Milwaukee County Historical Center
October 2, 2009
I love taking pictures of old buildings with interesting architecture. The Milwaukee County Historical Center located at 910 N. Old World 3rd Street in Milwaukee, WI. The building is an elaborately detailed neoclassical revival structure was completed in 1913 after two years of construcition. It originally housed the Second Ward Savings Bank. In 1866 the bank was reorganized, Board members included the famous brewers, Phillip Best, Valentine Blatz, and Joseph Schlitz which led to its moniker, the “Brewers’ Bank.”
The building is now home to the Historical Society Home. The museum is open to the public daily for a small charge that is waived for members of the Historical Society. Residents of Milwaukee County can visit free of charge on Mondays. The Milwaukee County Historical Center is a City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County Landmark. It has been listed on the prestigious National Register of Historic Places.
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