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1511 CHURCH ST

Historic Name:
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA
Other Name:
Reference Number:
8904

Property Location

Location (Address) 1511 CHURCH ST
County Milwaukee
City/Village Wauwatosa
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built 1919
Additions 1959
Survey Date 1995
Historic Use house of worship
Architectural Style Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System Brick
Wall Material Brick
Architect Kuenzli, Edwin O.
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

2 STORY PEDIMENTED PORTICO W/DORIC COLUMNS. 3 ROUND ARCHED ENTRYWAYS. 3 STORY TURRET/SPIRE W/ROUND ARCHED OPENINGS. DORIC AND IONIC PILASTERS AND ENGAGED COLUMNS ON SPIRE. AN ADDITION WAS BUILT IN 1959.

This Georgian Revival red brick church has a steeple, a fully pedimented entry with a Doric collonade, limestone trim, pilasters, and rounded fanlighs above the entry.
Bibliographic References WAUWATOSA LANDMARKS, WAUWATOSA LANDMARKS COMMISSION, 1994. National Register Nomination Form.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name Church Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date Aug 10, 1989
State Register Listing Date
Contributing Yes
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