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# Walther Memorial Lutheran Church

Congregations in Roosevelt Grove, Milwaukee.

Status: Status not stated. No license in force or recent check on file.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 4040 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, 53216 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.080671&lng=-87.9638666) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1954 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap way/661011855](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/661011855) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Walther Memorial Lutheran Church is on OpenStreetMap at 4040 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Milwaukee. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

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Built 1954, church, 1.5 stories.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1954 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Church | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1.5 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 11,069 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- BlueLine, Via Rt 20 & Blueline and Via Rt 30 & Blueline at Fond Du Lac & Townsend, a 1-minute walk (74 m)
- Route 30 at Sherman & Fonddulac, a 4-minute walk (308 m)
- Route 30 at Sherman & Concordia, a 4-minute walk (325 m)

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 3, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 4040 West Fond du Lac Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53216 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 11,069 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Church, land use code 8661 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.08067, -87.96387 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Walther Memorial Lutheran Church | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=place\_of\_worship | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/661011855 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1.5 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1954 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53216 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-04.

Record id: 21aaf08f-8364-4926-874e-b1028c126bfb

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## For agents

Walther Memorial Lutheran Church \(congregations in Roosevelt Grove, Milwaukee\) is at 4040 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, 53216. It is not a listed place, and its status is status not stated \(No license in force or recent check on file\).

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