Gesu Church

Architect: Henry C. Koch
Year: 1893
Style: Gothic Revival
City: Milwaukee, WI
Collection: gothic revival

Gesu Church was completed in 1893 to a design by Henry C. Koch, a notable Milwaukee architect, in the Gothic Revival style. Its twin spires make it a landmark of the Marquette area, visible from the street, and the church is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.

the building

Twin spires. Gesu Church's twin spires are its defining feature, rising over the Marquette-area streetscape and making the Gothic Revival church one of the most visible landmarks in the district.

the style

The Gothic Revival design gives Gesu Church its soaring twin-spired profile, a form well suited to its prominence as a landmark church in the Marquette area.

the architect

Henry C. Koch was a notable Milwaukee architect who also designed Milwaukee City Hall.

significance

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.

nearby

Johnston Hall 120 ft · Gothic Revival · 1906
Calvary Presbyterian Church 0.2 mi · Gothic Revival · 1870
Kilbourn Masonic Temple 0.2 mi · Neoclassical · 1911
Wisconsin Club - City Club 0.2 mi · Second Empire · 1848
Belvedere 0.2 mi · Italianate · 1872
St. Joan of Arc Chapel 0.2 mi · Gothic · 1420

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