The Sheridan Apartment Building is a 1920s elevator apartment building in Milwaukee, constructed at the peak of this building type. The Backes & Uthes design incorporated many of the in-demand features for apartments of the era, including parcel boxes, refrigeration, radiant heat, built-in storage, large basement storage rooms, on-site laundry, electricity, and an elevator. The building retains all of these significant features, interior and exterior, with very few and isolated exceptions. The building features an intact 1920s Mediterranean Revival lobby including clay tile, wrought iron railing, textured plaster, and wood and leaded glass doors.

The exterior of the building is equally intact and period-specific. An elegant Mediterranean Revival terra cotta-clad vestibule is a signature entry feature. Terra cotta ornament is used to great effect on the front elevation and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the building. The two front towers feature intact copper roofing.

The building is strongly evocative of the height of apartment living in the early twentieth century in Milwaukee, due in large part to this combination of intact interior and exterior elements. It serves as an excellent example of the way Period Revival architectural styles are applied to established building types as well as a fine example of Mediterranean Revival architecture in Milwaukee.