Property Record
1037 W JUNEAU AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | First German Methodist Episcopal Church/Forst Keller |
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| Other Name: | Pabst Brewing Company Training Center, Building #23 |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 31742 |
| Location (Address): | 1037 W JUNEAU AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1872 |
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| Additions: | 1898 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | CARL L. LINDE |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Pabst Brewing Company Complex |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/14/2003 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/18/2003 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled "Pabst Brewing Co. Brewery Complex" 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, Division of Historic Preservation. "The congregation of Die Erste Deutsche Bischofliche Methodisten Kirche held services here until 1896 when they moved to property on Twenty-first and Highland, purchased for them by Captain Frederick Pabst. The vacated church building was converted to a rathskeller featuring Viennese concerts. When Milwaukee's German theater was at its height, the Forst-Keller was a favorite meeting place for an after-the-theater glass of Pabst beer." Pagel, Mary Ellen & Virginia A Palmer, University Extension The University of Wisconsin, Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Kilbourntown Walking Tour, 1967. |
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| Bibliographic References: | BENNETT. HISTORY OF MILWAUKEE IN WISCONSIN, PP. 453-455. MILWAUKEE ETHNIC COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS TOUR, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, SEPTEMBER 1994. City of Milwaukee Historic Designation Report. Pagel, Mary Ellen & Virginia A Palmer, University Extension The University of Wisconsin, Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Kilbourntown Walking Tour, 1967. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |