Old St. Mary's Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
in Milwaukee, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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330 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA Print route »
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Old St. Mary's Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was built during 1846-1847 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.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.The church was designed by Victor Schulte, a Prussian immigrant, who designed three other religious buildings in the area (including the St. John Cathedral, built 1847-53). 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.
The church was modified fairly extensively during 1866-67, under direction of Victor Schulte.
