2200 W KILBOURN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2200 W KILBOURN AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
2200 W KILBOURN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Milwaukee Hospital
Other Name:Herman L. Fritschel Memorial Auditorium
Contributing:
Reference Number:111204
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2200 W KILBOURN AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1912
Additions: 1927 1932
Survey Date:1983
Historic Use:hospital
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Clas and Clas
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Milwaukee Hospital
National Register Listing Date:9/6/2006
State Register Listing Date:4/28/2006
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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, Division of Historic Preservation.

West wing was added in 1927 and the east wing was added in 1932. Hospital was organized in 1863 by Rev. William A. Passavant at a farmhouse but soon built a regular hospital which burned in 1883.
Bibliographic References:Fritschel pp. 64-70.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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