Property Record
7440 HARWOOD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC SCHOOL |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 233145 |
| Location (Address): | 7440 HARWOOD AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1955 |
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| Additions: | C. 1990 |
| Survey Date: | 2016 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2025 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The St. Bernard Catholic parish, formally organized in 1911, was the first catholic parish in the City of Wauwatosa. The Church was completed in 1918 and the school constructed in 1919. A new contemporary school, complete with twelve classrooms, gymnasium, and cafeteria, replaced the old one in 1955. A series of renovations in the 1980s and 1990s affected the interior of the school and in 2010, Wauwatosa Catholic, a new elementary school, was organized in conjunction with the St. Pius X congregation. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Wauwatosa Historical Society. Wauwatosa, Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2004. Wauwatosa Public Library general history files. Wauwatosa City Directories, 1926-1992, on file at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. Wauwatosa Historical Society general files. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |