Hales Corners in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The German Evangelical Church
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Brach’s Animal Hospital
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 6, 2014
1. The German Evangelical Church / Brach’s Animal Hospital Marker
The first Protestant church in hales Corners was founded here in 1888 on land purchased from William Cobb. Services were held in German until that language became unpopular during World War I. The minister at that time spoke no English and had to learn the new language before he could preach in it. In 1962 the old church, the animal hospital and the hospital annex which housed the post office, were razed and the present church erected.
In 1911 Dr. Max W. Brach built what was reputedly the largest veterinary hospital in the United States about where the bell tower stands now. It had hot water heat and included an office, medicine room, bedroom and operating room. Dr. Brach’s practice was largely the care of horses.
Erected by Hales Corners Historical Society. (Marker Number 2.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 42° 56.208′ N, 88° 2.801′ W. Marker is in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is on West Forest Home Avenue 0.1 miles east of South
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hales Corners – A Crossroads Community (within shouting distance of this marker); Hales Corners – A Farm Village (about 600 feet away); Early 1900s Business District (about 700 feet away); A Village Emerges! (approx. 0.2 miles away); Black Botanical Heritage: (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Voight - Boerner Botanical Gardens Director, 1941-1979 (approx. 0.8 miles away); St. Mary’s Church and Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wisconsin's Lime Industry (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hales Corners.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Hales Corners – A Suburb (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Emanuel Church, Hales Corners. Church website homepage (Submitted on August 18, 2014.)
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 6, 2014
2. The German Evangelical Church
The current church
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 6, 2014
3. The German Evangelical Church / Brach’s Animal Hospital
The bell tower mentioned in the marker text.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2014, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2014, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
