Building History Detail
Highland Avenue Natatorium

This was Milwaukee's first natatorium and was plagued with settling problems after the first years of being built. It was built of cream city brick with building dimensions of 150x60 feet. It was remodeled in 1921 to look as shown in the accompanying picture.

Architect: Schnetzky, H Paul

Year Built: 1890, Year Demolished: 1963

Address History:
705-709 Prairie St (1890 - 1929)
709 W Highland Ave (1930 - 1963)

Sources:
Milwaukee Sentinel, August 15, 1889
Milwaukee Sentinel, February 26, 1890
Milwaukee Sentinel, January 8, 1963


Record Update: 2011-03-03

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