Johnston Hall - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"Johnston Hall is a Gothic-ornamented classroom structure designed by Milwaukee architect Charles D. Crane and completed in 1907. It was built by Jas. Quinn with masonry work done by Ernest and Winter. (A). The four-story, irregular L-shaped building fronts on Milwaukee's main thoroughfare, Wisconsin Avenue, and is sited directly east of Gesu Church. Johnston Hall's facade is divided into three equal bays, each four windows wide with a slightly projecting center bay. The windows on the seond and third stories are united under pointed arches in the central bay and bordered by rectangular, stone surrounds in each of the side bays. Prominent cornices also reinforce this visual emphasis on the middle two stories. Rectangular, double-hung sash windows are used throughout the building. The mottled grey brick is trimed with Bedford stone foundations, lintels, surrounds, and quoins and with a sheet metal medallioned cornice. An entrance is located in each of the side bays, enframed by Gothic arches and finials. The uppermost portion of the building is crowned by a gable with crockets and finials. Finials also accent the corners of the roof. Dormer windows are located on either side of the gable. The interior features marble wainscoting in the vestibule and on some stairs, but is otherwise finished in exposed concrete. Johnston Hall originally was divided into a multitude of spaces: a chapel, a reading room, parlors, administrative offices, a lunch room, a two-story library, and laboratories for physics and chemistry. An observatory was located on the roof. Jesuit teachers were once housed in the south wing and, additionally, in the attic after remodeling was done in 1938." - National Register Nomination

When Johnston Hall was built it served as sole university building housing all departments except the medical department. The building now houses the J. William & Mary Diederich College of Communications and the student media.

Street address: 1121 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin County / Borough / Parish: Milwaukee Year listed: 1986 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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