Property Record
3321 N MARYLAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Columbia Hospital |
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| Other Name: | UW-Milwaukee/ MIL |
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| Reference Number: | 106495 |
| Location (Address): | 3321 N MARYLAND AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1919 |
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| Additions: | 1923 1930 |
| Survey Date: | 20042011 |
| Historic Use: | hospital |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Schmidt, Garden & Martin - 1919; Eschweiler & Eschweiler - later additions |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 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. Schmidt, Garden & Martin of Chicago designed original 1919 building. Later additions built in 1923, 1931, 1941, 1951, 1965, 1969 and 1978. Local architects Eschweiler & Eschweiler designed 1931, 1941, 1951 and 1965 wings. Columbia Hospital was founded in 1909 on an idea of emphasizing scientific research to treat disease by providing superior laboratory facilities for medical staff. Originally established in former Knowlton Hospital and Training School in downtown Milwaukee before moving to current site. Columbia doctors developed the "Milwaukee Brace" to treat scoliosis of the spine. Previously surveyed in 1975 with map code 34. Map name was 3rd Aldermanic District. Note: Although it is stated above that the firm of Schmidt, Garden and Martin of Chicago designed the original portion of this building in 1919, Passante states that the records of the very prominent Milwaukee firm of Brust & Phillip show that this firm actually designed the original portion of this building and also the Columbia School of Nursing Building next door (AHI# 119875). This discrepancy is still unresolved. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building permits. "Columbia Perspective," published on 50th anniversary of Columbia Hospital. Passante, Anna M. A God-Given Talent: Peter J. Brust, Architect, His Work and Legacy, 1906-2006. Milwaukee: ElexDay Publications, 2006, pp. 177-178. Davis, Richard S. 50 Years Of Architecture (Eschweiler). Milwaukee: 1943, p. n.p. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |