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The Pfister is the last nineteenth century grand hotel remaining in downtown Milwaukee. Local materials were used in its construction with rock-faced, Wauwatosa limestone for the first two floors and cream brick for the third through eighth floors. Indiana limestone and terra cotta were used as trim. Changes to the exterior include the removal ...
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]
Charles F. Pfister (June 17, 1859 – November 12, 1927) was a wealthy tannery magnate, bank financier, utility owner, newspaper publisher, hotelier and philanthropist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was also a central figure in the stalwart "Old Guard" of the Republican Party of Wisconsin during the rise of the state's progressive Republicans.
The Pfister Hotel Enjoy a Christmas Celebration Brunch in the ballroom from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 25. The buffet includes Wisconsin cheeses, salads, pastries, carved meats, seafood, omelets ...
The Wisconsin Hotel, a new hotel slated to open in Wisconsin Dells in summer 2025, will feature a restaurant called Farmer in the Dells with a four-story silo bar.
New bars, restaurants opening in Milwaukee in February include a Third Ward deli and Washington Heights bar. Gannett. Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. February 1, 2024 at 6:10 AM.
Friedrich Vogel (May 8, 1823 – October 23, 1892), more commonly known by the Americanized version of his name as Frederick Vogel, Sr., was an American tanner and businessman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who spent a single one-year term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] [2] Together with Guido Pfister, he founded the Pfister ...
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