St. George Melkite Catholic Church

For other places of a similar name, see St. George the Martyr's Church.
St. George Melkite Catholic Church

St. George Melkite Catholic Church
Location 1617 W. State St.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Architect Erhard Brielmaier & Sons
Architectural style Byzantine Revival
NRHP Reference # 86000128
Added to NRHP January 16, 1986

St. George Melkite Catholic Church is a Melkite Greek Catholic[1] Church, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The church was built in 1917[3] to serve the needs of the Syrian-Lebanese community[4] who migrated to Milwaukee after the Chicago World's Fair of 1892.[5] It is the second oldest Melkite church in the United States.[5]

The church was designed by architect Erhard Brielmaier with St. George Church of Ain-Berdel (also referred to as Ain-Borday and Ain-Bordal),[5] Lebanon in mind.[3]

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References

  1. "'17 Pact Termed Root of Arab War". Milwaukee Journal. November 3, 1973. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. St. George Melkite Church-Eparchy of Newton-Melkite Greek Catholic Church
  3. 1 2 "Old is Beautiful, Byzantium on State Street". Milwaukee Sentinel. May 27, 1978.
  4. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  5. 1 2 3 Rhode, Mary (January 3, 1987). "Tracing Their Roots Back to Lebanon". Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2015.


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