Property Record
1404 W. Center St.
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Wanderer's Home Missionary Baptist Church |
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| Reference Number: | 247143 |
| Location (Address): | 1404 W. Center St. |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Additions: | 1989 |
| Survey Date: | 2024 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Alonzo Robinson, Jr., architect (1989 adaptive reuse) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Surveyed in 2023 as part of a thematic survey of the architecture of Alonzo Robinson, Jr., Wisconsin's first Black registered architect. The western flat-roofed portion of this building was originally built around 1920. In 1989, Alonzo Robinson oversaw the adaptive reuse, which altered interior spaces and added the sloped roof and eastern tower-like element. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building plans on file at Milwaukee City Records. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |