5503 W. BLUEMOUND ROAD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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5503 W. BLUEMOUND ROAD

Architecture and History Inventory
5503 W. BLUEMOUND ROAD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Calvary Cemetery - A.H. Johnston Vault
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Reference Number:241995
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5503 W. BLUEMOUND ROAD
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1865
Additions:
Survey Date:2020
Historic Use:cemetery building/monument
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cut Stone
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Other Buildings On Site:Y
Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:•Johnson Family Vault (1865)

(The following information, including any bibliographic entries [see above], was taken directly from the Determination of Eligibility for Calvary Cemetery, prepared in 2013 by Mead & Hunt, Madison.)

Built into another hill at the center of the cemetery, the Johnston Family Vault appears to be the first of its kind in the cemetery. It features a flattened stone arch supported by square columns. It is flanked by two-stepped retaining walls. The entrance is a central arch supported by two square pilasters. On either side of the door are two arched niches. The tomb was built for Alexander H. Johnston, who started the A. H. Johnston Confectionery & Biscuit Company, which would become the Robert A. Johnston Company.
Bibliographic References:Chasco, Randal S. “Self-Guided Tour of Historic Calvary Cemetery.” Milwaukee, WI: Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 2004. (This publication can also be found on-line at http://www.cemeteries.org/Catholic-Cemeteries/PDF1/CalvarySelfGuidedTour_Final.pdf.)
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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