Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Building Info

Address:
812 N. Jackson St.
Taxkey:
3921476000
Architect:
Victor Schulte with James Douglas
Architectural Style:
Federal Style
Status:
Completed
Assessment:
Tax-Exempt
Year Built:
1853

A replacement tower was designed by Ferry and Clas and installed in 1892.

From Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Juneautown Walking Tour by Mary Ellen Pagel and Virginia Palmer (1965)…

Because he knew that his pioneer parishioners could not finance the cathedral he envisioned, Archbishop Martin J. Henni solicited funds for his church from as far away as Mexico, Cuba, Belgium, and Bavaria. The first mass was celebrated in the completed church in 1853, and since then St. John’s has been an intimate part of the lives of Milwaukee’s Roman Catholics. Although it harmonizes superbly with the lower portions of the buildings, the Neo-Baroque tower is not the original one. When the first tower was found to be unsafe in 1880, it was removed, and twelve years later replaced by the Ferry and Clas design. In its construction, brick from a razed house, contemporary with the original cathedral, was used. Other major changes in St. John’s came about as a result of the disastrous fire of 1935 which destroyed the cathedral’s interior, its hand-carved altar, and its stained glass windows, leaving only the exterior walls and tower intact. Twelve months elapsed before the restored cathedral reopened with Christmas mass celebrated by Archbishop Moses Kiley.

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Activity

ID	Date	Type	Description
PWEU-18-02978	2018/08/24	Permit	ROW Excavation Utility.
PWRS-18-00128	2018/05/22	Permit	ROW Restoration Permit.
PWEC-17-01644	2017/06/28	Permit	ROW Excavation City Contract.
PWRS-16-00292	2016/10/25	Permit	ROW Restoration Permit.
ID	Date	Description	Type

Content referencing Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Press Release

Bells to Sound a Message of Peace at Midnight New Year’s Eve

Churches from as far away as Kenosha will participate.

Dec 29th, 2016 by Bells of Milwaukee, Inc.

Classical

Let Us Give Thanks for Some Cool Music

Present Music's Thanksgiving concert blends old and new in a gorgeous cathedral.

Nov 16th, 2016 by Michael Barndt

Press Release

Present Music’s Annual Musical Meditation on Gratitude Thanksgiving concert melds tradition with the best of what’s new and inspiring.

Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 5 p.m. at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Nov 1st, 2016 by Present Music

Press Release

Present Music Brings Contemporary Music to Milwaukee and the World for 35 Years

2016-17 Season Announcement

Jun 13th, 2016 by Present Music

Classical

Early Persian Music and Chocolate

Early Music Now aims at your sweet spot with 16th century music by Constantinople.

Mar 17th, 2016 by Michael Barndt

City Streets

Jackson St. Almost Had a Subway

A mile-long underground railway was planned in 1890s.

Feb 4th, 2016 by Carl Baehr

Press Release

EMN Season Explores Cultural Contrasts in England, Europe, and Persia

Milwaukee’s premiere early music presenter continues its adventurous exploration “Across Borders – Across Time” with three concerts of extraordinary diversity.

Jan 5th, 2016 by Early Music Now