Wisconsin Consistory Building

The Wisconsin Consistory Building, also known as the Humpfrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center, is a historic structure in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that was built as a Romanesque-style Congregational church in 1889, then bought by a Masonic order and remodeled to an Art Moderne style in 1937.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: office building in Wisconsin, United States of America
  • Also known as: Humpfrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center” and “Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center
  • Address: 790 North Van Buren Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
  • Roof shape: mansard

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist and Milwaukee Art Museum.

Church
The is the episcopal see of the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building itself is in German Renaissance Revival style, built in 1847, with changes after several fires. is situated 390 feet northwest of Wisconsin Consistory Building.

Art gallery
Photo: mulad, CC BY 2.0.
The is an art museum in , . Its collection of over 34,000 works of art and gallery spaces totaling 150,000 sq. ft. make it the largest art museum in the state of Wisconsin and one of the largest art museums in the . is situated 1,600 feet east of Wisconsin Consistory Building.

Park
is a small urban Milwaukee County Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, located to the west of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Milwaukee and East Side.

Suburb
is the central business district of , . The economic and symbolic center of the city and the , it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including , and the .

Suburb
The is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of to the village of , bordered by the to the west and to the east. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wisconsin Consistory Building.

Quarter
is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. is situated 2 miles south of Wisconsin Consistory Building.

Wisconsin Consistory Building

Latitude
43.04109° or 43° 2′ 28″ north
Longitude
-87.90261° or 87° 54′ 9″ west
Inception
December 1889
Levels
2
Open location code
86MJ23RW+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 51865504
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­mansard
Wiki­data ID
Q8027144
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