Property Record
3400 N MARYLAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Carl Sandburg Dormitory Towers |
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| Other Name: | UW-MILWAUKEE, SANDBURG RESIDENCE HALLS, MIL 1937, 1937B |
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| Reference Number: | 119433 |
| Location (Address): | 3400 N MARYLAND AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1972 |
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| Survey Date: | 19762011 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | Schuett-Mochon |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This highly intact university dormitory complex consists of a commons and three dormitory towers, the tallest of which is 28-stories-tall and is among the tallest building in Milwaukee. The name commemorates the poet Carl Sandburg, who lived in Milwaukee for a while. This complex is of architectural significance because of its design, which has towers that are constructed out of poured-in-place ribbed concrete, and because they represent the solution to the University's need to house a large number of students on an urban campus that has very limited acreage on which to build. dormitory |
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| Bibliographic References: | http://www4.uwm,edu/map/buildings/vt-san-prof.cfm (2011) Wisconsin Architect. February, 1971, pp. 8-10; April, 1971, p. 25. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |