Federal Building
- Architects
- Willoughby J. Edbrooke James Knox Taylor
- Year
- 1899
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- City
- Milwaukee, WI
- Collection
- romanesque revival
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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.
the style
The Federal Building was designed in the Romanesque Revival style, giving it a prominent civic facade appropriate to its federal government function.
More on Romanesque Revivalthe architect
James Knox Taylor served as U.S. Supervising Architect of the Treasury, the office responsible for federal building design nationally; Willoughby J. Edbrooke is also credited as architect on the Milwaukee Federal Building.
significance
The Federal Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Northern Trust
- The Milwaukee Club
- Wisconsin Gas Building
- The Pfister Hotel
- U.S. Bank Center
- The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Corporate Headquarters