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The Milwaukee City Hall is a skyscraper and town hall located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was finished in 1895, [4] and was Milwaukee's tallest building until completion of the First Wisconsin Center in 1973. In 1973 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]
Gilson Brothers Co. was a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of outdoor power equipment and recreational equipment. It operated independently between its inception in 1911 until acquisition by Lawn-Boy in 1988. The company was probably most well known for its garden tillers, snowblowers and garden tractors produced from the 1960s through the 1980s.
First public housing project in the U.S., built in 1923 by the City of Milwaukee under socialist mayor Daniel Hoan to ease the city's housing shortage, based on ideas from Britain's garden city movement. 62: German-English Academy: German-English Academy: April 11, 1977 : 1020 N. Broadway
Madison architects Claude and Starck designed the building in 1923 to house city offices, meeting rooms, the fire department and a theater. Its cost was reported to be $130,000. [1] [2] The concept of a mixed-use city hall and theater was likely inspired by the Richland Center City Auditorium built in nearby Richland Center, Wisconsin in 1912. [2]
The first building constructed on the Beloit College campus, Middle College is the oldest academic building still in use in Wisconsin [54] and serves as the college's administrative offices. [55] North Hall: Madison: 1851 Academic Oldest extant building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. [56] Pottawatomie Light: Rock Island: 1858 Lighthouse
Pages in category "City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The building was made with locally quarried Apostle Island brownstone of excellent quality. However, there are signs of deterioration due to recent sand-blasting that occurred while the building, once a vocational school, was renovated for use as the City Hall. In the 2010s, the building was made handicap accessible, with a new ramp on the west ...
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