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1874 2-story home of railroad man and leading Catholic John Baasen, designed by Charles Gombert. Housed offices of German YMCA from 1888 to 1893. Used by Mt. Sinai Hospital starting in 1905, Wisconsin House Hotel in 1919, and Joe Kerscher's tavern in 1933. 13. Lloyd A. Barbee House. Lloyd A. Barbee House. May 7, 2019.
The neighborhoods of Milwaukee include a number of areas in southeastern Wisconsin within the state's largest city at nearly 600,000 residents. Two residents of the same neighborhood may describe different neighborhood boundaries, [ 1 ] which could be based on ZIP codes, ethnic groupings, or simply personal opinion.
84003724 [1] Added to NRHP. March 8, 1984. The Historic Third Ward is a historic warehouse district located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This Milwaukee neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the Third Ward is home to over 450 businesses and maintains a strong position within the retail and professional ...
Water Street is a prominent historic street and entertainment district in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the site of the city's original building, City Hall, and multiple historic landmarks. Today it is still the major north–south road running through downtown and is home to Milwaukee's Theater District, Water Street Entertainment District, and ...
The majority of the historic structures in the neighborhood have been redeveloped and by the 2020s the remaining surface parking lots became targeted for redevelopment by the city and developers. 333 North Water is a 31-story residential high-rise located in the northwest portion of the neighborhood across the street from the Milwaukee Public ...
May 4, 1990. The Garden Homes Historic District in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [3] Under socialist mayor Daniel Hoan, the City of Milwaukee implemented the country's first public housing project in 1923. This experiment with a municipally-sponsored housing ...
Shorewood. 330-foot wooden steam freighter, built in 1896 by James Davidson. One of the largest wooden ships ever built, she mostly carried iron ore east on the Great Lakes and returned with coal. Ran aground in a fog bank in November 1905. 4. Rufus Arndt House. Rufus Arndt House. More images. September 12, 1985.
Here is a sample of historic buildings in the district, roughly in the order built: The Sikorsky Saloon at 1200-1204 E. Brady Street is a 2-story cream brick building with Italianate -styled hood moulds over the windows, built about 1875. It had three storefronts at street level and living quarters above. [8][3]