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Property Record

2915 N SHERMAN BLVD

Historic Name:
Third Church of Christ Scientist
Other Name:
Schrager Auction Galleries
Reference Number:
116985

Property Location

Location (Address)
2915 N SHERMAN BLVD
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1923
Additions
1924
Survey Date
1979,2023
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Steel Frame
Wall Material
Concrete
Architect
Frank Howend
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
"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)"
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.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
North Sherman Boulevard Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Apr 06, 2004
State Register Listing Date
Oct 17, 2003
Contributing
Yes
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Attribution

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