National Historic Landmark · city hall · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee City Hall

Building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Built 1895. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Milwaukee City Hall

Milwaukee City Hall is a skyscraper and town hall located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Finished in 1895, it was Milwaukee's tallest building until completion of the First Wisconsin Center in 1973. It is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI
CountyMilwaukee County
ListedMar 14, 1973
Reference number73000085
Built1895
Type of placecity hall, Rathaus
StyleRenaissance Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI
Coordinates43.04188, -87.90978 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPullman National Historical Park · 94 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000085. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.