National or State Registers Record
Roughly bounded by Menomonee River, Chicago & N. Western RR, Seeboth, S. First, Oregon, & S. Second Sts.
National or State Register of Historic Places
Historic Name: | South First and Second Street Historic District |
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Reference Number: | 87002092 |
Location (Address): | Roughly bounded by Menomonee River, Chicago & N. Western RR, Seeboth, S. First, Oregon, & S. Second Sts. |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City/Village: | Milwaukee |
Township: |
This is one of the city's oldest commercial districts, located at the confluence of the Milwaukee and Menomonee rivers. These 28 buildings, constructed between 1855 and 1925 in Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Romanesque Revival styles, are used for mixed business purposes. The district includes an exceptional number of Civil War era (c. 1858-1868) commercial buildings. |
Period of Significance: | 1900-1924 |
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Period of Significance: | 1875-1899 |
Period of Significance: | 1850-1874 |
Period of Significance: | 1925-1949 |
Area of Significance: | Architecture |
Area of Significance: | Commerce |
Applicable Criteria: | Event |
Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
Historic Use: | Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility |
Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Business |
Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Specialty Store |
Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
Architectural Style: | Late Victorian |
Architectural Style: | Other |
Resource Type: | District |
Architect: | Multiple |
Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
National Register Listing Date: | 11/30/1987 |
State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
Number of Contributing Buildings: | 28 |
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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 |
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |