Wauwatosa in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Church Street Historic District

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 16, 2011

1. Church Street Historic District Marker

Inscription. This block of Church Street extending south from Milwaukee Avenue was platted as Wauwatosa’s first residential street in 1853. The Congregational Church built that year was the earliest religious structure in the community then known as Harts Mills.

In 1989 this was the first district in Wauwatosa to be listed on the National Register and includes the Georgian Revival Church and 13 homes in 5 architectural styles. Gothic Revival is the earliest style represented, followed chronologically by Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Spanish Eclectic and Prairie.

Erected 1992 by Wauwatosa Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 43° 3.049′ N, 88° 0.603′ W. Marker is in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and North Menomonee River Parkway, on the right when traveling south on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin

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and in Greater Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Benjamin Hart House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dittmar-Robertson Building (about 600 feet away); Harts Mills (about 800 feet away); “Sunnyhill Home” (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charles Hart Homestead (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kneeland-Walker House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wauwatosa.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 16, 2011

2. Church Street Historic District Marker

Church Street Historic District image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, October 24, 2011

3. Church Street Historic District

Looking north up Church Street from marker.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 16, 2011

4. Church Street Historic District

Some of the homes in the district

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 16, 2011

5. Church Street Historic District

Some of the homes in the district

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 16, 2011

6. Church Street Historic District

Some of the homes in the district

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 16, 2011

7. Church Street Historic District

Thomas Hart Home, part of the homes in the district

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,353 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on December 22, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.