Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #9 in Milwaukee, United States
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8.3 km
55 m
Explore Milwaukee in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in MilwaukeeIndividual Sights in MilwaukeeSight 1: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Factory No. 7
Harley Davidson Motor Company Factory No. 7 is a factory building of the Harley-Davidson company in Milwaukee listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. It was at this plant where the company invented and refined the automated system for casting and milling engine parts and wheel hubs for their motorcycles, which helped to secure the company's position as a leader in motorcycle manufacturing. This factory building was added to the state register on August 14, 2020.
Wikipedia: Harley Davidson Motor Company Factory No. 7 (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 2: Eagleknit
Eagle Knitting Mills was a knitted textiles company located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, widely known in the early 20th century as the manufacturer of the original patented earlap cap.
Wikipedia: Eagle Knitting Mills (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 3: Florida and Third Industrial Historic District
The Florida and Third Industrial Historic District is a group of multistory industrial lofts built from 1891 to 1928 near the Soo Line rail-yard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Wikipedia: Florida and Third Industrial Historic District (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 4: Watertower
Watertower is a public art work by artist Tom Fruin. It is located just south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin on top of the seven-story Coakley Brothers Company warehouse in the Walker's Point neighborhood.
Sight 5: Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish
The Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church is a historic church built in 1850 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - now one of oldest surviving church buildings in the city, and very intact. In 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 6: Walker's Point Historic District
The Walker's Point Historic District is a mixed working-class neighborhood of homes, stores, churches and factories in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with surviving buildings as old as 1849, including remnants of the Philip Best Brewery and the Pfister and Vogel Tannery. In 1978 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The NRHP nomination points out that Walker's Point was "the only part of Milwaukee's three original Settlements to reach the last quarter of the Twentieth Century with its Nineteenth and early-Twentieth Century fabric still largely intact," and ventures that "For something similar, one would have to travel to Cleveland or St. Louis if, indeed, so cohesive and broad a grouping of...structures still exists even in those cities."
Wikipedia: Walker's Point Historic District (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 7: St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is a historic church built in 1893 at the corner of 7th and Washington Streets in Walker's Point on the near South Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin - still very intact. The building was designated a city landmark in 1973 and added to the National Register of Historic Places the following year for its artistic and architectural significance.
Wikipedia: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 8: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, or Iglesia Luterana San Pedro, is a historic church complex located in the Walker's Point neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wikipedia: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 9: La Causa Community Enrichment Center
The Lohnam Funeral Home and Livery Stable are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1988, the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places. According to its application, it is an "example of a 19th century commercial livery stable in the day".
Wikipedia: Lohman Funeral Home and Livery Stable (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 10: La Causa Early Education & Care Center
Saint Vincent's Infant Asylum was built as a Catholic institution for unwanted infants in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The first section of the building was constructed in 1878 in High Victorian Gothic style, with similar additions following. Ever since, the building has housed various social service programs. In 1987 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wikipedia: Saint Vincent's Infant Asylum (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 11: Saint Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church
Salem Evangelical Church is a modest Victorian Gothic church built in 1874 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 for its architectural significance, and for being "the oldest surviving church building in the near south side... associated with a German congregation."
Wikipedia: Salem Evangelical Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 12: St. Martini Lutheran Church
St. Martini Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic church built in 1887 to serve the growing German immigrant population in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The brick church building was designed by German-born architect Herman Paul Schnetzky in a Gothic Revival style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Wikipedia: St. Martini Evangelical Lutheran Church (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 13: Lao Buddhist Temple
The Pythian Castle Lodge, also known as Crystal Palace, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, was built in 1927 by the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization. In 1988 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sight 14: Knitting Factory Lofts
The Goodwill Industries Building is a former knitting factory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where Oliver and Robert Friedman developed innovative rehab programs for the blind and mentally handicapped in the 1930s and 40s. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
Wikipedia: Goodwill Industries Building (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 15: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Paul's (Zion's) Evangelical Lutheran Church is the official name of what is usually referred to as St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Red Hook, New York, United States. Its six buildings and cemetery are on a 15-acre (6.1 ha) lot on South Broadway just south of the village center. The current church is the third building on a spot that has been home to what was originally a Reformed congregation since 1796.
Wikipedia: St. Paul's (Zion's) Evangelical Lutheran Church (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 16: American System Built Homes-Burnham Street District
The American System-Built Homes were modest houses in a series designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. They were developed between 1911 and 1917 to fulfill his interest in affordable housing but were sold commercially for just 14 months. The Wright archives include 973 drawings and hundreds of reference materials, the largest collection of any of single Wright project. Wright cancelled the project in July of 1917 by successfully suing his partner Arthur Richards for payments due and didn't speak of the program again. The designs were standardized, and customers could choose from one hundred and twenty nine models on seven floorpans. Because of this standardization, the lumber could be milled at a factory, thereby cutting down on both waste and the amount of skilled labor needed for construction. The buildings are often termed prefabricated homes, but they were not, since prepared materials were delivered to the work site for construction by a carpenter. Windows, doors and some cabinetry were made at the factory. Frames, shelves, trim and some fixtures were cut and assembled on site. Every milled profile had a part number and corresponding instructions and drawings for construction. Many extant homes remain in private hands and an ad hoc homeowners group sometimes meets to share ideas. Six structures are located in a federal historic district in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and others have been designated Chicago Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois.
Wikipedia: American System-Built Homes (EN), Heritage Website
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