & Traces Tour Saturday, May 14, 1994, Souvenir Booklet. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |