Old St. Mary's Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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Old St. Mary's Church | |
 Old St. Mary's Church | |
| Location | 844 N. Broadway Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°2′29″N 87°54′28″W / 43.04139°N 87.90778°W |
| Built | 1847 |
| Architect | Victor Schulte |
| Architectural style | Greek-Ionic |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000253 |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1973 |
Old St. Mary Church was built in 1847,[1] in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by the Old St. Mary Parish. The parish was founded a year earlier, by German Catholic immigrants. Milwaukee, having been incorporated only the year before, was still a young city at that time, and Wisconsin had not yet become a state. Old St. Mary's is the oldest church still standing in the city.
The church was designed by Victor Schulte, a Prussian immigrant, who designed three other religious buildings in the area. It is constructed of Cream City brick. Its tower gained a clock in 1860 and three bells in 1868. These bronze bells were cast in Munich. Mass was held on the main level, and a school was housed on the lower level until 1867. The carved wooden main altar was purchased in 1848.
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