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 Germania Building - Milwaukee, WI
N 43° 02.399 W 087° 54.781
16T E 425629 N 4765659
The Germania Building was built in 1896 by George Braumder. It was designed by Architects Schnetzky & Liebert. It is located at 135 W. Wells Ave in Milwaukee, WI.
Waymark Code: WM5CWG
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2008
Views: 12
The Germania building was built by George Braumder to house his German language publishing business and German language newspaper. In the early 1900's his heirs abandoned the German language enterprises and in the mid 1900's sold the building. Today it is an office building.
The building is a pentagon shape and is topped by domes which are copper sheet covered. The spire rising from each dome gives them an appearance of a German war helmet and were nicknamed Kaiser helmets.
The building sits in the West Side Commercial Historic District, but is entered into the National Register on its own merits.
Street address:
135 W. Wells Ave
Milwaukee, WI USA
53203
County / Borough / Parish: Milwaukee
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person: Architect, builder, or engineer: Schnetzky & Liebert: Style: Beaux Arts, Other, Classical Revival
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction: Communications Facility
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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