This month’s ‘Spot a Clock’ is St. Casimir Church, 2600 North Bremen Street, Milwaukee. In the 1870’s Polish immigrants settling on the east side of Milwaukee established St. Hedwig’s Church.
By the 1890’s, the Polish community had spread north and west of Brady Street. A new parish was subsequent established to serve this area. A school was first constructed. Designed by Henry Messmer, the school was completed in 1894. Due to the subsequent growth of the parish, fundraising began to build a church. The building was designed by Erhart Brielmaier and Sons. The cornerstone was set in 1899, and the building was completed by 1901. The church is of Victorian Gothic style, and is constructed with cream city brick.
As with many of Milwaukee’s churches, the movement in the four-sided clock tower was manufactured by Mathias Schwalbach. According to Fredrick M. Shelley’s database, this movement has been electrified. The church is well-appointed with beautiful plaster-work and stained glass.
