Property Record
425 GRAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. James Catholic Church |
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| Other Name: | St. Pius V Catholic Church |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 121137 |
| Location (Address): | 425 GRAND AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Mukwonago (village) |
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| Year Built: | 1926 |
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| Survey Date: | 20011975 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | E. Brielmaier and Sons Co. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Pearl and Grand Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/15/2004 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/16/2004 |
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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. Designed by the Milwaukee firm of E. Brielmaier & Sons Co., the former St. James Roman Catholic Church was built in 1926. After several abortive attempts to create a Roman Catholic parish, St. James was established in 1896. That same year, the group purchased a church building from the disbanded German Reformed Church, made a few alterations and rededicated it as their own. Begun with only twelve families, by 1919, the congregation had grown to include fifty. As a result, it was deemed necessary to erect a church building and, in 1926, the present facility was completed. In 1949, fifteen stained glass windows were installed in the church which were designed by Conrad Pickel Studios in Waukesha. That same year, a "temporary school/future rectory" was designed by the Milwaukee firm of Brust & Brust and built across the street at 423 Division Street. Brust & Brust also designed a number of modest alterations for the church proper through the 1950s. By 1975, St. James needed a new school building and the entire congregation relocated to a new church facility at 830 CTH NN, Mukwonago. The old building is now occupied by St. Pius V Roman Catholic Church, while the associated school building is utilized as the offices of the Mukwonago Area School District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Mukwonago Chief 2/6/1896. Wright, Place of the Bear, 127-129. Bergemann, From Mequanego to Mukwonago, p. 51. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 9/23/2001, p. 6W. E. Brielmaier & Sons Co., "St. James Roman Catholic Church," Original drawings on file at the Wisconsin Architectural Archive (WAA) Second floor, East Wing, Milwaukee Public (Central) library, Milwaukee, WI Brust & Brust, "Temporary School/Future Rectory," 1949-50, Plans on file at the WAA. Info regarding the stained glass windows being done by the Conrad Pickel Studios from "Monday Sees Dedication of Mukwonago Memorial," Waukesha daily Freeman, 1 June 1949, page 7. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |