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

First Baptist Church

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, January 9, 2012

1. First Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. This Victorian Gothic church was constructed in 1887-88 as the second home of the FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA. In 1906-07, it was rededicated as the ENOCH D. UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH to honor Enoch D. Underwood, pastor from 1849 to 1887. When the Baptist congregation built a new worship center in 1953-54, this church was sold. Since 1960 this has been the home of several Latvian Lutheran congregations which merged in 1987 to form the LATVIAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN HOLY TRINITY CHURCH IN MILWAUKEE.

Erected 1990 by Wauwatosa Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 43° 3.309′ N, 88° 0.378′ W. Marker is in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is at the intersection of Hillcrest Drive and North 75th Street, on the right when traveling east on Hillcrest Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1853 N 75th St, Milwaukee WI 53213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater

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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: Kneeland-Walker House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wauwatosa Avenue Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lowell Damon House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomas Benjamin Hart House (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Church Street Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dittmar-Robertson Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); “Sunnyhill Home” (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wauwatosa.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, January 9, 2012

2. First Baptist Church Marker

Marker is to the right of the stairway.

First Baptist Church - Latvian Lutheran Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, January 9, 2012

3. First Baptist Church - Latvian Lutheran Church

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, January 9, 2012

4. First Baptist Church - Latvian Lutheran Church

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 776 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 9, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.