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Bounded by the Milwaukee River, C and NW RR, and E. St. Paul and N. Jackson Sts.

Historic Name:
Historic Third Ward District
Reference Number:
84003724
Property Location:
Bounded by the Milwaukee River, C and NW RR, and E. St. Paul and N. Jackson Sts.
County:
Milwaukee
City/Village:
Milwaukee
Township:

Summary

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.

Property Details

Criteria
Architecture/Engineering,Event
Area Of Significance
Architecture,Commerce
Period of Significance
1875-1934
Architectural Style
Late Victorian
Architect
Multiple
Resource Type
District
Historic Use
Warehouse,Restaurant

Resources Within The Property

Contributing Buildings
71
Contributing Sites
0
Contributing Structures
0
Contributing Objects
0
Non-Contributing Buildings
7
Non-Contributing Sites
0
Non-Contributing Structures
0
Non-Contributing Objects
0

Designations

Listed in the National Register
Mar 8, 1984
Listed in the State Register
Jan 1, 1989
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