Property Record
5575 N 76TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Browning District #4 School |
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| Other Name: | Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy |
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| Reference Number: | 219201 |
| Location (Address): | 5575 N 76TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Additions: | 1937 1999 1954 1943 |
| Survey Date: | 20112019 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | John Topzant (1929 & 1937); Charles Smith (1943); P.H. Bierman (1954); Eppstein Uhen (1999) |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | District #4 emerged in the Town of Granville in 1851 and the original school building was replaced in 1876. The district voted to replace that facility with the 1929 block of the subject structure. Rising enrollments due to suburbanization forced the district to add to the school in 1937, 1943, 1951 and 1954-55. The district was absorbed by the Milwaukee school system in 1956 after a significant part of its tax base was annexed by the City of Milwaukee. The building continues to be owned by the Milwaukee Public Schools and is rented out to a charter school named the Greater Holy Life Temple Christian Academy. See AHI# 219561 for additional building on property. N. 76th Street Architecture/History Survey, WisDOT #2140-13-70, Prepared by Heritage Research (2011). DOE prepared by Heritage Research (2011) 2025: Selective demo. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Milwaukee Public Schools Facilities Files and Plans; Town of Granville Records--Milwaukee Public Library Archives. Milwaukee County Superintendent of Schools Records--Milwaukee County Historical Society. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |