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Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (Milwaukee)

Coordinates: 43°04′27.6″N 87°52′42.9″W / 43.074333°N 87.878583°W / 43.074333; -87.878583
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Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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General information
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
Town or city3069 North Downer Avenue

(aka 2519 E. Kenwood Boulevard)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
CountryUnited States
Construction started1929
Completed1930
Technical details
Structural systemconcrete with exterior brick covered walls with limestone trim
Design and construction
Architect(s)Charles Draper Faulkner

The former Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, built between 1929 and 1930, is an historic Christian Science church building located at 3069 North Downer Avenue / 2519 E. Kenwood Boulevard) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Designed in the Georgian Revival style of architecture by the noted Chicago-based architect Charles Draper Faulkner, the building features a redbrick exterior with Bedford limestone trim. The first services in the completed building were held on June 29, 1930. Sometime after 1996 Fourth Church relocated to 2011 East Capitol Drive in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Today the building is the Chinese Christian Church of Milwaukee (Chinese: 米城中華基督教會) [1] [2] [3]

References

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  1. ^ Historic Designation study report
  2. ^ The Christian Science Journal, February, 2007, p. 116
  3. ^ Chinese Christian Church Archived March 10, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

43°04′27.6″N 87°52′42.9″W / 43.074333°N 87.878583°W / 43.074333; -87.878583