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
Area less than one acre
Built 1846-47, 1866-67
Architect Victor Schulte
Architectural style Greek-Ionic / Zopfstil
NRHP reference # 73000253[1]
Added to NRHP March 7, 1973

Old St. Mary's Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was built during 1846-1847 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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1][2]

The church was designed by Victor Schulte, a Prussian immigrant, who designed three other religious buildings in the area (including the St. John Cathedral, built 1847-53[2]). 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

The church was modified fairly extensively during 1866-67, under direction of Victor Schulte.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Mary Ellen Wietczykowski (May 9, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old St. Mary's Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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