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Roughly 1st and 2nd Sts. between North and Center Sts.

National or State Register of Historic Places
Roughly 1st and 2nd Sts. between North and Center Sts. | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:North First Street Historic District
Reference Number:84003731
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):Roughly 1st and 2nd Sts. between North and Center Sts.
County:Milwaukee
City/Village:Milwaukee
Township:
SUMMARY
Built between 1885 and 1930, this eight-block residential area contains 200 large-scale homes designed by well-known German-American architects in Queen Anne, Arts & Crafts, Flemish Renaissance Revival, and Colonial Revival styles originally inhabited by a core community of German-American businessmen and professionals.
PROPERTY FEATURES
Period of Significance:1885-1930
Area of Significance:Architecture
Area of Significance:Ethnic Heritage/European
Applicable Criteria:Event
Applicable Criteria:Architecture/Engineering
Historic Use:Domestic: Single Dwelling
Architectural Style:Late Victorian
Architectural Style:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Resource Type:District
Architect:Multiple
DESIGNATIONS
Historic Status:Listed in the National Register
Historic Status:Listed in the State Register
National Register Listing Date:08/02/1984
State Register Listing Date:01/01/1989
NUMBER OF RESOURCES WITHIN PROPERTY
Number of Contributing Buildings:197
Number of Contributing Sites:0
Number of Contributing Structures:0
Number of Contributing Objects:0
Number of Non-Contributing Sites:0
Number of Non-Contributing Structures:0
Number of Non-Contributing Objects:0
RECORD LOCATION
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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