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3413 N DOWNER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

3413 N DOWNER AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
3413 N DOWNER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Milwaukee-Downer College Science Hall
Other Name:UW-Milwaukee, Sabin Hall, MIL 1923
Contributing:
Reference Number:94724
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3413 N DOWNER AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1928
Additions:
Survey Date:19802011
Historic Use:university or college building
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Van Ryn and DeGelleke
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' (Milwaukee Downer Campus) exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. The site file also contains documentation and correspondence relating to Memorandum of Agreement stipulations as well as Determination of Eligibility documentation. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

Collegiate Gothic structure constructed of red-brown brick and sandstone.

Sabin Hall was named for Ellen C. Sabin (1850-1949) who was president of Milwaukee-Downer College from 1890 to 1921 and was a leading educator in Wisconsin. The building originally housed all the science departments of the college.

Historical Data:
Milwaukee-Downer College (1928-64) (Science departments)
UW-Milwaukee (1964-present) (geology & geography departments)
Bibliographic References:Woods, Donald A., UWM BUILDINGS (UWM Library, 2nd ed., 1977), p. 32. http://www4.uwm,edu/map/buildings/vt-sab-prof.cfm (2011).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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