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5503 W. Bluemound Road

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5503 W. Bluemound Road

Historic Name:
Calvary Cemetery - Patrick Cudahy Family Monument

Other Name:

Reference Number:
241996

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Property Location

Location (Address)

5503 W. Bluemound Road

County

Milwaukee

City/Village

Milwaukee

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1919

Additions

Survey Date

2020

Historic Use

cemetery building/monument

Architectural Style

Neoclassical/Beaux Arts

Structural System

Wall Material

Stone - Unspecified

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

A 'site file' exists for this property under the name "Calvary Cemetery." 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. •Cudahy Family Grave (c. 1919) (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.) The Cudahy Family Grave is a raised temple structure supported by Tuscan columns. At the center is a statue of a classically dressed woman holding a ceremonial wreath and looking off to the side. A large arched scallop with a cross is located at the center of the top of the temple line. Patrick Cudahy started in the meat packaging business, which expanded into land development and banking. The city of Cudahy is named for him. His daughter is believed to have been the model for the statue.

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 http://www.cemeteries.org/Catholic-Cemeteries/PDF1/CalvarySelfGuidedTour_Final.pdf.)

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

Yes

cemetery building/monument Neoclassical/Beaux Arts

Milwaukee
County

Milwaukee
Community

1910-1919
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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