Milwaukee County Historical Center
- Architect
- Kirchhoff & Rose
- Year
- 1913
- Style
- Beaux-Arts
- City
- Milwaukee, WI
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 style
The building presents a grand Beaux-Arts civic facade dating to 1913, the kind of formal classical dress banks of the era favored to project stability.
More on Beaux-Artssignificance
The building carries an OSM heritage=2 designation and its conversion from bank to historical center gives it a retellable second life.
nearby
- Journal Square Lofts
- Associated Bank River Center
- Turner Hall
- Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
- Oneida Street Station
- Grand Avenue Apartments