Old St. Mary's Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Old St. Mary's Church

Old St. Mary's Church
Location 844 N. Broadway
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°2′29″N 87°54′28″W / 43.04139°N 87.90778°W / 43.04139; -87.90778Coordinates: 43°2′29″N 87°54′28″W / 43.04139°N 87.90778°W / 43.04139; -87.90778
Built 1847
Architect Victor Schulte
Architectural style Greek-Ionic
NRHP Reference # 73000253
Added to NRHP March 7, 1973

Old St. Mary Church was built in 1847,[1] in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by the Old St. Mary Parish. The parish was founded a year earlier, by German Catholic immigrants. Milwaukee, having been incorporated only the year before, was still a young city at that time, and Wisconsin had not yet become a state. Old St. Mary's is the oldest church still standing in the city.

The church was designed by Victor Schulte, a Prussian immigrant, who designed three other religious buildings in the area. It is constructed of Cream City brick. Its tower gained a clock in 1860 and three bells in 1868. These bronze bells were cast in Munich. Mass was held on the main level, and a school was housed on the lower level until 1867. The carved wooden main altar was purchased in 1848.

The 1848 main altar

Notes

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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