Full Building List
Building # History Yr Blt Yr Dem
1000 North Water 633 A 24 story office building with the bottom eight stories a parking pavilion. 1991 present
411 Building 634 A 30 story office building built for the Winmar Development Corp for $78 million. 1985 present
Adler Block 446 A modern Romanesque, seven story building with granite on the bottom two floors and red pressed brick on the remaining floors. 1891 1942
Advertising Arts Building 397 A seven story red brick office building with a structure of reinforced concrete which originally housed offices for graphic arts businesses. 1927 present
Alameda Apartments 509 An eight story brick and reinforced concrete apartment building demolished in 1986 for the NML expansion. 1924 1986
Alhambra Building 24 A six story brick building which was the home of the Alhambra theater as well as offices for various businesses. 1896 1961
Amador Apartments 510 An eight story brick and reinforced concrete apartment building demolished in 1986 for the NML expansion. 1924 1986
Ambrosia Chocolate 220 A three story brick building with mill construction and a concrete foundation. 1907 1993
Amtrak Passenger Station 681 A three story steel framed building with a facade of full height, precast concrete arches which lined the entire front. 1965 present
Argyle Apartments 350 A four story brick apartment building with a limestone foundation and stone trimmings. 1897 1966
Arlington Apartments 419 A four story brick and stone apartment building with eight flats. 1903 ?
Arthur Andersen Data Center 647 A two story reinforced concrete building built without windows for the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen. 1962 2014
Astor Annex 443 A four story red brick apartment building. ? ?
Astor Apartments 547 A four story red brick and reinforced concrete apartment building with 32 units. 1917 present
Atlantic Hotel 71 A three story brick hotel set on a triangular piece of land. It was built as a saloon and boarding house for the Schlitz brewery. 1891 1952
Auburn Wisconsin Autos 521 A two story solid brick building with dimensions of 60x120 feet. It was built for the Federal Realty company. 1916 ?
Auditorium Court Apartments 263 A four story, maroon Indiana brick apartment building with a total of 134 apartments. 1909 1980
Auditorium Drugs 105 A three story Italianate-style, cream city brick building with businesses on the ground floor and apartments above ? 1961
Auditorium Hotel 204 A four story brick building which was originally called the Dix hotel and was built for around $8,000 for Peter Dix. 1879 1965
Aurora Apartments 385 A four story brick flat building constructed for Judge J A Mallory. 1898 ?
Badger Apartments 307 The four story red brick apartment building in which the Water Street Brewery now sits was built for Clarence Allen for $35,000. 1894 present
Baltimore Apartments 104 A three story brick flat built for Lucius Hines which had dimensions of 75x59ft and cost $25,000 to construct. 1896 1949
Bank of Milwaukee 193 A three story gray brick, terra cotta, and concrete building with dimensions of 50x100 feet. 1920 ?
Bankers Building 465 A 14 story office building built of steel with a brick exterior. The exterior originally consisted of an orange brown brick with art deco styling and light orange terra cotta. 1929 present
Bartlett Building 6 A ten story steel and brick commercial block also known as the Brouwer Shoe Building. 1923 present
Bauer Building 171 A three story cream city brick commercial building built in an Italianate style for Adam Bauer. 1858 present
Bauer Building 125 A four story brick building built for Adam Bauer and the location of Bauer Hall in the late 1800s ? 1969
Bell Telephone Building 317 A 317-foot tall headquarters for the phone company built in a mixture of gothic and tudor styles. 1917 present
Belmont Hotel 76 A five story brick and steel hotel torn down in 1997 to make way for the Midwest Express Center. 1926 1996
Belvedere Apartments 276 This was the second large apartment building constructed in the city. 1885 1967
Benesch Building 416 A two story brick building with an Egyptian-styled terra cotta cornice built for the offices of Irving Benesch Real Estate. 1926 present
Benihana's 674 This two story modern building was built for First Milwaukee Savings Bank and currently is Benihana's Japanese restaurant. 1974 present
Benjamin F Parker Residence 597 A 2 1/2 story cream city brick house built in a Queen Anne style. 1892 present
Benjamin Miller Residence 611 A three story mansion built by pioneer attorney, Benjamin K Miller and owned by the family until 1919. It was sold to the Friendship House in 1970. 1866 present
Bielfeld Building 584 Three story brick building built in the Italianate style for Henry Bielfeld. 1874 present
Birchard Building 470 A five story cream city brick building built in an Italianate style for John F Birchard. This building housed Reckmeyer Furs from 1955 until 1996 and was bought and renovated by Johnson Bank in 2001. 1868 present
Blackstone Apartments 413 An eight story brownish-gray brick and stone apartment building with a reinforced concrete structure and terra cotta ornamentation. 1916 present
Blair Apartments 206 Building was four stories high, red brick and with 30 flats. 1893 ?
Blatz Hotel 300 This five story red brick hotel was originally built as the Grand Central Hotel and later changed to the Wellington Hotel. 1872 1969
Blossom Flats 533 A two story brick building of four separate residences built for the widow of Levi Blossom, Cornelia. 1875 1941
Blue Cross Building 662 A ten story pentagon-shaped headquarters for Blue Cross of Wisconsin for a cost of $12.9 million. The building has about 270,000 square feet of office space. 1977 present
Boston Store 28 A nine story addition to the Boston Store building built of reinforced concrete and with an exterior of glazed white terra cotta brick. 1921 present
Boston Store 23 A five story brick building built for the John Plankinton estate to replace buildings burned down in early 1895. 1896 present
Boston Store Parking Garage 643 An eight story circular parking ramp with a capacity of 750 cars built for the Boston Store. 1967 present
Boynton Garage 343 A three story enclosed auto parking garage with stone facing on the first floor and brown brick on the top two floors. 1881 present
Bradford Block 315 A four story brick store which housed the Bradford Piano store until 1960 when they moved to Capitol Court. 1869 1964
Bradley Block 360 A two story brick building erected for Edward Bradley with rooms for stores on the ground floor and offices above. 1895 1972
Bradley Building 294 A six story brick building which was leased by Stumpf, Inc in 1926 for a 99 year lease. ? 1960
Bradley Center 636 A 154-foot high, 13 story sports center built as the home stadium for the Milwaukee Bucks. 1988 present
Breithaupts Building 17 A three story, gray granite building with a steel frame built for the Breithaupts Apparel Co. 1923 present
Broadway Building 316 This was the first office for Northwestern Mutual Life. It was a five story high building built of gray limestone. 1870 1965
Broadway-Wisconsin Building 318 A five story reinforced concrete and steel office building finished with cut stone on the first floor and gray brick on the upper floors. 1924 present
Brumder Annex 141 A two story building built for the Brumder estate used for offices and stores on the ground floor. 1927 1983
Brumder Building 74 An eight story gray stone and brown pressed brick building built in the Italian Renaissance style. 1896 present
Brunswick Block 290 A three story brick restaurant building which was a model lunch restaurant at the time it was built. 1914 1972
Buchbinder Apartments 543 A four story brick and steel apartment building built for Sigmund Buchbinder for approximately $130,000. 1928 ?
Buick Motor Co 476 A three story reinforced concrete and brick auto dealership building built for Buick motor cars. 1911 present
Builders Exchange of Milwaukee 323 A four story brick building constructed for the Builder's Club of Milwaukee. 1902 1954
Business Institute Building 664 A three story modern-style building built for the Business Institute of Milwaukee to house classrooms. 1941 1973
Button Block 288 A seven story brick building of red pressed brick and red terra cotta with the bottom two floors built of red stone. 1892 present
Button Residence 580 A two and a half story cream city brick home built for Dr. Henry H Button in the Italian Villa style. 1876 present
Candon Court 404 A four story red brick apartment building with 24 apartments built in an L-shaped plan. 1917 present
Carpenter Baking Co. 242 A three story building constructed for the Carpenter Bakery which opened on April 10, 1915. 1915 ?
Carpenter Building 39 A seven story building with 150 feet of frontage on Grand Avenue and 200 feet on Sixth Street. 1924 1986
Caswell Building 4 Originally known as the Caswell building, after Napolean Caswell, the name was changed in 1982 to the Posner building. 1908 present
Cawker Building 73 A five story office building built with a steel structure and a brown brick exterior for the E Harrison Cawker estate. 1898 present
Central Garage 217 Deuster's Garage. 1916 ?
Central Market Apartments 41 A four story red brick and reinforced concrete building with terra cotta and stone trimmings. 1918 present
Centre Building 10 A twelve story office building and movie theater built in French renaissance and modernistic styles. 1931 present
Century Building 161 An eight story brick and concrete building. 1925 present
Chalet At The River Building 143 A nine story reddish-brown brick and reinforced concrete building built as a furniture store and warehouse for CW Fischer Furniture. 1908 present
Chamber of Commerce Building 450 A massive five story structure built of Amherst stone in the modern conventional Italian style. 1880 present
Chapman Home 572 The original home of department store magnate, T.A. Chapman. This mansion was a large three story wood-framed building. 1870 ?
Charles Lynde House 602 A two story wood framed, Italianate home built for young lawyer, Charles Lynde and his wife. Tragically the year after it was built he died in a shipwreck on Lake Erie. 1840 1954
Charles T Bradley Mansion 599 A 2-1/2 story cream city brick house built for shoe manufacturer, Charles T Bradley. 1874 1942
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Depot 491 Milwaukee's second grand railway station was a towering edifice of red brick built for the Chicago and Northwestern railroad. 1889 1968
Christian Science Church 412 The church is built of red-brown brick with a slate roof and dormer windows. The style of the building is reminiscent of English country churches. 1902 present
City Bank Building 138 A two story bank occupied by the City Bank until 1965 when it merged with American City Bank & Trust. 1921 ?
City Hall 301 The eight story City Hall building was opened for occupancy late in 1895. 1895 present
Clark Building 619 A 20 story office building built of reinforced concrete with an exterior of precast concrete panels with an attached 3 story parking structure. It was originally known as the Greyhound building. 1966 present
Clayton House 539 A two story wood frame home which was one of the first houses in the city built by pioneer Zachariah Clayton. 1840 ?
CNS&M Interurban Rail Station 62 A one story brick terminal built for the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee electric railway. 1920 1964
Colby Abbott Building 342 A six story brick building built for the headquarters of the Wisconsin Central railway. 1884 present
Colonial Apartments 421 A four story apartment hotel with 94 units. 1923 present
Columbia Apartments 344 In 1939, this building was cut down from its original 5 stories to 1 story. 1904 present
Commerce Building 194 A six story office building built for Realty Improvement Company of which Martin Tullgren was the president. 1928 present
Community Advocates Building 248 This building was the headquarters of the publishers of Milwaukee Herold, Sonntagspost, Union Press, etc. 1911 present
Comstock Apartments 346 A five story apartment building of brick and stone front with a total of seventeen apartments. 1898 present
Continental Plaza 628 A twelve story reinforced concrete bank and office building built for Continental Bank and Trust Co. 1968 present
County Jail 548 The jail building was an oppressive stone building built with Antigo limestone and gables with a mansard slate roof. 1887 1935
Court House Square 369 One of the earliest parks in the city. It was deeded by Solomon Juneau to the city to be used for public purposes on August 7, 1837. 1837 present
Courthouse Annex 667 A 4 story reinforced concrete parking structure/office building built over the northbound lanes of I-43. 1969 2006
Cross Keys Hotel 284 This three story brick structure was originally built by Bailey Stimson for a hotel on Milwaukee's main thoroughfares. 1853 1980
Cudahy Apartments 511 A seven story luxury apartment building of 75 apartments with rents originally ranging from $20-$70 per month. The apartment was a real estate venture built for Patrick Cudahy. 1909 present
Cudahy Tower Apartments 525 A fifteen story addition to the Cudahy apartments to the south. 1929 present
Curry-Pierce Block 473 A five story brick office block with a mansard roof. 1866 present
Daily News 581 A small brick commercial building with arcaded facade by stone trim and decorative brickwork designed in the romanesque revival style. 1899 1983
David Ferguson Residence 355 Mr. Ferguson was a cashier and vice president of Alexander Mitchell's, Wisconsin Marine & Fire Insurance Company Bank. 1878 1963
Davidson Theater 148 The six story theater opened on September 8, 1890. 1890 1954
Daytons 29 A four story L-shaped building built for Barrett's department store. 1909 1985
DeBoer Motors 328 A three story brick building with a reinforced concrete structure built for the Graham-Paige motor car dealership. 1913 1941
Detroit Street School 563 A three story cream city brick elementary school built for the third ward when it was primarily a residential neighborhood. 1879 ?
Dominican Sisters 406 A three story high brick building built as a convent for St John's Cathedral with dimensions of 40x106 ft. 1926 present
Downtowner Motor Inn 648 A ten story, 252 room hotel built for oil tycoon, Emory Clark and originally operated by the Downtowner hotel chain headquartered in Memphis. 1969 present
Drake House 502 A three story brick apartment building with dimensions of 60x120 feet. ? ?
Dresden Flats 60 The building was five stories high and built with red brick and was known as the Davelaar Flats when built. 1897 1949
Drew Apartments 274 A three story brick building in the Romanesque style with 14 apartments built for Mrs Olivia Drew. 1897 1941
Eastwood Apartments 425 A 3 1/2 story red brick apartment building. 1924 present
Eighth Street School 58 A three story cream city brick schoolhouse with fourteen classrooms and built of a basic design. 1884 present
Eldred Building 305 A four story commission house built of brick and stone with mill construction for Howard S Eldred. 1903 ?
Elias Friend Mansion 609 A two story cream city brick mansion built for Elias Friend with a fifty foot high tower facing the front of the building. 1877 1974
Elks Club 492 A ten story reinforced concrete and brick clubhouse built for the Elks Fraternal Lodge in a neo-classic style. 1925 1971
Empire Building 2 A twelve story buff colored brick and stone office building with a structure of steel. 1928 present
Enterprise Building 49 A large six-story, brick building built for August Uihlein. 1906 1980
Ernst and Young Building 657 An eight story steel framed building which was developed by Irgens Development Partners. 2003 present
Espenhain Department Store 25 A four story, solid brick building with a stone front built in the neoclassical style. 1880 1935
Essex Apartments 80 A four story mottled brick apartment block with dimensions of 150x80 feet. 1902 ?
Ethical Building 377 This four story building was originally built as a Baptist church and in 1889 was remodeled into the Conservatory of Music by architect C A Gombert. 1866 ?
Evening Wisconsin Building 338 The four story, brick offices of the Evening Wisconsin newspaper were built in Queen Anne style with red pressed brick, dark linings and drab sandstone trimmings. 1879 1930
Faison Building 635 A 37-story office building built for the Faison Development Company. 1989 present
Federal Building 477 A four and a half story building built for the post office and other federal government offices. 1899 present
Fifth & Michigan Garage 207 Two and half story high brick garage built for Hugo Koeffler. 1905 ?
Film Exchange Building 88 A one story commercial building built by the Saxe Brothers as a central hub for film distribution among their theaters. 1923 1968
Fine Arts Building 513 A six story brick building built for the Meinecke Toy Company. 1892 present
Fire Insurance Patrol 335 A three story red brick building built for the Fire Insurance Patrol. 1908 1956
First Germania Building 91 A four story brick building with a mansard roof on the top floor. 1892 1970
First Savings Plaza 654 A 19 story office building built of steel and reinforced concrete built for the First Savings and Loan Association. 1973 present
First Welsh Presbyterian Church 353 A cream city church originally built for the North Presbyterian congregation and was purchased for the Welsh Presbyterian church in 1871. 1854 1988
First Wisconsin 618 A 42-story, 601 foot high tower built with a steel structure and an exterior of glass and white-colored aluminum. The lobby was finished in Italian white marble. 1973 present
First Wisconsin Garage 495 An eight story concrete parking structure with capacity for 400 cars. It was built of steel with a Moderne styled exterior of light yellow brick and terra cotta ornamentation. 1929 present
First Wisconsin National Bank 296 A 16 story building built of steel with an exterior of heavily ornamented granite in a classical style on the first four floors and a buff colored brick on the remaining stories. 1914 present
Flint Block 113 A five story brick building which was home for the Badger Candy Company for many years. ? 1938
Four Sixty Marshall Apartment Hotel 434 An eight story reinforced concrete and brick apartment hotel also known as Hotel Marshall. 1928 1985
Fourth Ward Square 54 Although established in 1835 it wasn't until 1877 that the park was landscaped and properly designed by gardener Thomas Armstrong. 1835 present
Fox Building 297 A three story brick building built as a saloon by the Miller Brewery. 1849 present
Frankfurth Hardware 111 A seven-story brick commercial structure with a four-story arcade under large arches. 1880 1980
Fred Usinger Sausages 172 A five story, solid red-pressed brick building with stone trimmings with dimensions of 40x150 feet. 1906 present
Friedlander Knitting Co 212 Three story, brick store and factory building erected for Hugo Koeffler. 1906 ?
Friendship Club 47 A two story commercial building with a facade of white glazed brick and terra cotta. ? ?
Fritzel Building 340 This building was originally a three story brick hotel and boarding house. In 1939 the top two stories were removed and it was converted into a Moderne style clothing store occupied by Lou Fritzel. 1877 present
Furlong Apartments 433 A four story brick apartment building. 1894 1960
Furlong House 429 A large two story, cream city brick home built in the Italianate style for Milwaukee pioneer, John Furlong. 1865 ?
Garden Theater Building 14 A two story brick building with stone trim built for stores and offices and as an addition to the new Garden Theater. 1922 1981
Gayety Theatre 159 A three story brick and concrete theater building built as the New Star Theater vaudeville house. 1907 1955
Geo Watts & Sons 363 A two story art deco showroom for George Watts china store. 1926 present
German English Academy 331 A three story stone and cream city brick building built for the German English academy. 1891 present
Gilman Apartments 232 A ten apartment flat building built for the Gilman estate. 1897 ?
Gimbels 46 A six story addition to the Gimbels Department Store. 1920 present
Gimbels Department Store 1 A four story, solid brick building with a stone front built in the neoclassical style. A grand domed cupola graced the top of the 4th & Wisconsin Avenue corner but was removed around the turn of the c 1902 present
Gimbels Department Store 116 This addition to the department store was built in two sections with the tallest a five story building on the southern-most part. The center portion was built as a four story building. 1915 present
Gimbels Parking Pavilion 590 A two story reinforced concrete parking garage built for the Gimbels Department Store. 1947 present
Gipfel Building 215 A three story brick building built in the pre Civil War Federal-style. More commonly known as the Gipfel Union Brewery building due to it's history as the home of the independent brewery established b 1853 2009
Globe Hotel 485 A five story red brick hotel with 52 rooms and a corner turret built for the Schlitz Brewery. 1892 1961
Godfrey Building 314 This eight story building was a very modern grocery wholesale and commission house built of heavy reinforced concrete. 1911 present
Goldsmith Building 474 An eight story, red brick building built with a combination of Romanesque and Gothic styles used for offices with stores on the lower floors. 1893 1982
Goodrich Residence 544 A three story brick residence built for Timothy W Goodrich and later occupied by Henry F. Whitcomb. 1854 ?
Grace Apartments 531 Four stories tall built of red brick with terra cotta and stone trimmings. 1894 1941
Grain Exchange Building 348 The Grain Exchange Building, aka Munkwitz building is so called because it housed the Grain Exchange on the upper floors from 1935 to 1973. 1926 present
Grassler & Gezelschap Building 162 A four story building erected for Grassler & Gezelschap, dealers of lighting and plumbing fixtures. 1911 ?
Gridley Dairy 564 A three story brick and concrete milk processing and bottling building. 1909 1966
Grohmann Museum 330 A three story concrete and brick building originally built for Curtis Automobile as a car dealership. 1924 present
Gross Building 5 An eight story office building built for hardware merchant, Philip Gross. 1918 present
Gross Hardware Co. 163 A five story brick building. Built for the Gugler Litho Company and was bought out by Riverside Printing in 1897. ? ?
Gross Hardware Co. 144 A huge fire gutted the building in June 1964. 1913 1967
Guaranty Building 468 A six story brick and reinforced concrete building which was built for Roy Maischoss. 1927 present
Hall Chevrolet 78 A two story garage and auto dealership building. 1915 1970
Halls Chevrolet Used Cars 86 One story brick building built for an auto dealership. ? ?
Hansen Building 562 A five story red brick and reinforced concrete light manufacturing building built for the O C Hansen glove manufacturers. 1910 present
Harbor View Apartments 589 A five story steel frame and brick apartment building known as the Park Shoreland apartments when demolished in 1985. It had dimensions of 80x92 feet. 1927 1985
Harry Manschot Residence 596 A two story brick house built in an Italianate style for the owner of a meat packing company. 1874 present
Heartland Building 669 A five story building with 3 stories of parking built by the Hammes Development company. 1999 present
Herold Building 320 A four story brick building built in the Italianate style with dimensions of 60x60 feet. 1861 1941
Hick's Block 583 A four story stone and brick commercial building with dimensions of 60x120 ft. 1875 ?
Highland Apartments 256 A three story building with thirty apartments. 1928 ?
Highland Avenue Natatorium 261 This was Milwaukee's first natatorium and was plagued with settling problems after the first years of being built. 1890 1963
Highland Avenue School 259 The original school on this spot was built in 1869 as the West Side German and English High School. 1902 1951
Hilgendorf Hardware 173 A four story cream city brick building built in the Italianate style and known as the Pritzlaff Hardware company in 1861. 1861 present
Hinkel Building 153 Built by John Hinkel to house the Central Hall, a popular saloon and eatery. 1887 present
Hippodrome 87 This large hall was built as the Hippodrome and later became the Dreamland Dance Hall before it became a garage and auto dealership. 1907 1961
Hochmuth Building 255 A three story cream city brick building built for Frank Hochmuth. 1892 present
Hokanson Building 325 A four story brick and reinforced concrete building constructed for an automobile dealership. 1921 present
Holland Apartments 426 A four story, red brick apartment building with stone trimmings and parapet with dimensions of 50x117 feet. 1918 present
Hollitz Apartments 400 A three story brick, concrete and steel building with two stores on the ground floor and eight flats above. 1925 present
Holmes Motor Co 376 A two story fireproof building with dimensions of 119x154-ft. 1917 ?
Home For The Friendless 396 A three story structure built for the benevolent society to provide temporary shelter for destitute women and children. 1901 ?
Home Furniture Co. 121 A four story, cream city brick building built in a romanesque revival style.. 1887 present
Hoppe Building 522 A two story building constructed of reinforced concrete and steel with a red brick front. It was built for the Hoppe-Hatter Motor Company to sell Paige cars 1916 present
Hotel Antlers 132 The building was an 11 story hotel with 450 rooms and was built as a budget hotel for men. The grand opening was in April of 1924. 1924 1980
Hotel Astor 431 An eight story hotel and residence apartment built with a reinforced concrete structure and an exterior of grey stone on the first two stories and red brick on the remaining floors. 1920 present
Hotel Atlas 51 This two story hotel was first opened in 1894 by the Schlitz Brewing company. 1860 1980
Hotel Carlton 354 A three story brick building which was originally the home of Downer College when it was known as the Milwaukee Female Seminary. 1852 1965
Hotel Davidson 150 Built with 100 rooms by John A Davidson. 1893 1936
Hotel Delaware 185 A four story brick and stone building built for Otto Schomberg with stores on the ground floor and rooms above. 1905 1974
Hotel Gilpatrick 166 A five story brick hotel with a facade of Wauwatosa quarried stone which was renovated in 1907 from the former Romadka trunk factory. 1894 1941
Hotel Jackson 389 A six story reinforced concrete and brick apartment hotel with 100 suites. 1928 1966
Hotel Juneau 487 A five story brick building originally built as an apartment building with sixteen flats. 1890 1963
Hotel Mack 213 A three story brick hotel. ? 1956
Hotel Martin 482 The Martin was six stories in height and was built almost completely of fireproof construction. 1890 1958
Hotel Maryland 188 A six story brown brick hotel building with stone trimmings and containing 125 rooms. 1910 1984
Hotel Medford 146 This hotel was originally a four story red brick and terra cotta hotel with a steel structure with another five stories added at a later date. 1916 1964
Hotel Melcher 283 A three story brick building with dimensions of 50x75 feet which was remodeled into a hotel in 1915 by Leiser and Holst. ? 1968
Hotel Metropole 77 A four story brick 100 room hotel and rooming house with dimensions of 50x91-ft. 1915 1960
Hotel Miller 154 A nine story reinforced concrete building with an exterior of dark brick and terra cotta with dimensions of 100x150 feet. 1917 1980
Hotel Pfister 475 An eight story, 200 room hotel built for Charles Pfister in a Romanesque Revival style with dimensions of 117x180 feet. 1893 present
Hotel Randolph 147 A three story brick hotel which was also known as the St James Hotel and the Terminal Hotel. ? 1938
Hotel Schroeder 34 A 25 story brick and concrete hotel built in the art deco style for Walter Schroeder. 1927 present
Hotel Turf 225 A three story brick hotel built for businessman Charles Winterfield. Originally known as the Hotel Eagle. 1886 ?
Hotel Wisconsin 155 A 12 story brick and steel hotel building which was unique for Milwaukee. 1913 present
Hotel Wisconsin Annex 152 A five story brick and steel building constructed as an annex to the Hotel Wisconsin. 1924 present
Howard Block 498 A newspaper article in 1883 mentioned that the previous building was to be razed and a new 4 story bldg to be constructed for Sam Howard costing $12,000. 1884 present
Hyatt Hotel 614 An 18 story, 485 room hotel built by the Hyatt hotel chain. 1980 present
IBM Building 644 A seven story, reinforced concrete modern office building constructed as a data center with an exterior of precast concrete panels. 1965 present
Ilsley Apartments 439 Four story brick apartment building built on the former site of the Charles Isley mansion. 1906 present
Immanuel Presbyterian Church 444 The church was built at a cost of $160,000. It was rebuilt in 1889 after fire almost entirely destroyed the original. 1874 present
Inbusch House 417 A two and a half story Italianate house built of cream city brick for wholesale grocer, John Inbusch. 1874 present
Insurance Exchange Building 449 A four story, buff-colored brick and stone building. 1858 present
Iron Block 464 The Iron block was officially known as the Excelsior Block. 1861 present
Irvington Court 375 A four story apartment building with forty flats built by the Scammon/Tuttle family. 1909 ?
Isley Residence 586 A three story residence built in the style of a French chateau for banker James K Isley. 1897 present
Ivanhoe Apartments 508 A four story brick apartment building. It was remodeled and modernized in 1931 along with the Melrose Apartments next door to be one complete apartment complex. 1895 1976
Jackson St Natatorium 380 A two story brick and stone indoor swimming pool and bath-house for the residents of the 3rd ward. 1904 1958
James Brown Residence 588 A two and a half story double residence which was recently renovated in 2008. 1852 present
James Clark Residence 480 A 2-1/2 story cream city brick house split into four apartments. 1890 ?
James Martin Residence 383 A three story cream city brick home built for prominent businessman James Martin. 1852 1963
Jason Downer House 612 A cream city brick house built for Judge Jason Downer whose estate gave the money to found Downer College in Milwaukee. 1875 present
JC Penneys Building 603 A two story steel, brick and glass building in the modern style built for the J C Penney department store. 1935 1983
Jefferson Apartments 532 A four story, St Louis red pressed brick apartment building with dimensions of 164x60 feet. 1900 1967
Jefferson Building 613 A five story red brick and steel building built as the headquarters for the Flad and Associates architectural firm. 1978 present
Jefferson Building 359 A four story brick office building with dimensions of 60x120 ft. 1911 1972
Johns-Manville Building 576 Six story high brick manufacturing building 1894 ?
Johnson Service Building 516 A seven story reinforced concrete and red brick building built for Johnson Controls. 1923 ?
Johnston Emergency Hospital 53 TA three story brick and stone emergency hospital built for the city and built in the gothic style of the Francis I period. 1894 1933
Jonas Cadillac 90 A two story garage built for August Richter Jr. for $35,000. In 1950 it was bought by the City from Line Material Company for use by the library. 1912 1959
Jordan Building 432 A four story, reinforced concrete auto sales building which was a Buick dealership. 1917 1967
Julia Klatt Apartments 441 A four story light brown brick with terra cotta trimmings building now known as Lakeside Apartments. 1928 present
Juneau Park 493 Chicago landscape gardener H.W.S. Cleveland created the original plans for the park in 1871. 1868 present
Juneau Village Apartments 625 These three reinforced concrete apartment towers were built as part of the first phase of the Juneau Village project. 1966 present
Juneau Village Shopping Center 666 A split level shopping plaza with two levels of underground parking. 1966 present
Jung Building 298 An eight story office building built for the Jung Brewing company. 1914 1984
Kalmbach Building 568 An eight story reinforced concrete building. Kalmbach Publishing who had been in the building since 1943 bought it in 1947. 1923 present
Kay Block 36 Two story brick building built for multiple stores. 1909 ?
Kennebec Apartments 542 A four story brick and steel apartment building built for Sigmund Buchbinder for approximately $130,000. ? ?
Kesselman Building 321 A seven story brick and reinforced concrete office building built for the Munkwitz Realty Company. 1912 present
Kilbourn Hotel 149 A narrow eight story, reinforced concrete hotel with 97 rooms built for George Strohmeyer. 1908 1965
Kilbourn Tower 621 A 33 story, 74 unit high end condominium tower built on former County park land. Large and luxurious 6,000 SF penthouse units sit on the top three floors. 2006 present
Kirby-Cogeshall Label Manufacturers 447 Four story building built for the Milwaukee Macaroni Company. 1914 ?
Kitty Williams House 540 The two-story cream city brick home of one of Milwaukee's most notorious Madams of what was once the red light district. 1888 1963
Knauber Lithography 94 A three story brick building built as offices and workshops for the printing firm founded by Jacob Knauber in 1867. 1890 ?
Knickerbocker Hotel 598 An eight story brick apartment building with terra cotta trim. It contains 250 apartments with two public dining rooms and two private halls. 1929 present
Knight Apartments 546 A three story red brick building with stone trimmings originally owned by Catholic Knights. 1923 present
Koeffler Block 210 This building was a three story brick and concrete building occupied by Schrieber Motor Cars on the ground floor. 1908 ?
Kresge Building 9 A three story department store with a grey sandstone facade. 1931 present
La Mar Apartments 594 One of two six story apartment buildings built next to each other by the same developer. 1923 present
La Shall Apartments 595 One of two six story apartment buildings built next to each other by the same developer. 1922 present
Lake Crest Apartments 524 A four story brick, concrete and steel apartment building with 27 apartments. 1916 ?
Lake View Garage 489 Built for the Wisconsin Auto Exchange. 1908 ?
Lakeside Hotel 490 An early three story brick hotel also known as the Lakeshore Hotel. 1856 1934
Lancaster Apartments 423 A four story red brick apartment building with 32 apartments that has gone by many names. 1914 present
Langenberger Building 237 A three story high brick and steel warehouse and manufacturing building built for the Langenberger Construction company. 1906 ?
Lawrence Block 313 Almost damaged by fire in 1880. 1868 present
Lawrence Building 578 Four story, red brick building sometimes known as the James Conroy Block. 1882 present
Layton Art Gallery 362 A two story public art gallery split into four halls within. 1888 1957
Library Apartments 266 AKA Mozart Flats. A three story, terra cotta brick building with 14 apartments. 1899 ?
Light Horse Armory 569 Built like a Norman fortress, the Armory stood sentinel on the corner of Broadway and Wells for over 50 years. 1885 1944
Lincoln Apartments 228 Historic Lincoln Hall was originally built as the Free Congregational Church. 1857 1931
Lincoln Fireproof Warehouse 177 A six story modern fireproof warehouse built with two large freight elevators. 1923 present
Lion Furniture Store 268 F C Herbst built this store for $2,300 according to the Sentinel from September 14, 1880. 1880 1962
Lipps Building 176 John Lipps became a successful operating a millinery business at this site and upon building this building leased it out to other mercantile businesses over the years such as Espenhain and Boston Stor 1878 present
Litt Building 19 A four story building constructed of brick and stone with galvanized metal trimmings and cornice erected for Jacob Litt. 1901 1939
Loan & Trust Building 7 A seven story office building built of grey Wauwatosa stone for John Plankinton. 1890 1936
Loft Building 503 A seven story brick building with a structure of reinforced concrete. 1927 ?
Lorraine Apartments 351 A four story brick apartment building. 1895 1966
Lowell Building 478 A four story brick building with apartments in the upper floors and a restaurant on the lower floor. ? 1939
Loyalty Building 312 A Richardsonian Romanesque building built as the second headquarters of Northwestern Mutual Life. 1886 present
Ludington Building 585 A three story brick building which was originally the local headquarters of Singer Sewing Machine. 1881 1973
Lynwood Apartments 374 A four story brick apartment building with a steel structure built for Olivia Drew. 1915 ?
Mack Block 463 Five story, Ohio red-brick building, 60x120ft built for Max Mack. 1882 1959
Madonna di Pompeii Church 379 The cornerstone of the "Little Pink Church" was laid on October 8, 1904. The church was the center of the Italian community when this area of the third ward was a dense and poor residential district. 1904 1967
Majestic Apartments 507 A four story brick building with sixteen apartments built for P S Savage. 1898 1981
Majestic Building 11 This was one of Milwaukee's early office skyscrapers. It was 14 stories high with all of the ornamentation and heavy cornices popular at the time. 1908 present
Manhattan Building 131 A nine story red brick veneer and reinforced concrete office building which started out as the four story Engineering Building. 1910 ?
Manufacturers Home Building 494 An eight story concrete and red-pressed brick structure which was built as a light manufacturing building by Emil Ott. 1909 present
Marble Hall 534 A four story brick building which was next door to the Newhall House when it burned down in 1883. 1856 ?
Marine Bank 617 Now known as Chase Tower, this 22 story office tower built of dark green glass and steel was built for the Marine National Exchange Bank. 1962 present
Marine Plaza Parking Structure 642 A 4 story parking structure with space for 700 cars attached to the Marine Plaza building. 1962 present
Mariner Building 37 A 22 story office tower built for John Mariner in an Art Deco style. 1930 present
Mariner Building 593 This six story art deco moderne office building was converted into the Hotel Metro in 1998. 1937 present
Mariner Building 574 A two-story brick building built by Ephraim Mariner 1862 1935
Marshall & Ilsley Bank 295 A four story neo-classic building with a Grecian-Ionic style built of Missouri marble with dimensions of 60x160 feet. 1913 1981
Marshall Hall Apartments 440 A nine story red brick apartment building with terra cotta trim built by Arthur L Richards. 1929 present
Martin Flats 530 Row of three story flats built for the Martin estate for $40,000. 1893 ?
Masonic Building 367 This red-brick building was seven stories high with a main hall on the fifth floor. 1896 1965
Masonic Grand Lodge 616 A contemporary modern one-story building of white and grey Georgia marble and imported pastel-tinted glass. 1956 present
Matthew Keenan House 366 A three story cream city brick townhouse built in Italianate style for early settler and politician, Matthew Keenan. 1860 present
Matthews Building 16 A six story pressed red brick and brown stone building with terra cotta ornamentation built for the Matthews Brothers Furniture Company. 1893 present
McDuffee Building 591 A two story solid brick building built for an auto dealership and garage. 1907 ?
McGeoch Building 451 A six story high building built of buff colored St Louis pressed brick with terra cotta trimmings and designed in the modern renaissance style for Peter McGeoch. 1895 present
MECCA Convention Center 638 The Milwaukee Exposition and Convention Center or MECCA hall was built at a cost of $15 million. 1974 1998
Medina Apartments 506 An eight story apartment building with over 60 apartment units. 1925 1986
Melrose Apartments 418 A four story brick apartment building built before 1888. ? 1976
Merchants & Manufacturers Building 119 An eight story glazed terra cotta, enameled brick, and reinforced concrete building with a central light court on the south side of the building. 1912 present
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distibution 109 A one story building built as a film exchange and storage building for RKO pictures. 1927 ?
Metropolitan Block 170 A four story brick and stone building built in a romanesque revival style for Attorney F W Cotzhausen. 1890 1976
MFD Engine Co No 1 324 The two story brick firehouse building was completely remodeled in 1935 to modernize it for larger fire trucks. 1872 1935
MGIC Plaza 615 Two buildings constructed for the MGIC mortgage insurance company sit on a large landscaped plaza atop a two-level underground parking garage. 1972 present
Michigan Flats 460 A four story brick flat building moved from the northwest corner of Michigan and Jackson by contractor Henry Buestrin. 1892 ?
Middleton Building 445 A six story reinforced concrete and masonry building built for clothing manufacturer, J E Friend. 1912 1974
Midwest Airlines Center 639 Originally known as the Wisconsin Center, this 800,000 sf convention center was built covering two downtown city blocks. 1997 present
Miller Flats 554 A three story apartment building of red pressed brick and trimmings of Cleveland sandstone with 28 flats. 1893 1956
Millers Hall 262 A two and a half story brick building built for the Deutscher Maenner Verein. 1894 1961
Milo Jewett House 582 Two story, Italianate style home constructed for coffee merchant, Milo Jewett of the Jewett and Sherman company. 1872 present
Milwaukee Arena 658 The Arena was built to work together with the Auditorium as an entertainment complex. 1950 present
Milwaukee Art Institute 365 This was originally a one story, stone faced building built as an office for the Land, Log, and Lumber Company. 1893 1957
Milwaukee Athletic Club 322 The Athletic Club is a twelve story building faced with stone and brown brick. 1918 present
Milwaukee Auditorium 95 The two story auditorium was a one block square public building with a large 330'x180' main hall in the west wing. 1909 present
Milwaukee Building 291 A six story, reinforced concrete and brick office building with dimensions of 50x150ft. 1927 present
Milwaukee Center 623 A 28 story reinforced concrete, postmodern-style office building with an exterior of red brick-clad panels developed by Trammell Crow. 1988 present
Milwaukee Club 357 A three story Victorian clubhouse with red pressed brick, red sandstone and red terra cotta. 1884 present
Milwaukee Gas Light Building 575 A two story Bedford stone building built as offices for the Milwaukee Gas Light company as it was beginning to get established in the city. 1901 ?
Milwaukee Gas Light Building 481 A twenty story steel-structure office building constructed as headquarters for the Milwaukee Gas Light Company. 1930 present
Milwaukee Journal 26 A three story reinforced concrete and brick building built as headquarters for the Milwaukee Journal to which they move in April of 1907. 1907 present
Milwaukee Journal 101 A five story steel building built for the expanding Milwaukee Journal newspaper in an art deco style. 1924 present
Milwaukee Liedertafel Hall 260 A 65-ft tall brick building with dimensions of 75x84 ft built as a hall for the German musical society. 1888 1934
Milwaukee Mechanics Mutual Insurance Bldg 500 A three story stone office building built for $28,000 and with dimensions of 40x120 ft. 1875 ?
Milwaukee Public Library 264 A large three story Indiana Bedford limestone-clad building designed by Ferry & Clas in a Neo-Renaissance design during a competition among Milwaukee architects. 1898 present
Milwaukee Public Museum 678 The Public Museum building consists of several buildings connected together, the most recent part being the two-story Butterfly exhibit addition built in 2000. 1963 present
Milwaukee Rescue Mission 218 A five story brick building with stone trimmings and a reinforced concrete structure. 1910 1986
Milwaukee Vocational School 236 A six story brown brick and reinforced concrete vocational school built in several stages. 1919 present
Mitchell Building 448 A five story high building built with Minnesota granite in the French Renaissance style. 1878 present
Montello Apartments 238 A four story brick apartment building with a total of 12 apartments. 1905 1966
Montgomery Annex 577 Six story high building for light manufacturing. 60x120ft 1899 ?
Montgomery Building 453 A building seven stories high built of stone, red brick and terra cotta trimmings. 1892 1983
Montrose Apartments 411 A three story solid brick apartment building with thirty flats built for the George Adams realty company. 1916 1964
Moose Club 364 A four story stone building which was originally the home of the Phoenix Club. 1889 1957
MSOE Fred Loock Engineering Center 653 A two story reinforced concrete building with an exterior of red brick. 1967 present
MSOE Hall of Science 352 A two-story brick-faced reinforced concrete automobile showroom and service building with offices above. 1920 present
MSOE Margaret Loock Hall 670 A 15-story reinforced concrete dormitory building with a brick veneer built for the engineering school. 1967 present
MSOE Michael J Cudahy Student Center 673 The former offices and bottling house for the Blatz brewery which is now the student center for the Milwaukee School of Engineering. 1947 present
MSOE Walter Schroeder Library 665 A three story reinforced concrete library building built for the Milwaukee School of Engineering. ? present
Municipal Building 624 An 11 story reinforced concrete building with an exterior of glass and aluminum in a contemporary modern style. 1959 present
Municipal Garage 550 A one and a half story brick garage originally used by Badger State Iron Works and later the James Patton Paint and Glass Company. ? 1957
Napolean Caswell Residence 267 A two story cream city brick house built in the Italianate style. 1868 ?
National Bank Building 135 This building was built as a four story home for the American National Bank. 1924 present
National Exchange Bank 458 A four story stone faced bank building built in a neoclassical style. Similar branches of the Exchange Bank were built around the country at the same time. 1927 1961
New Hampshire Block 40 The first apartment building in Milwaukee built for E D Holton. 1882 1950
New Hotel Randolph 190 A twelve story red brick hotel with a steel structure built for Archie Tegtmeyer. 1927 1985
News Block 499 A three story brick structure built for newspaper printing offices. 1879 present
Noonan Block 467 A three story cream city brick building of Italianate style constructed for Josiah Noonan. It was occupied by A W Rich dry goods until 1881. 1867 present
Norman Apartments 42 A five story brick building with 26 apartments on the upper floors and stores on the ground floor. 1888 1991
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance 484 This eight story building was designed by the Chicago firm of Marshall & Fox in a Classical Revival style. 1914 present
Northwestern National Insurance 479 A three story insurance building built in an ornate French Renaissance style with Bedford Sandstone and a structure of steel. 1905 present
Nunnemacher Block 515 This three story brick built was built as part of the Nunnemacher Grand Opera house. 1871 1931
Oakland Building 520 A four story reinforced concrete and brick structure built as full service sales and service for the Oakland Motor Car Company. 1920 present
Odenbrett Garage 333 A one story building constructed for the Bates-Odenbrett Automobile Company as an auto showroom and repair garage. 1904 1956
Office on the Square 650 An eight story office building. 1969 present
Old County Court House 519 The second county courthouse was a two story domed building with east and west wings on either side of the main structure. 1873 1939
Old Line Life Building 133 A ten story office building built on a 50x150 ft lot which was also known as the Madison building. 1924 ?
Olinger Building 160 A three story reinforced concrete and brick commercial building. 1916 ?
Orton Building 48 A three story brick building built for the Orton estate with dimensions of 100x150 feet. 1910 1989
Pabst Building 462 A ten story building with a tower in the center which extended another four stories. It was designed by the Chicago architect S.S. Beman who designed the Pullman Building in Chicago. 1892 1981
Pabst Theater 514 A three story red brick opera house and theater constructed in less than a year after the Stadt Theater burned down by Pabst Brewery founder, Frederick Pabst. 1895 present
Palace Theater 38 A three story movie theater and office building built of steel and concrete with a brown brick exterior built by the Uihlein estate. 1916 1974
Paramount Film Exchange 243 A single story brick building built as a film exchange for the Famous-Players-Lasky studios. ? present
Pasadena Apartments 545 A four story brown brick apartment building with brick bay windows. 1903 present
Patton Building 33 This was a six story building with the bottom two stories built of stone and the remaining floors built of brick. 1892 1996
Paul Gilmore Annex 399 A four and 1/2 story stone and brick flat building designed with all the modern conveniences of the 19th century. 1897 ?
Paul Gilmore Apartments 505 A four story brick apartment building with thirty units. 1915 1986
Pereles Building 517 A five story brick and stone building built for the Citizen's Trust Company. 1903 1959
Performing Arts Center 632 A three story concert hall and performance venue for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. George Izenour was the theater design consultant for the performance halls. 1969 present
Performing Arts Center Parking Structure 679 A 3 story concrete parking structure with a capacity of 725 cars. 1969 present
Pfister Hotel Addition 645 A 21 story circular addition to the Pfister hotel built with 400 rooms atop a 5 story parking structure for 300 cars. 1966 present
Phoenix Light Co 551 Five story brick and concrete building. ? ?
Pietsch Building 151 A six story solid brick building which was originally built as a four story for Otto Pietsch Dye Works. 1901 present
Pioneer Building 339 A four story brown brick office building which was built on the site of the former Academy of Music performance hall. 1926 2012
Plankinton Building 3 The Plankinton building was originally built as a two story arcade of shops and was a forerunner of the modern shopping mall. 1916 present
Plankinton Hotel 115 A large eight story hotel with 450 rooms built for the Plankinton estate which opened on April 5, 1917. 1917 1980
Plankinton Parking Structure 640 A municipal parking garage built of reinforced concrete. 1961 present
Plaza Apartment Hotel 427 A large four story red brick brick and steel apartment hotel. 1925 present
Plaza East 630 Twin 14-story, six-sided office towers with an exterior of white precast concrete panels and dark tinted windows. 1982 present
Plaza East Parking Pavilion 631 A six story concrete parking garage built with the same exterior of white precast concrete panels as the Plaza East office towers. 1982 present
Post Office 651 A reinforced concrete building built for the US Post Service. 1968 present
Preusser Block 501 A four story brick block built for jeweler, Christian Preusser. ? ?
Princess Theater 158 First opened as the Grand Theater in 1904 which showed 10-cent vaudeville shows 1903 1984
Prinz Apartments 349 A three story reinforced concrete apartment building with an exterior of brick trimmed with limestone. 1909 1966
Providence Building 358 A five story brick office building. 1913 1971
Public Safety Building 277 The six story, steel framed building was built as a joint effort between the County and the City. 1929 present
Public Service Building 50 A four story steel building built in the Beaux Arts Neoclassical style and faced with grey stone and brick. 1905 present
Quistorf Building 370 A three story brown stone building built as the East Side Palm Garden for the Schlitz brewing company and originally operated by Arnold & Quistorf. 1887 present
Railway Exchange Building 466 A 12-story steel skeleton building originally known as the Herman building with stores on the ground level and offices above. 1901 present
Raleigh Hotel 538 This small three story brick hotel has been known under many different names in all its years. 1872 1968
Ramada Inn 649 A seven story motor hotel with 151 rooms built for the hotel chain. 1967 present
Regency House 629 A 27 story, 274-foot tall condominium tower with 200 units built at a cost of $6 million. It was originally built for apartments. 1969 present
Reporter Building 518 A two story red brick building. 1914 present
Republic Building 200 Originally Milwaukee Sentinel building 1919 ?
Republican Hotel 168 The Republican was a four story brick hotel with two towers over the Third Street entrance and the Kilbourn Street entrance. 1884 1961
Reuss Federal Plaza 620 A fourteen story building with a distinctive exterior of blue colored glass built as offices for the Federal government. The interior includes a large atrium which opens up the space within. 1983 present
Reynolds Apartments 408 A four story brick flat building with a stone front and an entrance flanked by four granite pillars originally built as the Van Buren Apartments. 1897 1964
RH Miller Building 604 A two story building constructed for the R & H Miller Store with a large cafeteria operated by Wrigleys inside. 1937 present
Rickers Block 334 A four story brick building. 1889 ?
Riverside Building 641 An office building built on top of a parking structure built for Towne Realty. 1968 present
Robert Hall Building 663 A one story concrete block building used as a salesroom for Robert Hall Clothes. 1948 1973
Robert Patrick Fitzgerald House 442 An Italianate mansion built for the owner of a shipping company, Robert Patrick Fitzgerald. 1874 present
Romadka Block 229 A row of seven one-story brick-cased stores built for J M Romadka. 1897 ?
Roth Apartments 99 The building was four stories high, of plain Romanesque style, and consisted of 24 apartments built for $27,000. 1900 1941
Roy Johnson Residence Hall 668 A 13 story reinforced concrete tower faced in brick which houses the first large residence hall built by MSOE. 1965 present
Royal Hotel 59 An eight story brick and reinforced concrete hotel with 150 rooms and built for E T Nixdorf. 1926 1974
Saxe Building 209 A three story building built of brick and reinforced concrete for stores and offices. 1908 ?
Scammon Apartments 273 Three story brick building with 25 apartments. 1897 1957
Schaaf Building 72 A two story brick commercial building constructed for the manufacture of sausage. 1927 1965
Schlitz Palm Garden 13 The Schlitz Palm Garden was a two story beer hall owned by the Schlitz brewery along with the adjacent Schlitz hotel to the north. 1896 1963
Schulz Building 70 A five story brick and mill construction factory building constructed for the A George Schulz company. 1906 ?
Schwantes Plumbing 142 One story brick building. 1919 ?
Scottish Rite Cathedral 402 Originally built as the Plymouth Congregational Church with a style that was very unique for a church. 1889 present
Second Ward Savings Bank 123 A two story bank originally opened as a branch of the First Wisconsin Bank and currently is the home of the Milwaukee County Historical Society. 1913 present
Security Building 8 This eight story building was built as a department store for Stumpf & Langhoff although it was for a time occupied by the Lefly store. 1912 present
Sentinel Building 497 This is a ten story building which has recently been renovated. It was built as the headquarters for the Milwaukee Sentinel. 1893 present
Sexton Block 311 This was originally built as a four story Italianate pressed brick building with a mansard roof. 1868 1971
Seybold Block 239 A three story brick building with four flats on the upper two floors and stores on the ground floor. 1902 ?
Shoreland Apartments 523 A four story brick, concrete and steel apartment building with 27 apartments. 1916 1986
Sixth Street Parking Garage 231 A five story enclosed parking garage built of reinforced concrete and brick with space for 500 cars. 1922 1966
Small Block 471 A three story cream city brick building built in the Italianate style for Simeon Small. 1866 present
Solliday Building 258 A two story reinforced concrete and brick auto garage and showroom. 1908 ?
Somerset Apartments 84 Four story brick flats with stores below. There were twelve flats in the building. 1898 ?
South Lake Apartments 422 A four story red brick apartment building whose name is currently unkown was also named Lakeside Apartments in the 1980's. 1923 present
Spencerian Building 486 A three story brown brick building originally built as a 2-story sales building for the Milwaukee Gas Light Company appliances and fixtures. 1913 present
St Charles Hotel 299 Built as the St Charles Hotel and became Pabst Hotel in 1892. 1858 1932
St Clair Apartments 437 An eight story apartment building. 1928 present
St Johns Cathedral 387 Plans were originally drawn by Victor Schulte. The tower was replaced in 1893. 1853 present
St Johns Cathedral School 405 A three story brick building called Bishop Hall and used as a school. 1874 1936
St Lawrence Hotel 394 Six story apartment hotel. 1929 1964
St Mary's School 347 This three story cream city brick building was built as the school for St. Mary's Church. 1894 1978
St Marys Catholic Church 327 Remodeled to it's current look in 1866. 1853 present
Stack Apartments 265 A four story brick apartment building. It was possibly built in 1883 and designed by Architect Douglas for E W Meacham. 1881 1967
Stacy Block 310 A three story cream city brick building built in the Italianate style. 1874 present
Stag Hotel 100 A three story Schlitz saloon and hotel built in the High Victorian Romanesque style. 1889 present
Standard Oil Building 55 A three story building of cream city brick built as the city headquarters of Standard Oil Co. 1925 1967
Steinmeyer Building 175 A five story structure built of red-pressed brick with dimensions of 60 x 147 feet. 1893 present
Stephenson Building 341 A four story building built with brown brick and grey stone accents built for Isaac Stephenson. 1904 present
Stevens Block 592 A three story brick commercial building erected for John Stevens. 1877 present
Stone Creek Coffee 682 A 2-story brick building, originally part of the Crystal Soap Company which later was acquired by Palmolive Soap. 1888 present
Strand Theater 35 A two story white glazed brick movie theater with stores in the front. 1914 1979
Stratford Apartments 275 Four story brick apartment building built for Helen Tuttle. 1897 1941
Straus Building 15 A twelve story high office building with a cream-colored glazed tile exterior built on a 40x100 ft lot. 1924 present
Stroh Building 457 An eight story, reinforced concrete light manufacturing building built for Stroh Die Casting company. 1910 1998
Stuarts Clothing 30 A four story brick building occupied by the Henry Gattman women's clothing store in September 1907. 1906 1985
Studio Apartments 587 An elegant four story brick apartment building built in the Spanish Mission Revival style. 1925 present
Summerfield Church 535 A large two story cream city brick church building built for the downtown Methodist congregation. 1857 1940
T A Chapman 472 Chapman's Dry Goods was established in 1857 as Chapman and Hassett. T.A. Chapman became sole owner in 1865 and built this store in 1885 after a fire had destroyed an earlier building at this location. 1885 1982
Terris Building 83 A two story brick building with a cream colored terra cotta front. 1924 1964
The Athenaeum 536 A heavily gabled two story building built of cream city brick with stone trimmings. This home for the Women's Club was built for $25,000. 1887 present
The Warehouse Lofts 69 A six story brick and reinforced concrete commercial building. ? present
Thiele Building 145 A three story cream city brick building built by Otto Thiele to house his drug store. 1874 present
Thiery Building 384 A four story brick building built for J.B. Thiery company for sales and offices and later occupied by optical manufacturers. 1911 ?
Thomas Jefferson School 378 A three-story school built of cream city brick and with fifteen class rooms. A fire in October 1978 burned down the school building and it was completely razed later in the year. 1899 1978
Thompson McKinnon Building 680 A seven story reinforced concrete building built by First Wisconsin Bank as an annex to their property next door to the north at 735 N. Water St. 1962 present
Tibbets House 529 A brick veneered double house, two and a half stories tall built for Alderman Tibbets costing $9,000. 1876 ?
Time Insurance Building 637 A ten story, reinforced concrete office building built as the headquarters for Time Insurance. 1970 1996
Timlin Flats 438 Three story brick building, with 9 flats on upper two stories. 1894 ?
TMER&L Power Plant 512 This large industrial three story, red-pressed brick and structural iron building was built as a coal burning power station for the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company. 1899 present
Toy Building 136 A six story brick building built to resemble a Chinese temple for Charlie Toy. 1913 1939
Toy's Restaurant 165 A two story brick building which was originally occupied as a business college and was more recently Toy's Chinese Restaurant. 1924 present
Trinity Hospital 608 The hospital was five stories in height with a basement and had dimensions of 142 feet on Wells Street and 85 feet on Ninth Street. 1897 1950
Trinity Lutheran Church 281 A cream city brick church with a limestone foundation built in a Victorian Gothic style. 1878 present
Underwriters Exchange Building 326 A nine story red brick and steel office building designed by the architectural firm who also designed the Knickerbocker Apartment Hotel on Juneau. 1923 present
Union Station 129 The depot was a huge towering structure of red-pressed brick facing Fourth Ward park. 1886 1966
Universal Film Exchange 560 A one story concrete building built as a film exchange with dimensions of 50x120 ft. 1936 ?
Universal Foods Building 454 A five story high brick and reinforced concrete warehouse built for the Milwaukee Drug Company with dimensions of 77x150-ft. 1909 present
University Club 368 A four story brick and stone building built as the clubhouse of the University Club. 1904 1977
University Club of Milwaukee 526 The original edifice was designed by New York architect John Russell Pope. 1927 present
University Club Tower 622 A 36 story condominium building with 56 luxury units built for $110 million built by the Mandel Group and attached to the adjacent University Club. 2007 present
University Extension Building 107 A six story brick and reinforced concrete building built for the UW Extension to house lecture halls, classrooms and offices. 1928 1999
University High School Building 537 A four story building constructed of reinforced concrete and brick built for the German English Academy. 1915 ?
US Appraisers Store Building 459 A three story high brick and steel building with dimensions of 80x90 feet built as offices and a storehouse for the US Appraiser's Office. 1915 1985
Val Blatz Brewing Co 332 A two story building built of Wauwatosa limestone with darker Indiana limestone trim and cream city brick. 1890 present
Van Buren & Mason Garage 398 A single story brick building built for the Bachman Motor Company as a showroom and service garage to sell Dort cars. 1922 ?
Van Buren Apartments 414 A four story brown brick apartment building with stone trimmings. 1917 present
Vermont Apartments 504 A four story apartment building with 16 flats built for Dr. Lewis Sherman and with dimensions of 41x75ft. 1898 2016
Vincent Flats 61 A three story brick apartment building. ? ?
Vogel Apartments 65 A three story brick apartment building with a flat on each floor built for Miss M L Brown. 1894 1930
Voss Building 309 A four story red brick neoclassical office and store building built by Herman Voss who headquartered his advertising specialty business here. 1909 present
W R Sherin Company 561 A two story building built as a facility for the rebuilding and refinishing of autos. 1911 1958
Wadhams Oil Co 410 One of many gas stations in the city designed with an Oriental theme for the Wadhams Oil Company. It was demolished sometime after 1980. 1925 ?
Wald Building 126 A three story brick building with a terra cotta facade designed in the Spanish style. 1929 1969
Waldheim Furniture 117 A ten story brick and reinforced concrete structure with a glazed terra cotta exterior. It was built with dimensions of 80x135 feet. 1916 present
Waldheim's Furniture 92 This building was originally six separate buildings which were combined by Northwestern Furniture Company. ? 1982
War Memorial 656 A three story modern building built of reinforced concrete and designed by internationally renowned Finnish architect, Eero Saarinen. 1957 present
Watkins Building 167 A six story, red brick building. The Watkins Building was shortened by removing the north half of the building with the widening of Kilbourn/Cedar Street in 1928. 1910 present
Wayland Apartments 436 A six story reinforced concrete and brown brick apartment building. It had dimensions of 118x119 feet and consisted of 60 apartments with ten on each floor. 1913 present
Wayside Inn 549 An small, old and infamous tavern located on an alley which had been named Northwestern Place. The tavern became a "Key Club" during Prohibition 1876 1946
Welch Building 247 A four story high brown brick building built for the Welch-Esterberg automobile dealership owned by Charles Welch of Chicago. 1906 ?
Wellauer Building 240 A five story brick and steel building built as a combination laundry on the lower floors and business college on the upper floors. 1910 present
Wells Building 469 A fifteen story office building built of steel with a glazed white terra cotta brick exterior. 1901 present
Wells Hotel 82 A three story brick hotel with metal bay windows extending out on the top two floors into the street. ? ?
Werrbach Building 528 A three story, pressed brick and stone building built as a boarding house for Louis Werrbach. 1905 1957
West Side Turn Hall 203 A three story cream city brick building built for the West Side Turner Society. 1883 present
Westmoreland Apartments 541 A four story solid brick apartment building with 26 flats built for Caroline Scammon. 1906 ?
White House Theater 157 A three story brick and steel-structure movie theater built for O L Meister. 1916 1955
Williams Hotel 186 The Williams Hotel was originally built as a home by John Plankinton in which he lived until 1863. 1855 1932
Wisconsin News Building 44 A four story brick building. This was the Sentinel newspaper building from 1949 until 1966. ? 1966
Wisconsin News Co 285 Three story, store and flat building. 1910 1967
Wisconsin Telephone 211 A nine story building built as an exchange and offices for Wisconsin Telephone. It later became headquarters for Time Insurance. 1906 1996
Wisconsin Telephone Annex 661 A six story addition to the Wisconsin Telephone Company for business offices. The exterior is red brick with the first floor finished in polished granite. 1954 present
Yankee Hill Apartments North Tower 627 A 19 story building identical to the south tower but with a total of 139 units. 1988 present
Yankee Hill Apartments South Tower 626 A 23 story apartment building with 141 units and built of reinforced concrete faced with red brick. A unique peaked roof tops off the building. 1987 present
YMCA 21 An eight story brick building built as an expansion to the YMCA building next door. The basement and first floor were built of dressed blue Bedford limestone. 1909 1966
YMCA 672 An 18 story building built for the Young Mens Christian Association. 1957 present
YMCA 189 A four story stone building designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style for the Young Men's Christian Association. 1887 1966
YWCA 381 A five story red brick and gray stone building built as the first permanent headquarters of the YWCA in the city. 1901 1985
YWCA Addition 455 A six story reinforced concrete and brick addition to the YWCA building. 1930 ?
Zimmermann Block 292 A four story, red brick building built in an Italianate style for the Zimmermann Brothers clothing company. 1885 present
Zingen & Braun Building 63 A two story brick building built for the Zingen and Braun Realty company. 1923 1958