Property Record
9200 W NORTH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | OLD OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH |
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| Other Name: | BELL TOWER OFFICE BUILDING |
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| Reference Number: | 233208 |
| Location (Address): | 9200 W NORTH AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1951 |
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| Survey Date: | 20162024 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Our Redeemer Lutheran Church constructed a Neogothic Revival church in 1951. In 1967, Our Redeemer moved to a new location further west along North Avenue and sold the old church building. Subsequently, the old building was renamed the Bell Tower Office Building and has served as office space and various banks since. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church constructed a new Brutalist style Church and School in 1967. The congregation later added a significant addition to the building in 1988. 2024: This two-story former church with Late Gothic Revival influences was constructed in 1951. It is clad in stone veneer and has a cross-gable roof with a bell tower. A front-gable wing has been added to its side elevation. Windows include fixed, one-over-one units and pointed arch units that have been infilled. The main entrance is within a projecting gable and other entrances have stone arch surrounds and infilled fanlights. A shed-roof addition on the side elevation features drive-through windows. It currently functions as an office building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building and Planning Permit Records, on file at the Wauwatosa Planning Department, Wauwatosa. 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 |