au kee , ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁it ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁Additionally , ▁it ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁land mark ▁by ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Land marks ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Im manuel ▁con greg ation ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁First ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁and ▁North ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church , ▁which ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁the ▁merged ▁con greg ation ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁grand ▁and ▁ex uber ant , ▁with ▁asym metric ▁square ▁to wers , ▁various ▁group ings ▁of ▁l anc et ▁windows , ▁and ▁rose ▁windows . ▁The ▁exterior ▁was ▁cl ad ▁in ▁carefully ▁laid ▁as hl ar ▁W au w at osa ▁lim estone , ▁with ▁open ings ▁trim med ▁in ▁red - or ange ▁and ▁gray ▁sand stone . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁E . ▁Town send ▁Mix , ▁Mil w au kee ' s ▁prominent ▁architect ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁vertical ▁emphas is ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁to wers ▁and ▁up ward - point ing ▁windows ▁are ▁characteristics ▁of ▁Goth ic ▁style , ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁multiple ▁colors ▁makes ▁it ▁High ▁Victor ian ▁Goth ic . ▁Inside , ▁the ▁original