It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

[1][2] Wauwatosa was founded in 1835, around the meeting of what is now Harwood Avenue and State Street.

In 1853 a portion of the district was platted as the first residential street of Wauwatosa.

[3] The Congregational church constructed that year in what is now the district was the first religious structure built in the community, and gave Church Street its name.

[2] Fourteen surviving historic structures comprise the district, exemplifying a typical progression of architectural styles for the U.S.