Property Record
3253 N DOWNER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Vogel Hall - Milwaukee-Downer Seminary |
---|---|
Other Name: | UW-Milwaukee, Vogel Hall, MIL 1963 |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 115328 |
Location (Address): | 3253 N DOWNER AVE |
---|---|
County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
Township/Village: | |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | |
Range: | |
Direction: | |
Section: | |
Quarter Section: | |
Quarter/Quarter Section: |
Year Built: | 1936 |
---|---|
Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 19792011 |
Historic Use: | university or college building |
Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | Eschweiler & Eschweiler |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Milwaukee-Downer |
---|---|
National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1974 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: |
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) |
---|---|
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 |