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City Hall's eight-story open atrium. Milwaukee City Hall was designed by architect Henry C. Koch in the Flemish Renaissance Revival style, [4] [6] based on both German precedent (for example, the Hamburg Rathaus or city hall), and local examples (the Pabst Building, demolished in 1981).
Milwaukee City Hall: 353 ft (108 m) 15 1895 Tallest habitable building in the world for more than four years after completion (1895–99); tallest building in Milwaukee for nearly 80 years. Was the tallest building in Milwaukee before being surpassed by U.S. Bank Center. [41] 12 The Moderne: 348 ft (106 m) 31 2012
In 1860, the city's first horse-drawn streetcar was operated by the River and Lakeshore City Railway Company, and the original route ran down Water Street. [4] The street is home to Milwaukee City Hall, which was one of the tallest buildings in the world when it was completed in 1895 [5] and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2005. [6]
Milwaukee City Hall, BMO Harris Bank and US Bank Building are in the background. Associated Bank River Center , previously known as Milwaukee Center, is a 28-story, 373,000-square-foot office ...
The city of Milwaukee is about to spend $1.6 million to stabilize City Hall's facade − 10 years after city officials approved a $15.9 million legal settlement designed to solve the same problem ...
1896 home to Germania Publishing Company, designed by Schnetzky & Liebert with 'Kaiser's Helmet' domes on the corners. Largest office building in the city at the time. George Brumder's company produced German-language publications, but the name was changed to Brumder Building in 1918 due to anti-German feelings. 64: Gesu Church: Gesu Church
Milwaukee [20] 11 Milwaukee City Hall: 353 ft (108m) 15 1895 Milwaukee: Tallest habitable building in the world for more than four years after completion (1895–99); tallest building in Milwaukee for nearly 80 years. 12 The Moderne: 348 ft (106m) 31 2012 Milwaukee: Tallest building in Wisconsin west of the Milwaukee River. [21] [22] 13 333 ...
Mayor Cavalier Johnson (right) is sworn in by City Clerk Jim Owczarski during his inauguration in the City Hall Rotunda at Milwaukee City Hall in Milwaukee on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.