2915 N SHERMAN BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2915 N SHERMAN BLVD

Architecture and History Inventory
2915 N SHERMAN BLVD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Third Church of Christ Scientist
Other Name:Schrager Auction Galleries
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:116985
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2915 N SHERMAN BLVD
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1923
Additions: 1924
Survey Date:19792023
Historic Use:church
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:Steel Frame
Wall Material:Concrete
Architect: Frank Howend
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: North Sherman Boulevard Historic District
National Register Listing Date:4/6/2004
State Register Listing Date:10/17/2003
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:"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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office.

2023- resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Houses of Worship thematic survey.

From the 1975 Houses of Worship survey: ""Good example of a Neoclassical church. A steel-frame and concrete structure with a large crowned dome and an Ionic colonnade."" Construction date, 1922-24. (1, 2) Third Church, Owner, 1922. (1, 2)"
Bibliographic References:1. Young, Mary Ellen and Wayne Attoe, "Places of Worship-Milwaukee" (Milwaukee, 1977), p. 73, 77. 2. Perrin, Richard, "Milwaukee Landmarks" (revised ed., 1979), p. 14-15. "Milwaukee Places of Worship Survey," (UWM Department Of Architecture, 1975) located at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. HOW Site File. Historic Milwaukee Inc., Sherman Park Pride in Craftsmanship 13th Annual Spaces & Traces Tour Saturday, May 14, 1994, Souvenir Booklet.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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