National or State Registers Record
W. Highland Blvd. roughly bounded by N. 33rd and N. 29th Sts.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Highland Boulevard Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 85001686 |
| Location (Address): | W. Highland Blvd. roughly bounded by N. 33rd and N. 29th Sts. |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City/Village: | Milwaukee |
| Township: |
| The exclusive neighborhood of 20 elaborate mansions and carriage houses was part of an early city plan to create landscaped boulevards which link major parks, resulting in a distinctive residential neighborhood. Built between 1895 and 1925, the district was home to wealthy German-American businessmen, and the formal architectural styles often incorporated German Renaissance Revival motifs. |
| Period of Significance: | 1895-1930 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Community Planning And Development |
| Area of Significance: | Ethnic Heritage/European |
| Area of Significance: | Industry |
| Area of Significance: | Landscape Architecture |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Person |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Architectural Style: | Late Victorian |
| Architectural Style: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| Architectural Style: | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| 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: | 07/30/1985 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 26 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Buildings: | 2 |
| 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 |