Property Record
1213 S 8TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church |
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| Other Name: | ST. PETER'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH |
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| Reference Number: | 16314 |
| Location (Address): | 1213 S 8TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Survey Date: | 19851973 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | ANDREW ELLESON |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/25/1987 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Other map codes for this building include 167/28 and 37/31, found on the map LUQS #432. Built in 1885, the Evangelical Lutheran St. Peter's Kirche was designed in the Gothic revival style by Andrew Ellison. [A, B]. Other buildings related to this church include a school, a parsonage, and a social hall. St. Peter's was organized in 1860 by German Lutherans who left the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church. The first church was located on Hanover St. was purchased in 1860 from the Congregational society and was moved to an adjoining lot. In 1861 it was moved to the present site and in 1866 a new frame edifice was built. It was sold in 1876 to Salem Evangelical. The present church was built in 1885. In 1885 eleven families broke off and formed St. Andrew's Evan. at 3066 S. 12th St. 1973: "The church contains one of the largest and finest pipe organs in Wisconsin. The original cost of the church was estimated at $36,000. No major alterations or additions (as of 1973)." |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. INSCRIPTION. (Corner Stone) B. "Years of Grace 1860-1935" p. 11. C. BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 134. D. 1975 Survey, Houses of Worship History of Milwaukee Wisconsin, Chicago, 1881, 928-930. Interview with Reverend Schuppman, Pastor of St. Peter's Church, September 1973. Wietczykowski, Mary Ellen, Research Notes, 1972, in her collection. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |