2605 S KINNICKINNIC AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2605 S KINNICKINNIC AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
2605 S KINNICKINNIC AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:St. Lucas German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
Other Name:ST. LUCAS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
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Reference Number:27768
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2605 S KINNICKINNIC AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1872
Additions: 1896
Survey Date:1990
Historic Use:house of worship
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: H. PAUL SCHNETZKY
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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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. COST OF CONSTRUCTION WAS $16,000. Brick from Burnhem Brickyard. Services in German until 1919. Porch and wings date from 1947. Addition - 1896. Anniversary book dates construction as 1888. St. Lucas Congrregation was incorperated in 1872 as Deutsch Evangelisch Lutherusche St. Lucas Germeinde zu Bay View. Construction of the first church began in 1872 on land donated by he Milwaukee Iron Company. It was later converted to a school (now demolished) when the present church was constructed.
Bibliographic References:OAK CREEK BAY VIEWER 11/17/1994, 10/13/88 ST. LUCAS 85TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK. MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS DRIVING TOUR OF BAY VIEW Kerstein, n.p. Facade Of Building Milwaukee Places of Worship Survay
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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