Property Record
3253 N DOWNER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Vogel Hall - Milwaukee-Downer Seminary |
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| Other Name: | UW-Milwaukee, Vogel Hall, MIL 1963 |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 115328 |
| Location (Address): | 3253 N DOWNER AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1936 |
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| Survey Date: | 19792011 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Eschweiler & Eschweiler |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Milwaukee-Downer |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1974 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Red-brown brick college building designed in the English Tudor mode. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Part of the Milwaukee-Downer Seminary complex. (See also 2501 and 2513 E. Hartford Ave. (Pearse Hall and Garland Hall)). Construction date, 1936. (1) Milwaukee-Downer Seminary, 1936-61. (1) UWM, 1961-present. (1) |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1. Woods, Donald A., UWM Buildings (UWM Library, 2nd ed., 1977), p. 36. http://www4.uwm,edu/map/buildings/vt-vog-prof.cfm (2011) |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |