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The Walker's Point Historic District is a mixed working-class neighborhood of homes, stores, churches and factories in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with surviving buildings as old as 1849, including remnants of the Philip Best Brewery and the Pfister and Vogel Tannery. [1] In 1978 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [2]
Cluster of historic factory buildings at Walker's Point, [61] including the 1925 Art Deco-styled Pittsburgh Plate Glass-Dry Color Factory [62] and its 1927 Mixmax Lacquer Plant, [63] the 1927 International-style Hydrite Chemical Building H, [64] and the 1948 Art Moderne Building #20. [65] 44: East Side Commercial Historic District
The district has been anchored with Walker's Point as its northeast boundary since the 1992 redistricting. Notable former representatives of this district include John Norquist , the 43rd mayor of Milwaukee, Walter Kunicki , the 71st speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly, and Pedro Colón , the first Latino member of the Wisconsin Legislature and ...
German Heritage Walking Tour: Tourists will learn about notable German people and places in Milwaukee history. 2 hours. $20 for adults, $5 for ages 6-11, free for kids 5 and under. Beyond Brady ...
Walker's Point is a neighborhood that lies south of the Third Ward and the eastern part of the Menomonee River Valley. Founded by George H. Walker in 1835 as a fur trading post, the area is now noted for being mostly an industrial neighborhood, with limited housing scattered in pockets throughout the area, particularly on the eastern end of ...
Clarke Square is a neighborhood in Milwaukee's south side. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
In its day, the complex included a boys' dorm and a girls' dorm in a park-like setting. Milwaukee County's facility handled cases that the state school at Sparta would not. [53] [54] 44: Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy Historic District: Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy Historic District ...
After just over a year, 1033 restaurant and wine bar on 1033 S. First St. will stop operations on July 13.