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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 3367 N DOWNER AVE |
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| County | Milwaukee |
| City/Village | Milwaukee |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1905 |
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| Additions | 1912 |
| Survey Date | 1980,2011 |
| Historic Use | museum/gallery |
| Architectural Style | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material | Brick |
| Architect | Alexander C. Eschweiler |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Is a National Historic Landmark. Building was part of Milwaukee-Downer College. Small red-brown brick museum designed in harmony with neighboring Greene Hall. Museum built to house the natural history collection of Thomas Arnold Greene (1827-1894), who was a Milwaukee druggist and a collector of plants, minerals, and fossils. His family donated the collection of 75,000 to 100,000 specimens to Milwaukee Downer College in 1911. The building continues to operate as a museum under the supervision of the Department of Geological Sciences. One story, red brick museum has a flat roof and round arched entrance with oak leaf decoration on the side pilasters and typanum over the door; it is in the stripped classical style. |
| Bibliographic References | Woods, Donald A., UWM Buildings (UWM Library, 2nd ed., 1977), p. 21. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Greene, Thomas A., Memorial Museum |
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| National Register Listing Date | Nov 08, 1993 |
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| National Historic Landmark Status Granted | Nov 4, 1993 |
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3367 N. Downer Ave.
93001615
Located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
