National or State Registers Record
Bounded by the Milwaukee River, C and NW RR, and E. St. Paul and N. Jackson Sts.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Historic Third Ward District |
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| Reference Number: | 84003724 |
| Location (Address): | Bounded by the Milwaukee River, C and NW RR, and E. St. Paul and N. Jackson Sts. |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City/Village: | Milwaukee |
| Township: |
| Located in downtown Milwaukee and bounded by the Milwaukee River just south of the commercial core of the city, this 12-block district contains 71 multi-story warehouses of industrial structures built mostly of brick between 1892 and 1928. Retaining its turn-of-the-century character, this combined wholesale and manufacturing district was rebuilt after a fire in 1892. |
| Period of Significance: | 1875-1934 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Warehouse |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Restaurant |
| Architectural Style: | Late Victorian |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 03/08/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 71 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Buildings: | 7 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |