Property Record
5503 W. BLUEMOUND ROAD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Calvary Cemetery Service Building |
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| Other Name: | Calvary Cemetery Garage/Maintenance |
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| Reference Number: | 241990 |
| Location (Address): | 5503 W. BLUEMOUND ROAD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 2020 |
| Historic Use: | cemetery building |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | •Service Building (c. 1900) (The following information, including any bibliographic entries [see above], was taken directly from the Determination of Eligibility for Calvary Cemetery, prepared in 2013 by Mead & Hunt, Madison.) The service building was constructed around 1900 and possibly housed the first well on the property. The building rests on a limestone foundation and is constructed in Cream City brick. It is topped with a hipped roof with rounded corners. It has four dormers, a hipped dormer on the east and west sided, and an eyebrow dormer on the north and south. A corbeled, Cream City brick fireplace rises out of the center of the building. Pairs of decorative brackets are spaced evenly beneath the roofline. On the south side, there is a modern garage door and a raised entrance. An additional entrance is located on the west side. Windows are placed evenly on each side of the structure, each being two-over-two, double hung sash windows. Some of the lower portions of the windows have been boarded up. The building is currently used as a service and maintenance facility. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Chasco, Randal S. “Self-Guided Tour of Historic Calvary Cemetery.” Milwaukee, WI: Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 2004. (This publication can also be found on-line at http://www.cemeteries.org/Catholic-Cemeteries/PDF1/CalvarySelfGuidedTour_Final.pdf.) |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |