National or State Registers Record
N. Old World Third St., W. Highland Ave., and W. State St.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Old World Third Street Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 87000494 |
| Location (Address): | N. Old World Third St., W. Highland Ave., and W. State St. |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City/Village: | Milwaukee |
| Township: |
| This is the last remaining portion of the original German retail district in the Kilbourntown plat of Milwaukee. These three city blocks of 15 historic buildings include retail stores, restaurants, and a sausage factory. The two- to five-story structures, built between 1855 and 1910, represent a Victorian era streetscape of fine Italianate, Victorian Gothic, and Romanesque influences commercial buildings. |
| Period of Significance: | 1855-1910 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Specialty Store |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Restaurant |
| Historic Use: | Social: Meeting Hall |
| Historic Use: | Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility |
| Architectural Style: | Late Victorian |
| Architectural Style: | Classical Revival |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Koch,Henry C. |
| Architect: | Et al. |
| 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: | 15 |
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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 |