City guide
133 buildings worth a detour, each with what to look for. Open them on the map, or walk them with the iPhone app, which collects each one you photograph.
The buildings that define the city's architecture.
Landmark
American System-Built Homes is a prefabricated housing system designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, an attempt to bring mass-produced, affordable housing within reach through standardized building components. The typology was a departure for Wright, better known for one-of-a-kind commissions, and the surviving example is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: James Steakley , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Basilica of St. Josaphat is a large, domed church designed by architect Erhard Brielmaier and completed in 1901 in the Renaissance style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its grand dome and basilica designation give it one of the strongest local stories among Milwaukee's churches, dominating the streetscape around it.
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Bernice Lindsey Hall was designed by architect Martin Tullgren and completed in 1914 in the Egyptian Revival style, an exotic and rare choice unusual for its period and building type. The named hall carries a documented story tied to that unusual stylistic decision.
The Bradley Symphony Center was built in 1930 by architects C.W. and George L. Rapp in the Art Deco style. Originally a movie palace, its conversion into a symphony center gives the building a retellable story, and its Art Deco facade and marquee retain a strong presence on the street.
The Cathedral Church of All Saints in downtown Milwaukee was completed in 1868 to a design by E. Townsend Mix, one of Milwaukee's most significant architects. Built in the Gothic Revival style, it stands as a listed contributing property on the National Register of Historic Places and is also listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: James Steakley , CC BY-SA 3.0
Central Library opened in 1895, designed by the notable Milwaukee firm Ferry & Clas in the Beaux-Arts style. Its grand classical facade was built to give the city's public library civic presence, and the building is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Emanuel D. Adler House was completed in 1888 to a design by architect Alfred C. Clas, blending Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne styles. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, its facade visible from the street.
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The Federal Building in downtown Milwaukee was completed in 1899 in the Romanesque Revival style, with work by architect Willoughby J. Edbrooke and James Knox Taylor, who served as U.S. Supervising Architect of the Treasury. Its commanding civic facade reflects its role as a federal government building of the period.
Photo: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States , CC BY-SA 2.0
Gesu Church was completed in 1893 to a design by Henry C. Koch, a notable Milwaukee architect, in the Gothic Revival style. Its twin spires make it a landmark of the Marquette area, visible from the street, and the church is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: SCUMATT at English Wikipedia , CC BY-SA 3.0
Golda Meir School was completed in 1890 to a design by Henry C. Koch, a notable Milwaukee architect who also designed City Hall, in the Romanesque Revival style. The school is named for Golda Meir, and it has been designated a National Historic Landmark in addition to being listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Freekee at English Wikipedia , CC BY-SA 3.0
Grand Avenue Congregational Church is a Romanesque Revival church designed by E. Townsend Mix and completed in 1888. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, and its Romanesque massing remains visible from the street.
Photo: James Steakley , CC BY-SA 3.0
This downtown Hilton Garden Inn occupies a Richardsonian Romanesque building designed by Solon Spencer Beman, a nationally significant architect, dating to July 21, 1886. The building's adaptive reuse into a hotel is itself part of its story, and its Richardsonian Romanesque massing remains visible from the sidewalk.
Immanuel Presbyterian Church in downtown Milwaukee was completed in 1873 to a design by E. Townsend Mix in the High Victorian Gothic style. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: James Steakley , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Iron Block Building, completed in 1860, was designed by George H. Johnson, an architect known for early cast-iron building innovation. Its cast-iron facade, done in the Renaissance Revival and Italianate styles, makes it one of Milwaukee's oldest downtown commercial buildings, occupying a prominent corner site.
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The J.L. Burnham Block is an Italianate commercial building designed by Edward Townsend Mix and completed in 1875. It carries an OSM heritage designation, and its Italianate storefront ornament is typically visible from the street.
The Milwaukee Art Museum traces its roots to 1882 and is known today for the addition designed by Santiago Calatrava, following earlier work by Eero Saarinen, on the city's lakefront. Built in a high-tech architectural idiom, it has become Milwaukee's signature landmark, its moving-wing massing giving the museum a highly visible presence on the lake.
Photo: Michael Hicks (Mulad) , CC BY 2.0
Milwaukee City Hall was completed in 1895 to a design by architect Henry C. Koch in the Renaissance Revival style. As the city's seat of government, it carries a retellable civic story, and its striking downtown massing has made it an iconic landmark.
The Milwaukee County Courthouse was completed in 1929 to a Neoclassical design by architect Albert Randolph Ross. Its monumental civic form gives it a commanding presence on the street, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel , CC BY-SA 4.0
The Milwaukee County War Memorial, dedicated November 11, 1957, in downtown Milwaukee, was designed by Eero Saarinen, a historically important architect. Built on the lakefront as a war memorial, its bold cantilevered massing gives it a strong presence over the lake, and its Brutalist design was a distinctive choice for a memorial of its era.
Photo: Littlemisosoup , CC BY-SA 4.0
Milwaukee Girls' Trade and Technical High School combines Queen Anne and Tudor Revival styles in a building designed by E. Townsend Mix and completed in 1885. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, with notable massing still visible today.
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The Mitchell Building is a Second Empire style landmark in downtown Milwaukee, designed by E. Townsend Mix and completed in 1876. It is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, and its prominent facade remains a notable feature of the downtown streetscape.
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The Oriental Theatre opened in 1926, designed by the Milwaukee theater architecture firm Dick & Bauer in the Moorish Revival style. As an ornate movie palace with exotic revival design elements, it makes a retellable story, and its facade and marquee remain highly visible from the sidewalk.
The Pabst Mansion was completed in 1892 for beer baron Captain Frederick Pabst, designed by architects George Bowman Ferry and Alfred C. Clas in the Flemish Renaissance Revival style. Its elaborate facade is a rare regional specimen of the style, and the building remains a well-known local story tied to the Pabst brewing family.
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The Pabst Theater was completed in 1895 to a design by architect Otto Strack in the German Renaissance Revival style. Its name ties it to Milwaukee's brewing history, making it one of the city's strong local-history stories, and its street-facing facade remains a prominent downtown presence.
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The Quadracci Pavilion, completed in 2001, is the Milwaukee Art Museum's addition designed by Santiago Calatrava, a globally significant architect. Its sculptural form and kinetic brise-soleil dominate the museum's lakefront presence, and the moving structure has become a widely retold part of the building's story.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Milwaukee was completed in 1882, designed by E. Townsend Mix in the Romanesque Revival style. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Pfister Hotel is a Richardsonian Romanesque hotel in downtown Milwaukee, completed in 1893 and designed by Henry C. Koch, one of Milwaukee's major architects. It stands as an exceptional specimen of the style, its heavy Romanesque massing and ornament still legible from the sidewalk today.
Tripoli Shrine Temple was completed in 1926 to a design by Alfred C. Clas, a noted Milwaukee architect, in the Moorish Revival style — a rarity for the region. Built for a fraternal Shrine order, its onion-domed exterior remains one of the more distinctive silhouettes on the street, and the building is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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Turner Hall was completed in 1882 in downtown Milwaukee to a design by Henry C. Koch, a notable Milwaukee architect who also designed City Hall, in the Romanesque Revival style. It served the German Turner movement, and its civic prominence and history have earned it recognition as a National Historic Landmark, in addition to listing on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Freekee at English Wikipedia , Public domain
U.S. Bank Center, completed in 1973 in downtown Milwaukee, was designed by Bruce Graham, an internationally significant architect known for landmark skyscrapers, in the International Style. It stands as the tallest building in Wisconsin, giving it a dominant presence on the city's skyline.
Photo: Michael Barera , CC BY-SA 4.0
Worth a stop when you're nearby.
100 East Wisconsin is a downtown Milwaukee tower completed in 1989 and designed by Clark, Tribble, Harris & Li together with LS3P Associates. Built in the postmodern style, the tower is a likely presence in the downtown skyline.
Photo: Jeramey Jannene from Milwaukee, WI, United States of America , CC BY 2.0
contemporary
330 Kilbourn is a downtown Milwaukee office tower completed in 1981, designed by Helmut Jahn of C. F. Murphy Associates in the contemporary style. Jahn is an internationally significant architect, and the tower is noted for its street-level massing.
Associated Bank River Center is a downtown Milwaukee riverfront tower completed in 1988 and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of the world's most significant architecture firms. It is built in the postmodern style, giving it a visible massing along the riverfront that stands apart from the modernist glass towers around it.
Astor on the Lake is a 1920 Neoclassical residential building in downtown Milwaukee, designed by local architect Herbert W. Tullgren. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Sulfur at English Wikipedia , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Baasen House-German YMCA was built in 1874 in the Italianate style. It is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist was completed in 1847 to a design by early Milwaukee architect Victor Schulte, making it one of the city's oldest churches. It anchors downtown Milwaukee and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Charles Allis Art Museum occupies a former mansion designed in the Tudor Revival style by local architect Alexander C. Eschweiler, now operating as an art museum. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
The David W. Howie House is a Queen Anne style residence built in 1886. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Dr. Wesley L. Scott Senior Living Community is a Colonial Revival building designed by Alexander C. Eschweiler, a documented and significant Milwaukee architect. It carries an OSM heritage=2 designation, marking it as a recognized part of the city's built fabric.
First Unitarian Church, in downtown Milwaukee, was designed in 1892 by the local architecture firm Ferry & Clas in the Gothic Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building is a downtown Milwaukee civic building completed in 1959 in the contemporary style of its era, designed by the firm Eschweiler & Eschweiler. It is named for Frank P. Zeidler, mayor of Milwaukee.
The George Schuster House was built in 1891 in the Renaissance Revival style by the local architecture firm Crane & Barkhausen. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The German-English Academy Building, in downtown Milwaukee, was designed in 1891 by local architects Charles D. Crane and Carl Barkhausen, blending Gothic Revival and Renaissance Revival styles. The academy is tied to Milwaukee's German community story. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Germania Building in downtown Milwaukee was completed in 1896 to a Neoclassical and Beaux-Arts design by local architects Herman Schnetzky and Eugene R. Liebert. It is tied to the city's German-American publishing history and stands with a prominent downtown facade, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
The Hilton Milwaukee City Center is a downtown hotel tower completed in 1928 and designed by Holabird & Root, a significant Chicago architecture firm. It was built in the Art Deco style, giving the tower a distinctive vertical massing typical of the era's grand hotels.
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Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church was built in 1849 to a design by Victor Schulte in downtown Milwaukee, making it one of the city's oldest churches. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Joseph B. Kalvelage House was designed by Otto Strack, a documented notable Milwaukee architect, in the Baroque style. It holds an OSM heritage=2 designation.
The Knickerbocker Hotel is a downtown Milwaukee hotel completed in 1929 and designed by the local firm Rosman & Wierdsma in the Neoclassical style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Marshall Building is a downtown Milwaukee commercial building completed in 1906 and designed by the firm Ferry & Clas in a Commercial Vernacular style. It carries a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark designation.
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The Miller High Life Theatre is a downtown Milwaukee theatre completed in 1909 and designed by Alfred C. Clas in the neoclassical style. Clas was a significant figure in Milwaukee architecture, and the theatre's prominent facade remains a landmark of the downtown streetscape.
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The Milwaukee County Dispensary and Emergency Hospital is a Neoclassical building completed in 1929 and designed by the firm Van Ryn & DeGelleke. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
The Milwaukee County Safety Building is a 1929 civic building designed by Albert Ross and Rubens F. Clas in the Art Deco style.
North Tower is a postmodern tower in downtown Milwaukee, designed by Kahler Slater Torphy Engberg and completed in 1987.
Landmark
Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons is a major downtown Milwaukee skyscraper designed by Pickard Chilton and completed in 2017.
Old St. Mary's Church was built in 1846 to a design by Victor Schulte, making it one of Milwaukee's oldest churches. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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Oneida Street Station is a power station in downtown Milwaukee completed in 1900 and designed by architect Herman J. Esser in the Neoclassical style. The building is a contributing property to the National Register of Historic Places, is separately National Register listed, and is also listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
modern architecture
The Pabst Brewery Complex dates to 1858 and stands as a well-known local industrial landmark, a large brewery complex visible from the street. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, and carries an OSM heritage=2 designation.
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The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Enamel Plant was built in 1937 to a design by architect Alexander C. Eschweiler in downtown Milwaukee. It is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Public Service Building was completed in 1903 to a design by local architect Herman J. Esser, its name signaling a prominent civic facade in downtown Milwaukee. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in 1889, designed by Herman Schnetzky and Eugene R. Liebert in a blend of Gothic Revival and Queen Anne styles. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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Saint Vincent's Infant Asylum was built in 1879 to a design by significant Milwaukee architect E. Townsend Mix. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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St. Joan of Arc Chapel dates to 1420, built in France, and was later relocated and reassembled stone by stone as a campus chapel. Its design is attributed in part to the noted architect John Russell Pope, along with Jacques Couëlle and Lucien David.
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Polish Cathedral style
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, designed by architect Leonard Schmidtner, is one of the first churches built in the Polish Cathedral style, a distinctive style tied to Milwaukee's Polish immigrant community. Its twin-domed silhouette is highly visible from the street.
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The Broadway is a downtown Milwaukee building completed in 1893 and designed by the firm Henry C. Koch & Company in the Romanesque Revival style. Koch & Company was a prominent Milwaukee architecture firm, and the building's masonry facade reflects the Romanesque Revival vocabulary of the 1890s.
The Great Hall is a German Renaissance Revival building completed in 1880, its name suggesting a significant civic or institutional space.
The Rave was built in 1924 to a Mediterranean Revival design by architect Russell Barr Williamson, originally serving as an Eagles Club before its later life as an iconic Milwaukee music venue. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Viking is an Art Deco building completed in 1931, designed by Herbert W. Tullgren of the firm Martin Tullgren & Sons.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was built in 1878 and designed by architect Frederick Velguth in the Gothic Revival style. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, reflecting its long congregational history.
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University Club Tower is a downtown Milwaukee tower completed in 2007 and designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. It is built in the Georgian Revival style, an unusual choice for a 21st-century tower that gives it a distinct visible massing in the skyline.
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The Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building was completed in 1890 to a design by architect Herman Schnetzky in downtown Milwaukee. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Jeramey Jannene from Milwaukee, WI, United States of America , CC BY 2.0
The Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum was built in 1924 in the Renaissance Revival style. It is a contributing property to the National Register of Historic Places, is separately listed on the National Register, and is also listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Wisconsin Tower is a downtown Milwaukee tower completed in 1930 and designed by the regional firm Weary & Alford in the Art Deco style. The tower is notable enough to have its own Wikipedia article and presents a visible Art Deco massing in the skyline.
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Fine buildings that fewer people seek out.
1609 Prospect Apartments was completed in 1939 in the International style, an early example of the style for the era, designed by architect Russell B. Williamson.
The Abraham H. Esbenshade House is a Queen Anne style residence built in 1899 and designed by Crane & Barkenhausen for original owner Abraham H. Esbenshade. It is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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contemporary
The Ascension Columbia Saint Mary's Women's Medical Center is a 1976 contemporary-style medical building designed by Bertrand Goldberg Associates, the firm led by the modernist architect known for structural innovation.
The AT&T Center in downtown Milwaukee was completed in 1924 in the Elizabethan Revival style, designed by architect Alexander C. Eschweiler, an unusual style choice among the era's commercial towers.
The Baumbach Building is a Chicago School commercial building in downtown Milwaukee, designed by architect Eugene R. Liebert and completed in 1900. It is a contributing property to a National Register of Historic Places listing and is also listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Freekee , CC BY-SA 3.0
Brew City Church is a Gothic Revival church in downtown Milwaukee, designed by architect Elmer Grey and completed in 1902. It is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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Calvary Presbyterian Church is a Gothic Revival church built in 1870 and designed by Henry C. Koch, a significant Milwaukee architect. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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Chase Tower is a downtown Milwaukee tower built in 1961 in the International Style, designed by the nationally significant firm Harrison & Abramovitz.
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CityCenter at 735 is a Neoclassical building completed in April 1914, designed by D.H. Burnham & Company, one of the nation's most prominent architecture firms.
Cudahy Tower is a 1928 Neoclassical tower in downtown Milwaukee designed by Holabird & Roche, a major Chicago School firm of national importance. Its tower form gives it a strong presence at street level.
Dubbel Dutch is a German Renaissance Revival building in downtown Milwaukee, completed in 1898 and designed by Ferry & Clas, a historically significant Milwaukee architecture firm. It carries an OSM heritage=2 designation.
Exton 1260 is a 1937 Art Deco building in downtown Milwaukee designed by Herbert W. Tullgren, carrying a strong ornamental street presence typical of the period.
First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Neoclassical church in downtown Milwaukee, completed in 1907 and designed by Solon Spencer Beman, a nationally significant architect best known for his work at Pullman. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Four Seasons Skatepark occupies a Romanesque Revival building completed in 1895 and designed by Alexander C. Eschweiler, a prominent Milwaukee architect. The historic building has since been repurposed as a skatepark, an unusual afterlife for a structure of its era.
The Gimbels Parking Pavilion is a 1947 Streamline Moderne structure in downtown Milwaukee, designed by Frank Drolshagen and Mario Schiavonni. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, an unusual survival of the parking pavilion building type.
The Goll Mansion is a Tudor Revival house in downtown Milwaukee designed in 1898 by Ferry & Clas, a noted Milwaukee firm. Tudor Revival ornament is visible from the street.
Grand Avenue Apartments is a Neoclassical apartment building in downtown Milwaukee, completed in 1925 and designed by Holabird & Roche, a major Chicago School firm of national significance.
Haymarket Lofts is a Commercial Vernacular building in downtown Milwaukee's Haymarket district, completed in 1907 to a design by Ferry & Clas. It carries an OSM heritage=2 designation and has since been converted to lofts.
The Hills Building is a Beaux-Arts commercial building completed in 1919 and designed by R.E. Oberst.
The Historic Garfield Apartments is a Romanesque Revival apartment building completed in 1887 and designed by Henry C. Koch, the architect of Milwaukee City Hall. It carries an OSM heritage=2 designation.
The building now home to Homewood Suites in downtown Milwaukee was designed by Crane & Barkhausen and completed in 1892 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.
Hotel Metro in downtown Milwaukee was designed by Eschweiler & Eschweiler and completed in 1937 in the Art Deco style.
Johnston Hall, completed in 1906 and designed by Charles D. Crane in the Gothic Revival style, is Marquette University's founding hall. It is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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Journal Square Lofts began in 1924 as an Art Deco building designed by Frank D. Chase in downtown Milwaukee and has since been converted into residential lofts, giving the historic building a second life.
The Judge Jason Downer Mansion is a High Victorian Gothic residence built in 1874 in downtown Milwaukee, designed by Edward Townsend Mix, a historically significant Milwaukee architect responsible for several major local landmarks. It was named for its original owner, Judge Jason Downer.
The Junior League of Milwaukee building is a Queen Anne structure completed in 1887 in downtown Milwaukee, designed by August Fiedler, a notable Milwaukee architect. It has long served as the home of the Junior League civic organization.
The Kilbourn Masonic Temple is a Neoclassical building completed in 1911, designed by the firm H. Paul Schnetzky & Son. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Kunzelmann-Esser Lofts began in 1906 as a Beaux-Arts building designed by the Milwaukee firm Brielmaier & Sons and has since been adaptively reused as residential lofts.
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts sits along the riverfront in downtown Milwaukee, designed by Harry Weese & Associates and opened September 17, 1969, in the Brutalist style.
Maria Hall is a Beaux-Arts institutional hall completed in 1924 and designed by the firm Gurda & Gurda.
The MATC Main Building in downtown Milwaukee was designed by the firm Van Ryn & De Gelleke and completed in 1923 in the Gothic Revival style, giving the institutional building visible facade ornament.
The Matthew Keenan House in downtown Milwaukee was designed by architect Edward Townsend Mix in the Italianate style, completed in 1974.
The McIntosh–Goodrich Mansion is a Neoclassical house completed in 1904 and designed by architect Horatio R. Wilson. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, and its facade is visible from the street.
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The Merchants' Mills Building in downtown Milwaukee was designed by architect Edward Townsend Mix and completed in 1875 in the High Victorian Gothic style.
The Milwaukee County Historical Center occupies a 1913 Beaux-Arts building designed by Kirchhoff & Rose in downtown Milwaukee. Originally built as a bank, it was later converted into the county's historical center, carrying its grand civic facade into a new role.
The Milwaukee Fortress is a Romanesque Revival building completed in 1892 to a design by Herman Paul Schnetzky. It carries an OSM heritage=2 individual listing, and its "Fortress" nickname points to an imposing masonry presence.
The Northern Trust building in downtown Milwaukee was designed in 1906 in the Beaux-Arts style by Ferry & Clas, a locally prominent architecture firm known for major Milwaukee civic buildings. Its Beaux-Arts commercial facade carries strong ornamental presence toward the street.
Peck Row is an 1883 Queen Anne building in Milwaukee designed by George Bowman Ferry, later of the notable firm Ferry & Clas.
Pythian Castle Lodge is a Spanish Colonial Revival fraternal lodge built in 1927. Its castle-like design reflects the fraternal 'castle' lodge tradition, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Railway Exchange Building is a neoclassical downtown Milwaukee building completed in 1899, designed by William LeBaron Jenney with William B. Mundie. Jenney is known as a pioneering skyscraper architect, giving the building a direct link to the early development of tall commercial architecture.
Saint Benedict the Moor Parish is a Romanesque Revival church built in 1923 and designed by Erhard Brielmeir, a noted regional church architect. The building's Romanesque massing and ornament are visible from the street.
Saint James Court Apartments was designed by Ferry & Clas and completed in 1903 in the Neoclassical style. It's listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Complex was completed in 1889, drawing on Neoclassical, Romanesque Revival, and Rundbogenstil styles. It was designed by Herman Schnetzky, Erhard Brielmaier, and Henry Messmer, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
The Sheridan Apartment Building is a 1927 Mediterranean Revival apartment building designed by Backes & Uthes. It carries an OpenStreetMap heritage designation, and its Mediterranean Revival ornament is typically visible from the street.
St. George Melkite Catholic Church is a Byzantine Revival church designed by Erhard Brielmaier and completed in 1917. It is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, and its Melkite Catholic congregation reflects a distinctive ethnic community within the city.
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St. James Episcopal Church was completed in 1867 in the Gothic Revival style, designed by architect Gordon W. Lloyd. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, and carries an OSM heritage=2 designation.
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The State Bank of Wisconsin is a Renaissance Revival / Mediterranean Revival bank building in downtown Milwaukee, designed by architect Albert C. Nash and completed in 1856. Its 1856 date makes it a rare early survivor in the city. The building is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
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The Brewhouse Inn & Suites occupies the former Pabst Brewhouse, a Romanesque Revival building completed in 1891 and designed by architect Charles Hoffmann. The brewery has since been converted into a hotel, and its Romanesque brewery architecture remains a prominent presence on the street.
The Enerpac Center is a Neoclassical building in downtown Milwaukee, completed in 1901 and designed by Daniel H. Burnham & Company, a nationally significant architecture firm.
The Matthews Building is a Romanesque Revival commercial building in downtown Milwaukee, completed in 1892 and designed by George B. Ferry & Alfred C. Clas, a notable Milwaukee firm. The building presents street-facing masonry ornament typical of the style.
The Milwaukee Club is a Queen Anne building in downtown Milwaukee, completed in 1883 and designed by Daniel Burnham, one of the major figures in American architecture.
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Corporate Headquarters was completed in 1912 in downtown Milwaukee, designed by the firm Marshall & Fox in the Neoclassical style. It served as the historic corporate headquarters of the insurer.
The Thomas Cook House was built in 1875 in the Gothic Revival style, designed by architect E. Townsend Mix. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, and carries an OSM heritage=2 designation.
The Van Lyon Apartments is a Spanish Colonial style apartment building completed in 1922 in downtown Milwaukee, designed by Backes and Phaller.
The Victor Schlitz Mansion is a Queen Anne house built in 1888, named for the Schlitz family. It carries an OSM heritage=2 designation.
The Wisconsin Club - City Club began in 1848 as a private mansion designed by architect John Bentley in the French Second Empire style, later becoming a social club. It carries an OSM heritage=2 designation.
The Wisconsin Consistory Building is a downtown Milwaukee landmark completed in 1889 and designed by E. Townsend Mix. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, with an Art Deco character to its architecture.
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The Wisconsin Gas Building rises in downtown Milwaukee, completed in 1930 to a design by Eschweiler & Eschweiler in the Art Deco style.
The Wisconsin Leather Company Building stands in downtown Milwaukee, designed by architect E. Townsend Mix in the Italianate style. It's listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
Photo: James Steakley , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Woman's Club of Wisconsin is a High Victorian Gothic building in downtown Milwaukee, designed by George Bowman Ferry and completed in 1887. It served as the home of a named women's civic organization and carries an OSM heritage=2 designation.
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