National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee
This list comprises buildings, sites, structures, districts, and objects in the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are 247 NRHP sites listed in Milwaukee County, including 69 outside the City of Milwaukee included in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and 178 in the city, listed below. One previously listed site in the city has been removed.
- This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 25, 2016.[1]
Current listings
[2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Description |
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1 | Abbot Row | (#83003402) |
1019-1043 E. Ogden Ave. 43°02′52″N 87°53′53″W / 43.047778°N 87.898056°W |
Howland Russel-designed 1889 Queen Anne-style apartment building | |
2 | Charles Abresch House | (#86000095) |
2126 W. Juneau Ave. 43°02′46″N 87°56′25″W / 43.046111°N 87.940278°W |
1890 Victorian-style home; part of the West Side Area Multiple Resource Area (MRA) | |
3 | Emanuel D. Adler House | (#91001397) |
1681 N. Prospect Ave. 43°03′09″N 87°53′30″W / 43.052378°N 87.891669°W |
Victorian home of clothing manufacturer, built in 1888. Architect A.C. Clas. | |
4 | All Saints' Episcopal Cathedral Complex | (#74000099) |
804-828 E. Juneau Ave. 43°02′46″N 87°54′06″W / 43.046111°N 87.901667°W |
1868 Gothic Revival design by E. Townsend Mix, originally as Olivet Congregational Church | |
5 | Charles Allis House | (#75000072) |
1630 E. Royall Pl. 43°03′13″N 87°53′25″W / 43.053611°N 87.890278°W |
1911 Tudor-style mansion, home to Charles Allis, designed by Alexander Eschweiler | |
6 | American System Built Homes-Burnham Street District | (#85002166) |
W. Burnham St. 43°00′38″N 87°56′55″W / 43.010556°N 87.948611°W |
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed affordable housing, built 1915 | |
7 | Astor on the Lake | (#84003715) |
924 E. Juneau Ave. 43°02′46″N 87°54′01″W / 43.046111°N 87.900278°W |
1920 Classical Revival Hotel | |
8 | Baasen House-German YMCA | (#84003718) |
1702 N. 4th St. 43°03′10″N 87°54′51″W / 43.052778°N 87.914167°W |
Designed by Charles Gombert (1874); part of the Brewers' Hill MRA | |
9 | Baumbach Building | (#83003403) |
302 N. Broadway St. 43°02′03″N 87°54′25″W / 43.034167°N 87.906944°W |
Built in 1900 for a men's clothing firm. | |
10 | Bay View Historic District | (#82000686) |
Roughly bounded by Lake Michigan, Meredith, Superior, Nock, Wentworth, Pryor, Clair, RR tracks and Conway St. 42°59′41″N 87°54′20″W / 42.994722°N 87.905556°W |
1867 residential neighborhood | |
11 | Blatz Brewery Complex | (#86000793) |
1101-1147 N. Broadway 43°02′42″N 87°54′32″W / 43.045°N 87.908889°W |
1891 Brewery | |
12 | Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building | (#83003404) |
1120 N. Broadway 43°02′44″N 87°54′29″W / 43.045556°N 87.908056°W |
1890 Brewery offices | |
13 | Frederick C. Bogk House | (#72000058) |
2420 N. Terrace Ave. 43°03′42″N 87°52′36″W / 43.061731°N 87.87665°W |
1917 Frank Lloyd Wright-designed residence | |
14 | Brewers Hill Historic District | (#84003745) |
Vine, Reservoir, Palmer, 1st, 2nd, and Brown Sts. •Boundary increase (listed April 27, 1995, refnum 95000449): Roughly, Brown and Lloyd Sts. and Garfield and North Aves. from 2nd St. to Hubbard St. 43°03′17″N 87°54′48″W / 43.054722°N 87.913333°W |
part of the Brewers' Hill MRA | |
15 | Herman W. Buemming House | (#89002315) |
1012 E. Pleasant St. 43°03′02″N 87°53′56″W / 43.050556°N 87.898889°W |
1901 Greek Revival house | |
16 | J. L. Burnham Block | (#88000086) |
907-911 W. National Ave. 43°01′24″N 87°55′22″W / 43.023333°N 87.922778°W |
Early Italianate commercial architecture, by cream city brickmaker J.L. Burnham | |
17 | Elias A. Calkins Doublehouse | (#89002313) |
1612-1614 E. Kane Pl. 43°03′21″N 87°53′25″W / 43.055833°N 87.890278°W |
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18 | Calvary Presbyterian Church | (#86000098) |
935 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′18″N 87°55′27″W / 43.038333°N 87.924167°W |
1870 Gothic Revival church; part of the West Side Area MRA | |
19 | Michael Carpenter House | (#86000096) |
1115 Thirty-fifth St. 43°02′43″N 87°57′28″W / 43.045278°N 87.957778°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
20 | Cass-Juneau Street Historic District | (#88002389) |
Roughly bounded by E. Knapp and Marshall Sts., Juneau Ave., and Van Buren St. 43°02′47″N 87°54′08″W / 43.046389°N 87.902222°W |
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21 | Cass-Wells Street Historic District | (#86001325) |
712, 718, and 724 E. Wells St. and 801, 809, 815, 819, and 823 N. Cass St. 43°02′31″N 87°54′08″W / 43.041944°N 87.902222°W |
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22 | Central Library | (#74000101) |
814 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′22″N 87°55′21″W / 43.039444°N 87.9225°W |
Ferry and Clas-designed 1895 Renaissance-style library | |
23 | Chief Lippert Fire Station | (#88002007) |
642 W. North Ave. 43°03′38″N 87°55′10″W / 43.060556°N 87.919444°W |
1876 Firehouse | |
24 | Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church | (#87001735) |
2235 W. Greenfield Ave. 43°01′00″N 87°56′31″W / 43.016667°N 87.941944°W |
1901 Gothic Revival church designed by Frederick Velguth | |
25 | Commerce Street Power Plant | Upload image | (#99000761) |
1338 N. Commerce St. 43°02′49″N 87°54′48″W / 43.046944°N 87.913333°W |
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26 | Concordia Historic District | (#85001688) |
Roughly bounded by West State, N. 27th, W. Killbourn Ave. and N. 35th St. 43°02′32″N 87°57′09″W / 43.042222°N 87.9525°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
27 | Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue | (#92000107) |
2432 N. Teutonia Ave. 43°03′47″N 87°55′43″W / 43.063056°N 87.928611°W |
1925 synagogue. Sold in 1960 and converted into the Greater Galilee Missionary Baptist Church. | |
28 | Thomas Cook House | (#86000104) |
853 N. Seventeenth St. 43°02′29″N 87°56′03″W / 43.041389°N 87.934167°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
29 | Edward J. Dahinden House | (#86000313) |
3316 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′21″N 87°57′20″W / 43.039167°N 87.955556°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
30 | Desmond-Farnham-Hustis House | (#89002314) |
1535 N. Marshall St. 43°03′00″N 87°54′03″W / 43.05°N 87.900833°W |
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31 | Dover Street School and Social Center | Upload image | (#16000239) |
619 E. Dover St. 42°59′50″N 87°54′05″W / 42.997158°N 87.901385°W |
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32 | Eagles Club | (#86002096) |
2401 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′18″N 87°56′35″W / 43.038333°N 87.943056°W |
1920s ballroom, belonging to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, architect Russell Barr Williamson; part of the West Side Area MRA | |
33 | East Brady Street Historic District | (#90000363) |
E. Brady St. from N. Farwell Ave. to N. Van Buren St. 43°03′11″N 87°53′52″W / 43.053056°N 87.897778°W |
Commercial center of Polish neighborhood, from 1865 | |
34 | East Oregon and South Barclay Industrial Historic District | Upload image | (#14001112) |
300 S. Barclay, 139, 221 E. Oregon & 214 E. Florida Sts. 43°01′39″N 87°54′34″W / 43.0275°N 87.9095°W |
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35 | East Side Commercial Historic District | (#86002325) |
Roughly bounded by E. Wells St., N. Jefferson St. and N. Broadway, Michigan and E. Clybourn, and N. Water Sts. 43°02′18″N 87°54′26″W / 43.038333°N 87.907222°W |
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36 | East Village Historic District | (#03001486) |
Generally bounded by North Humboldt, East Brady, North Warren and Milwaukee R 43°03′19″N 87°53′45″W / 43.055278°N 87.895833°W |
Working class residential neighborhood | |
37 | Abraham H. Esbenshade House | (#86000106) |
3119 W. Wells St. 43°02′25″N 87°57′13″W / 43.040278°N 87.953611°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
38 | Exton Apartments Building | (#96001576) |
1260 N. Prospect Ave. 43°02′49″N 87°53′45″W / 43.046944°N 87.895833°W |
1938 Nine-story Art Deco apartment building, architect Herbert Tullgren | |
39 | Federal Building | |
(#73000082) |
515-519 E. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′17″N 87°54′16″W / 43.038056°N 87.904444°W |
Richardsonian Romanesque federal building and courthouse, 1890's |
40 | Otto F. Fiebing House | (#85002022) |
302 N. Hawley Rd. 43°02′51″N 87°59′01″W / 43.0475°N 87.983611°W |
part of the Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County Thematic Resource (TR) | |
41 | First Church of Christ, Scientist | (#89000070) |
1443-1451 N. Prospect Ave. 43°02′57″N 87°53′41″W / 43.049167°N 87.894722°W |
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42 | First Unitarian Church | (#74000102) |
1009 E. Ogden Ave. 43°02′53″N 87°53′57″W / 43.048056°N 87.899167°W |
1892 Gothic Revival church, architects Ferry and Class | |
43 | First Ward Triangle Historic District | (#87000489) |
Roughly Franklin Pl., N. Prospect and E. Juneau Aves., and E. Knapp St. 43°02′47″N 87°53′50″W / 43.046389°N 87.897222°W |
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44 | Florida and Third Industrial Historic District | (#08000656) |
234-500 (N side) W. Florida St., 222 W. Pittsburgh Ave., 212, 222, 305, 331 S. Third St., 400 S. Fifth St. 43°01′39″N 87°54′46″W / 43.0275°N 87.912778°W |
Industrial properties, 1891–1928 | |
45 | Forest Home Cemetery and Chapel | (#80000166) |
2405 Forest Home Ave. 42°59′53″N 87°56′35″W / 42.998056°N 87.943056°W |
Resting place for many Milwaukee luminaries, founded 1850 | |
46 | Christian Foth House | Upload image | (#88000218) |
1209-1211 S. Seventh St. 43°01′08″N 87°55′11″W / 43.018889°N 87.919722°W |
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47 | Fourth Street School | (#84003720) |
333 W. Galena St. 43°03′03″N 87°54′55″W / 43.050833°N 87.915278°W |
School that Prime Minister Golda Meir attended, 1906–1912; part of the Brewers' Hill MRA | |
48 | Friedmann Row | (#96000420) |
1537, 1539, 1541, 1543 N. Cass St. and 731 E. Pleasant St. 43°03′02″N 87°54′08″W / 43.050556°N 87.902222°W |
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49 | Gallun Tannery Historic District | (#84003721) |
Holton and Water Sts. 43°03′20″N 87°54′05″W / 43.055556°N 87.901389°W |
part of the Brewers' Hill MRA | |
50 | Garden Homes Historic District | (#90000669) |
Roughly bounded by W. Ruby and N. Teutonia Aves., N. 24th Pl., W. Atkinson Ave. and N. 27th St. 43°05′51″N 87°56′41″W / 43.0975°N 87.944722°W |
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51 | German-English Academy | (#77000037) |
1020 N. Broadway 43°02′39″N 87°54′29″W / 43.044167°N 87.908056°W |
1888 School, central to the German community | |
52 | Germania Building | (#83003405) |
135 W. Wells St. 43°02′23″N 87°54′45″W / 43.039722°N 87.9125°W |
1896 home to Germania Publishing Company. Largest office building in the city at the time. | |
53 | Gesu Church | (#86000108) |
1145 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′18″N 87°55′38″W / 43.038333°N 87.927222°W |
Twin-spired Gothic-style church; part of the West Side Area MRA | |
54 | Gimbels Parking Pavilion | (#01000310) |
555 N. Plankinton Ave. 43°02′13″N 87°54′43″W / 43.036944°N 87.911944°W |
Art moderne monument to postwar suburban mobility | |
55 | Goodwill Industries Building | (#04000714) |
2102 W. Pierce St. 43°01′29″N 87°56′22″W / 43.024722°N 87.939444°W |
Training center for the disabled | |
56 | Graham Row | (#79000095) |
1501, 1503, and 1507 N. Marshall St. 43°02′58″N 87°54′04″W / 43.049444°N 87.901111°W |
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57 | Grand Avenue Congregational Church | (#86000110) |
2133 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′18″N 87°56′25″W / 43.038333°N 87.940278°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
58 | Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum | (#93001615) |
3367 N. Downer Ave. 43°04′44″N 87°52′41″W / 43.078889°N 87.878056°W |
Built in 1913 to house the collection of amateur geologist, Greene | |
59 | Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Factory Building | (#86003850) |
3700 W. Juneau Ave. (1147 N. Thirty-eighth St.) 43°02′45″N 87°57′40″W / 43.045833°N 87.961111°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
60 | Highland Avenue Methodist Church | (#86000114) |
2024 W. Highland Ave. 43°02′41″N 87°56′19″W / 43.044722°N 87.938611°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
61 | Highland Boulevard Historic District | (#85001686) |
W. Highland Blvd. roughly bounded by N. 33rd and N. 29th Sts. 43°02′41″N 87°57′09″W / 43.044722°N 87.9525°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
62 | Historic Third Ward District | (#84003724) |
Bounded by the Milwaukee River, C&NW RR, and E. St. Paul and N. Jackson Sts. 43°01′56″N 87°54′26″W / 43.032222°N 87.907222°W |
Neighborhood of Irish settlers, and later Italian businesses | |
63 | Alfred M. Hoelz House | (#85002029) |
3449-3451 Frederick Ave. 43°04′49″N 87°53′02″W / 43.080278°N 87.883889°W |
part of the Ernest Flagg Stone Masonry Houses of Milwaukee County TR | |
64 | Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church | (#72000062) |
605 S. 4th St. 43°01′30″N 87°54′57″W / 43.025°N 87.915833°W |
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65 | David W. Howie House | (#86000116) |
3026 W. Wells St. 43°02′26″N 87°57′09″W / 43.040556°N 87.9525°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
66 | Immanuel Presbyterian Church | (#74000104) |
1100 N. Astor St. 43°02′41″N 87°53′58″W / 43.044722°N 87.899444°W |
1873 Gothic Revival design by E. Townsend Mix, buff-colored Wauwatosa limestone with red and gray interjections, original interior destroyed by 1887 fire | |
67 | Iron Block | (#74000105) |
205 E. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′18″N 87°54′32″W / 43.038333°N 87.908889°W |
Cast Iron façade, shipped from New York, built 1861 | |
68 | Johnston Hall | (#86000118) |
1121 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′18″N 87°55′37″W / 43.038333°N 87.926944°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
69 | Joseph B. Kalvelage House | (#78000118) |
2432 W. Kilbourn Ave. 43°02′30″N 87°56′38″W / 43.041667°N 87.943889°W |
1897 German baroque house. | |
70 | Sanford R. Kane House | (#91001398) |
1841 N. Prospect Ave. 43°03′15″N 87°53′22″W / 43.054167°N 87.889444°W |
1883 Queen Anne style mansion | |
71 | Kenwood Park-Prospect Hill Historic District | (#02000185) |
Roughly bounded by N. Hackett Ave., E. Edgewood Ave., N. Lake Dr. and E. Newberry Ave. 43°04′33″N 87°52′30″W / 43.075833°N 87.875°W |
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72 | Frederick Ketter Warehouse | (#84003725) |
325 W. Vine St. 43°03′13″N 87°54′54″W / 43.053611°N 87.915°W |
part of the Brewers' Hill MRA | |
73 | Kilbourn Avenue Row House Historic District | (#86000311) |
Roughly bounded by N. 14th St., W. Kilbourn Ave., and N. 15th St. 43°02′29″N 87°55′53″W / 43.041389°N 87.931389°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
74 | Kilbourn Masonic Temple | (#86000121) |
827 N. Eleventh St. 43°02′26″N 87°55′35″W / 43.040556°N 87.926389°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
75 | Kinnickinnic River Parkway | (#11000462) |
Between S. 72nd & S. 16th Sts. 42°59′51″N 87°57′49″W / 42.9975°N 87.963611°W |
part of the Milwaukee County Parkway System Multiple Property Submission (MPS) | |
76 | Knapp-Astor House | (#80000167) |
930 E. Knapp St. and 1301 N. Astor St. 43°02′49″N 87°53′59″W / 43.046944°N 87.899722°W |
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77 | Knickerbocker Hotel | (#88000680) |
1028 E. Juneau Ave. 43°02′45″N 87°53′56″W / 43.045833°N 87.898889°W |
1929 Classical Revival hotel | |
78 | Koelsch Funeral Home | (#10000822) |
7622 W, Greenfield Ave. 43°01′00″N 88°00′30″W / 43.016667°N 88.008333°W |
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79 | Lake Park | (#93000339) |
2900 N. Lake Dr. and 2800 E. Kenwood Blvd. 43°04′13″N 87°52′07″W / 43.070278°N 87.868611°W |
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, and begun in the 1890s | |
80 | LIGHT VESSEL NO. 57 (Shipwreck) | (#91001823) |
Address Restricted |
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81 | Lindsay-Bostrom Building | (#02000417) |
133 W. Oregon St. 43°01′41″N 87°54′43″W / 43.028056°N 87.911944°W |
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82 | Lohman Funeral Home and Livery Stable | (#88000220) |
804 W. Greenfield and 1325 S. Eighth 43°01′02″N 87°55′16″W / 43.017222°N 87.921111°W |
livery stable being razed as of October 2012[4] | |
83 | Robert Machek House | (#77000038) |
1305 N. 19th St. 43°02′50″N 87°56′12″W / 43.047222°N 87.936667°W |
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84 | Mackie Building | (#73000084) |
225 E. Michigan St. 43°02′14″N 87°54′29″W / 43.037158°N 87.90805°W |
1879 Victorian landmark designed by E. Townsend Mix, once the world’s largest grain exchange | |
85 | George C. Mansfield Company Building | Upload image | (#16000476) |
1300 N. 4th St. 43°02′50″N 87°54′57″W / 43.047338°N 87.915814°W |
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86 | Mayer Boot and Shoe Company Building | (#84003728) |
116 E. Walnut St. 43°03′10″N 87°54′37″W / 43.052778°N 87.910278°W |
part of the Brewers' Hill MRA | |
87 | McIntosh-Goodrich Mansion | (#00001045) |
1584 N. Prospect Ave. 43°03′02″N 87°53′33″W / 43.050556°N 87.8925°W |
1932 Classical revival mansion, designed by architect H.R. Wilson | |
88 | McKinley Boulevard Historic District | (#85001687) |
W. McKinley Blvd. between N. 34th & N. 27th Sts. 43°02′50″N 87°57′08″W / 43.047222°N 87.952222°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
89 | Milwaukee Breakwater Light | (#11000678) |
South end of the north breakwater, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east of the mouth of the Milwaukee River 43°01′37″N 87°52′55″W / 43.026944°N 87.881944°W |
part of the Light Stations of the United States MPS | |
90 | Milwaukee City Hall | (#73000085) |
200 E. Wells St. 43°02′31″N 87°54′35″W / 43.041944°N 87.909722°W |
Henry C. Koch-designed 1894 Flemish Revival building, tallest building in US outside of New York City, 1895–1901 | |
91 | Milwaukee County Courthouse | |
(#82000687) |
901 N. 9th St. 43°02′29″N 87°55′26″W / 43.041389°N 87.923889°W |
Massive 1931 Classical Revival courthouse; part of the County Courthouses of Wisconsin TR |
92 | Milwaukee County Dispensary and Emergency Hospital | (#85000639) |
2430 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′22″N 87°56′38″W / 43.039444°N 87.943889°W |
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93 | Milwaukee County Historical Center | (#73000086) |
910 N. 3rd St. 43°02′30″N 87°54′52″W / 43.041667°N 87.914444°W |
1913 Neo-Classical bank building, currently home to the Milwaukee County Historical Center | |
94 | Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station | (#81000049) |
2011 S. 1st St. 43°00′21″N 87°54′41″W / 43.005833°N 87.911389°W |
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95 | Milwaukee Hospital | (#06000800) |
2200 W. Kilbourn Ave. 43°02′33″N 87°56′26″W / 43.0425°N 87.940556°W |
First Protestant hospital west of Pittsburgh, founded 1863 | |
96 | Milwaukee News Building and Milwaukee Abstract Association Building | (#82000688) |
222 E. Mason St. 43°02′24″N 87°54′32″W / 43.04°N 87.908889°W |
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97 | Milwaukee Normal School-Milwaukee Girls' Trade and Technical High School | (#86000123) |
1820 W. Wells St. 43°02′27″N 87°56′09″W / 43.040833°N 87.935833°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
98 | Milwaukee Paper Box Company | Upload image | (#13000956) |
1560 W. Pierce St. 43°01′29″N 87°55′57″W / 43.024691°N 87.932479°W |
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99 | Milwaukee River Parkway | Upload image | (#12000914) |
Between Good Hope Rd. & W. Capitol Dr. 43°07′07″N 87°55′24″W / 43.118716°N 87.923241°W |
Part of the Milwaukee County Parkway System MPS |
100 | Milwaukee-Western Fuel Company Building | (#92000108) |
2150 N. Prospect Ave. 43°03′29″N 87°53′07″W / 43.058056°N 87.885278°W |
1934 Art Deco office building designed by Herbert Tullgren | |
101 | Milwaukee-Downer "Quad" | (#74000106) |
NW corner of Hartford and Downer Aves. 43°04′42″N 87°52′43″W / 43.078333°N 87.878611°W |
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102 | Mitchell Building | (#73000087) |
207 E. Michigan St. 43°02′14″N 87°54′31″W / 43.037222°N 87.908611°W |
E. Townsend Mix-designed French Second Empire-style 1876 office building | |
103 | Alexander Mitchell House | |
(#86003852) |
900 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′23″N 87°55′25″W / 43.039714°N 87.923745°W |
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104 | New Coeln House | (#88000083) |
5905 S. Howell Ave. 42°56′14″N 87°54′36″W / 42.937222°N 87.91°W |
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105 | Newberry Boulevard Historic District | (#94000137) |
1802-3000 E. Newberry Blvd. 43°04′10″N 87°52′50″W / 43.069444°N 87.880556°W |
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106 | North First Street Historic District | (#84003731) |
Roughly 1st and 2nd Sts. between North and Center Sts. 43°03′47″N 87°54′42″W / 43.063056°N 87.911667°W |
part of the Brewers' Hill MRA | |
107 | North Grant Boulevard Historic District | (#95000290) |
2370-2879 N. Grant Blvd. 43°04′02″N 87°57′57″W / 43.067222°N 87.965833°W |
Upscale subdivision, 1913–1931 | |
108 | North Point Lighthouse | (#84003732) |
Wahl St. at Terrace 43°03′57″N 87°52′13″W / 43.065833°N 87.870278°W |
Lighthouse established in 1855, current structure 1888 and 1913; part of the U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR | |
109 | North Point North Historic District | (#00000255) |
Roughly bounded by N. Downer Ave., E. Park Pl., and N. Wahl Ave. 43°03′55″N 87°52′35″W / 43.065278°N 87.876389°W |
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110 | North Point South Historic District | (#79000322) |
Roughly bounded by North Ave., Summit, Terrace, and Lafayette Sts. 43°03′26″N 87°52′55″W / 43.057222°N 87.881944°W |
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111 | North Point Water Tower | (#73000088) |
E. North Ave. between N. Lake Dr. and N. Terrace Ave. 43°03′37″N 87°52′47″W / 43.060278°N 87.879722°W |
175-foot Victorian Gothic tower, used to regulate water pressure, designed by Charles Gombert and built in 1873 | |
112 | North Sherman Boulevard Historic District | (#04000271) |
N. Sherman Blvd. Roughly bounded by W. Keefe Ave. and W. Lisbon Ave. 43°04′13″N 87°58′02″W / 43.070278°N 87.967222°W |
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113 | North Third Street Historic District | (#84003733) |
Roughly N. 3rd St. between N. 3rd Ave. and Vine St. 43°03′35″N 87°54′52″W / 43.059722°N 87.914444°W |
part of the Brewers' Hill MRA | |
114 | Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District | |
(#05000530) |
5000 W. National Ave. 43°01′44″N 87°58′33″W / 43.028889°N 87.975833°W |
Cream city brick building in Gothic Revival style designed by E. Townsend Mix in 1867, surrounded by grounds that were one of the first city parks; designated a National Historic Landmark June 17, 2011 |
115 | Home Office, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company | (#73000083) |
605-623 N. Broadway 43°02′16″N 87°54′28″W / 43.037778°N 87.907778°W |
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116 | Old St. Mary's Church | |
(#73000253) |
844 N. Broadway 43°02′29″N 87°54′28″W / 43.041389°N 87.907778°W |
Milwaukee's first German Catholic church, Zopfstil style, 1847 |
117 | Old World Third Street Historic District | (#87000494) |
N. Old World Third St., W. Highland Ave., and W. State St. 43°02′37″N 87°54′53″W / 43.043611°N 87.914722°W |
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118 | Joseph B. Oliver House | (#89002312) |
1516 E. Brady St. 43°03′10″N 87°53′29″W / 43.052778°N 87.891389°W |
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119 | Oneida Street Station | (#84000701) |
108 E. Wells and 816 N. Edison Sts. 43°02′28″N 87°54′41″W / 43.041111°N 87.911389°W |
First use of pulverized coal in boilers, 1919 | |
120 | Pabst Brewery Saloon | (#86000125) |
1338-1340 W. Juneau Ave. 43°02′46″N 87°55′48″W / 43.046111°N 87.93°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
121 | Pabst Brewing Company Complex | (#03001165) |
Roughly bounded by Highland Ave., 11th, Winnebago and 9th Sts. 43°02′45″N 87°55′28″W / 43.045833°N 87.924444°W |
Brewing company founded in 1844. One-time largest brewer in the world | |
122 | Pabst Theater | (#72000063) |
144 E. Wells St. 43°02′28″N 87°54′52″W / 43.041111°N 87.914444°W |
Technologically innovative theater, built 1895 | |
123 | Frederick Pabst House | (#75000073) |
2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′21″N 87°56′17″W / 43.039167°N 87.938056°W |
1892 Flemish Renaissance Revival mansion of beer baron, Captain Frederick Pabst. Architect George Bowman Ferry. | |
124 | George W. Peck Row House | Upload image | (#16000378) |
1620-1630 N. Farwell Ave. 43°03′07″N 87°53′36″W / 43.051834°N 87.893360°W |
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125 | Peckham Junior High School | (#12000319) |
3245 N. 37th St. 43°04′42″N 87°57′37″W / 43.078238°N 87.9603°W |
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126 | Pittsburgh Plate Glass Enamel Plant | (#09000851) |
201 E. Pittsburgh Ave. 43°01′44″N 87°54′30″W / 43.028797°N 87.908389°W |
Art deco factory and office building | |
127 | Plankinton-Wells-Water Street Historic District | (#86001328) |
Roughly bounded by Wells, Bridge, N. Water, E. Mason, W. Wells, and N. Second Sts. 43°02′26″N 87°54′40″W / 43.040556°N 87.911111°W |
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128 | John Pritzlaff Hardware Company | (#12001187) |
305-333 N. Plankinton & 143, 155, W. St. Paul Aves. 43°02′04″N 87°54′43″W / 43.034337°N 87.911977°W |
1875 home of Milwaukee's largest hardware company | |
129 | Prospect Avenue Apartment Buildings Historic District | (#90000640) |
N. Prospect Ave. area roughly between E. Kane Pl. and E. Windsor St. 43°03′20″N 87°53′17″W / 43.055556°N 87.888056°W |
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130 | Prospect Avenue Mansions Historic District | (#90000478) |
1363-1551 N. Prospect Ave. 43°02′56″N 87°53′40″W / 43.048889°N 87.894444°W |
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131 | Prospect Hill Historic District | (#05000104) |
2700 block of N. Hackett Ave., N. Shepard Ave., N. Summit Ave. and 2804-06 E. Park Place 43°04′05″N 87°52′33″W / 43.068056°N 87.875833°W |
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132 | Public School No. 27 | (#84003735) |
2215 N. 4th St. 43°03′34″N 87°54′58″W / 43.059444°N 87.916111°W |
part of the Brewers' Hill MRA | |
133 | Public Service Building | (#98000576) |
231 W. Michigan St. 43°02′14″N 87°54′52″W / 43.037222°N 87.914444°W |
1902 home of the first unified electric power utility in the nation, the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (now Wisconsin Energy Corporation), founded 1896 | |
134 | Pythian Castle Lodge | (#88000089) |
1925 W. National Ave. 43°01′21″N 87°56′15″W / 43.0225°N 87.9375°W |
1927 Spanish Colonial Revival-style lodge of Knights of Pythias. | |
135 | Charles Quarles House | (#79000096) |
2531 N. Farwell Ave. 43°03′52″N 87°52′55″W / 43.064444°N 87.881944°W |
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136 | St. George Melkite Catholic Church | (#86000128) |
1617 W. State St. 43°02′35″N 87°56′00″W / 43.043056°N 87.933333°W |
Best example of Byzantine Revival inspired architecture in the city,exemplifies the association between ethnicity and architectural design; part of the West Side Area MRA | |
137 | Saint James Court Apartments | (#08000606) |
831 West Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′18″N 87°55′22″W / 43.038342°N 87.922714°W |
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138 | St. James Episcopal Church | (#79000098) |
833 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′17″N 87°55′22″W / 43.038056°N 87.922778°W |
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139 | St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex | (#92000459) |
804-816 W. Vliet St. 43°02′55″N 87°55′19″W / 43.048611°N 87.921944°W |
1889 Gothic Revival church designed by Hermann Schnetzky | |
140 | St. John's Roman Catholic Cathedral | (#74000108) |
812 N. Jackson St. 43°02′30″N 87°54′14″W / 43.041667°N 87.903889°W |
Zopfstil-style cathedral, built 1847-1852 | |
141 | St. Josaphat Basilica | (#73000089) |
601 W. Lincoln Ave. 43°00′09″N 87°55′09″W / 43.0025°N 87.919167°W |
Grand 1901 church, named the third basilica in the US in 1929. | |
142 | St. Martini Evangelical Lutheran Church | Upload image | (#87001741) |
1557 W. Orchard St. 43°00′57″N 87°55′57″W / 43.015833°N 87.9325°W |
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143 | St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church | (#74000109) |
1105 S. 7th St. 43°01′12″N 87°55′13″W / 43.02°N 87.920278°W |
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144 | St. Paul's Episcopal Church | |
(#74000110) |
904 E. Knapp St. 43°02′50″N 87°54′02″W / 43.047222°N 87.900556°W |
Romanesque Revival style church noted for its Tiffany windows, built 1882-90 by local architect E. Townsend Mix adopting an original design published earlier by Henry Hobson Richardson |
145 | Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
(#87001736) |
1204, 1213, 1214, and 1215 S. Eighth St. 43°01′08″N 87°55′16″W / 43.018889°N 87.921111°W |
Designed by Andrew Elleson in Italianate Gothic Revival style and completed in 1885 |
146 | Saint Vincent's Infant Asylum | (#87001742) |
809 W. Greenfield Ave. 43°01′01″N 87°55′16″W / 43.016944°N 87.921111°W |
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147 | Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Complex | (#91001392) |
2474 and 2490 N. Cramer St. and 2479 and 2491 N. Murray Ave. 43°03′48″N 87°53′10″W / 43.063333°N 87.886111°W |
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148 | Salem Evangelical Church | (#87001760) |
1025 & 1037 S. Eleventh St. 43°01′13″N 87°55′32″W / 43.020278°N 87.925556°W |
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149 | Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company Saloon | (#77000040) |
2414 S. St. Clair St. 43°00′01″N 87°53′35″W / 43.000278°N 87.893056°W |
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150 | Joseph Schlitz Company Brewery Complex | (#99001632) |
219 W. Galena St. 43°03′03″N 87°54′46″W / 43.050833°N 87.912778°W |
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151 | Victor Schlitz House | (#86000145) |
2004 W. Highland Ave. 43°02′41″N 87°56′16″W / 43.044722°N 87.937778°W |
Designed by Charles Gombert 1890; part of the West Side Area MRA | |
152 | Schoonmaker Reef | (#97001266) |
North of West St., between N. 66th St. and N. 64th St. extended 43°02′50″N 87°59′37″W / 43.047222°N 87.993611°W |
1862 discovery of fossilized reef, among the first in the world identified as such | |
153 | George Schuster House and Carriage Shed | (#86000137) |
3209 W. Wells St. 43°02′25″N 87°57′16″W / 43.040278°N 87.954444°W |
1891 bright red eclectic-style home and carriage barn; part of the West Side Area MRA | |
154 | Second Church of Christ Scientist | (#86000139) |
2722 W. Highland Blvd. 43°02′43″N 87°56′54″W / 43.045278°N 87.948333°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
155 | Shorecrest Hotel | (#84003737) |
1962 N. Prospect Ave. 43°03′20″N 87°53′15″W / 43.05545°N 87.887444°W |
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156 | Fred Sivyer House | (#86000141) |
761 N. 25th St. 43°02′24″N 87°56′42″W / 43.04°N 87.945°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
157 | Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist | (#80000168) |
1036 N. Van Buren St. 43°02′42″N 87°54′17″W / 43.045°N 87.904722°W |
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158 | Lloyd R. Smith House | (#74000107) |
2220 N. Terrace Ave. 43°03′28″N 87°52′51″W / 43.057778°N 87.880833°W |
1924 Italian villa-style home overlooking Lake Michigan | |
159 | Soldiers' Home Reef | (#93001617) |
Northeast of the junction of Wood Ave. and General Mitchell Blvd., Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center grounds 43°01′40″N 87°58′29″W / 43.027778°N 87.974722°W |
1862 discovery of fossilized reef, among the first in the world identified as such | |
160 | South Branch Library | Upload image | (#88000084) |
931 W. Madison St. 43°01′04″N 87°55′25″W / 43.017778°N 87.923611°W |
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161 | South First and Second Street Historic District | (#87002092) |
Roughly bounded by Menomonee River, Chicago & N. Western RR, Seeboth, S. First, Oregon, & S. Second Sts. 43°01′49″N 87°54′43″W / 43.030278°N 87.911944°W |
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162 | South Layton Boulevard Historic District | Upload image | (#96000412) |
921-2264 S. Layton Blvd. 43°00′48″N 87°56′54″W / 43.013333°N 87.948333°W |
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163 | Spencerian Business College | (#07001331) |
2800 W Wright St. 43°03′52″N 87°56′56″W / 43.064444°N 87.948889°W |
Distinguished business training institution, founded 1863 | |
164 | Spring Grove Site | (#79000097) |
Address Restricted |
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165 | Square D Company-Industrial Controller Division | Upload image | (#14000878) |
710 S. 3rd St. 43°01′26″N 87°54′50″W / 43.0239°N 87.9139°W |
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166 | State Bank of Wisconsin | (#84003742) |
210 E. Michigan St. 43°02′15″N 87°54′30″W / 43.0375°N 87.908333°W |
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167 | William Steinmeyer House | (#84000102) |
1716-1722 N. 5th St. 43°03′11″N 87°55′01″W / 43.053056°N 87.916944°W |
part of the Brewers' Hill MRA | |
168 | Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church | (#79000099) |
1046 N. 9th St. 43°02′39″N 87°55′21″W / 43.044167°N 87.9225°W |
1878 German Romanesque/Gothic Revival-style church designed by Frederick Velguth | |
169 | Tripoli Temple | (#86000142) |
3000 W. Wisconsin Ave. 43°02′21″N 87°57′05″W / 43.039167°N 87.951389°W |
Moorish Revival Shrine Center, loosely based on the Taj Mahal, Ferry and Clas, 1928; part of the West Side Area MRA | |
170 | Turner Hall | (#77000041) |
1034 N. 4th St. 43°02′37″N 87°54′56″W / 43.043611°N 87.915556°W |
Henry C. Koch-designed 1882 meeting place of German-American social, political and gymnastic organization, The Turners | |
171 | Harry B. Walker House | (#86000144) |
3130 W. Wells St. 43°02′26″N 87°57′14″W / 43.040556°N 87.953889°W |
part of the West Side Area MRA | |
172 | Walker's Point Historic District | (#78000120) |
Roughly bounded by the Freeway, Scott, 2nd, and W. Virginia Street 43°01′27″N 87°55′00″W / 43.024167°N 87.916667°W |
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173 | Ward Memorial Hall | (#84003748) |
5000 W. National Ave. 43°01′32″N 87°58′35″W / 43.025556°N 87.976389°W |
One of the oldest theaters in Wisconsin, opened 1882 | |
174 | West Side Commercial Historic District | (#78003462) |
Roughly, W. Wisconsin Ave., N. Third St., N. Plankinton Ave, and N. 2nd St. 43°02′18″N 87°54′49″W / 43.038333°N 87.913611°W |
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175 | West Washington-North Hi-Mount Boulevards Historic District | (#94000422) |
4701-5929 W. Washington Blvd.; 1720-2049 N. Hi-Mount Blvd. 43°03′12″N 87°58′49″W / 43.053333°N 87.980278°W |
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176 | Wisconsin Consistory Building | (#94001158) |
790 N. Van Buren St. 43°02′29″N 87°54′08″W / 43.041389°N 87.902222°W |
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177 | Wisconsin Leather Company Building | (#05000250) |
320 E. Clybourn St. 43°02′18″N 87°54′24″W / 43.038333°N 87.906667°W |
1874, E. Townsend Mix | |
178 | Woman's Club of Wisconsin | (#82001847) |
813 E. Kilbourn Ave. 43°02′33″N 87°54′05″W / 43.0425°N 87.901389°W |
The oldest woman's clubhouse in the United States, 1887, designed by architects Ferry & Clas |
Former listings
[2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary |
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1 | Old Coast Guard Station | (#89001047) | 1600 North Lincoln Memorial Drive 43°03′04″N 87°53′15″W / 43.0511°N 87.8875°W |
Milwaukee |
See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wisconsin
References
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on November 25, 2016.
- 1 2 Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ↑ Pabst, Georgia (October 18, 2012). "Historic Stable Coming Down". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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