National or State Registers Record
Roughly Franklin Pl., N. Prospect and E. Juneau Aves., and E. Knapp St.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | First Ward Triangle Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 87000489 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly Franklin Pl., N. Prospect and E. Juneau Aves., and E. Knapp St. |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City/Village: | Milwaukee |
| Township: |
| The district at the corner of North Prospect Avenue and East Knapp Street contains 11 historic residences surrounding a small triangular park (Burns Triangle) that features a statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns, erected in 1909. These upper class residences, many of which now house offices, were built between 1855 and 1896 and designed by leading architects in high style Victorian domestic architecture. |
| Period of Significance: | 1855-1896 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Area of Significance: | Law |
| Applicable Criteria: | Person |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Architectural Style: | Late Victorian |
| Architectural Style: | Classical Revival |
| 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: | 03/19/1987 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 11 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 1 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 1 |
| 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 |