MKE Streetcar--The Hop: Noted Buildings --Tall or Historic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

MKE Streetcar "The HOP": Noted Buildings

Edited by John December / Updates: johndecember.com/mke

Taller Buildings

Buildings of Note--Tall

1550 N Prospect: UNDER DEVELOPMENT 2023; 25-story residential apartment tower at the historic Goll Mansion site; Goll Mansion built 1898 will remain as part of the development; Area: Burns Commons
Renaissance site at N Farwell : PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT at the site of the Renaissance Place event center at 1451 N. Prospect Ave, the Mexican Consulate, 1443 N. Prospect Ave and the parking lot to the west on N Farwell; a proposed residential apartment tower; photos: parking lot site; Area: Burns Commons
The Breakwater, 1313 N Franklin Pl: 21-story building, 260.0 feet, 79.2 meters, completed 2009; Area: Burns Commons
Exton Apartments, 1260 N Prospect Ave: 9-story building, 100.0 feet, 30.5 meters, completed 1938; National Register of Historic Places state signficance; Area: Burns Commons
The Lodgewood, 1121 N Waverly Pl: 13-story building, 165.6 feet, 50.5 meters, completed 1954; Area: Burns Commons
The Astor Hotel, 924 E Juneau Ave: hotel, apartments, Astor Bar and Grille; 8-story building, 102.0 feet, 31.1 meters, completed 1920; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Astor Street
601 Lofts, 601 E Ogden Ave: 10-story building, 116.8 feet, 35.6 meters, completed 2007; Area: Ogden Jackson (East Pointe)
Convent Hill Apartments, 455 E Ogden Ave: 11-story building, 140.1 feet, 42.7 meters, completed 2008; Area: Ogden Jackson (East Pointe)
Yankee Hill Apartments (N tower), 626 E State St: 19-story building, 242.0 feet, 73.8 meters, completed 1987; Area: Juneau Avenue
Yankee Hill Apartments (S tower), 626 E Kilbourn Ave: 23-story building, 293.0 feet, 89.3 meters, completed 1987; Area: Juneau Avenue
Juneau Village Towers, 1009-1029-1129 N Jackson St: 3 buildings: A=1029 N Jackson St, 14-story building, 132.0 feet, 40.2 meters, completed 1971; B=1009 N Jackson St, 27-story building, 264.0 feet, 80.5 meters, completed 1965; C=1129 N Jackson St, 14-story building, 132.0 feet, 40.2 meters, completed 1971; complex includes outdoor pool, underground parking; Area: Juneau Avenue
The Blackstone, 709 E Juneau Ave: 9-story building, 105.0 feet, 32.0 meters, completed 1915; Area: Juneau Avenue
Hermann Viets Tower, 1121 N Milwaukee St: 12-story building, 113.1 feet, 34.5 meters, completed 1965 as Roy W Johnson Residence Hall; addition completed 2021; Area: Juneau Avenue
Margaret Loock Residence Hall, 324 E Juneau Ave: 11-story building, 103.7 feet, 31.6 meters, completed 1967; Area: Juneau Avenue
City Green Apartments, South Building, 1100 N Cass St: 8-story building, 101.9 feet, 31.1 meters, completed 2007; Area: Juneau Avenue
The Ascent, 700 E Kilbourn Ave: the world's tallest timber-concrete hybrid building when it officially opened on July 20, 2022; consists of apartments and ground-floor retail space; 25 floors, 284 feet, 86.6 meters; photos: site before work, site deconstruction, construction, construction 2021, Completed on July 20, 2022, "Top of the World (2022)"; Area: Cathedral Square
The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N Jackson St: the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; National Register of Historic Places with state significance; bell tower 195.0 feet, 59.4 meters, completed 1853; Area: Cathedral Square
Cathedral Square Building, 788 N Jefferson St : 8-story building, 101.9 feet, 31.1 meters, completed 1968; Area: Cathedral Square; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
Cathedral Place, 555 E Wells St: 19-story building, 266.3 feet, 81.2 meters, completed 2004; Area: Cathedral Square; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
7Seventy7, 777 N Van Buren St: 34-story multi-use building, 387.0 feet, 118.0 meters, completed 2018; about a 400 meter walk from the Cathedral Square streetcar platform; Area: Cathedral Square
Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building, 841 N Broadway: 13-story building, 169.6 feet, 51.7 meters, completed 1960; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (steeple), 844 N Broadway: 1-story building, 150.0 feet, 45.7 meters, completed 1866; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
330 Kilbourn (NW tower), 330 E Kilbourn Ave: 14-story building, 178.3 feet, 54.3 meters, completed 1982; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
330 Kilbourn (SE tower), 330 E Kilbourn Ave: 14-story building, 178.3 feet, 54.3 meters, completed 1984; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
Milwaukee Center Bldg, 139 E Kilbourn Ave: 10-story building, 127.4 feet, 38.8 meters, completed 1987; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
1000 N Water St, 1000 N Water St: 16-story building, 296.0 feet, 90.2 meters, completed 1991; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
MGIC Headquarters Building, 250 E Kilbourn Ave: 10-story building, 127.4 feet, 38.8 meters, completed 1972; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
Milwaukee Center, 111 E Kilbourn Ave: 28-story building, 426.0 feet, 129.8 meters, completed 1988; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
Milwaukee Athletic Club, 758 N Broadway: 12-story building, 160.0 feet, 48.8 meters, completed 1917; refurbished 2021; private athletic club with residential apartments; a secret bar (The Elephant Room) is open to the public at certain times; The MAC in 2022; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
Milwaukee City Hall, 200 E Wells St: 15-story building, bell tower 353.0 feet, 107.6 meters; historic building completed in 1895 with 108-meter bell tower; world's tallest habitable structure until 1899; National Register of Historic Places; National Historic Landmark; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
BMO Harris Bank Building, 770 N Water St: 21-story building, 277.0 feet, 84.4 meters, completed 1969; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
BMO Tower, 790 N Water St: 25-story building, 328.0 feet, 100 meters; Completed 2020; The Hop passing BMO Tower (2020); Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
Underwriter's Exchange Building, 828 N Broadway: 9-story building, 114.6 feet, 34.9 meters, completed 1924; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
City Hall Square Apartments, 104 E Mason St: 8-story building, 115.0 feet, 35.1 meters, completed 1909; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
The Grain Exchange, 741 N Milwaukee St: 9-story building, 104.0 feet, 31.7 meters, completed 1935; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
The Pfister Hotel Tower, 424 E Wisconsin Ave: 21-story building, 250.0 feet, 76.2 meters, completed 1965; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
The Pfister Hotel, 424 E Wisconsin Ave: 8-story building, 119.5 feet, 36.4 meters, completed 1893; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
Railway Exchange Building, 229 E Wisconsin Ave: 12-story building, 130.0 feet, 39.6 meters, completed 1901; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
AT&T Center, 722 N Broadway: 19-story building, 213.0 feet, 64.9 meters, completed 1924; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
Fiduciary Building, 225 E Mason St: 9-story building, 124.0 feet, 37.8 meters, completed 1892; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
Chase Tower, 111 E Wisconsin Ave: 22-story building, 288.0 feet, 87.8 meters, completed 1961; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
First Financial Centre, 200 E Wisconsin Ave: 14-story building, 171.0 feet, 52.1 meters, completed 1929; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
250 Plaza, 250 E Wisconsin Ave: 18-story building, 229.2 feet, 69.9 meters, completed 1973; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
City Center at 735, 735 N Water St: 16-story building, 216.0 feet, 65.8 meters, completed 1914; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
100 E Wisconsin, 100 E Wisconsin Ave: 37-story building, 549.0 feet, 167.3 meters, completed 1989; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
411 E Wisconsin Center, 411 E Wisconsin Ave: 30-story building, 408.0 feet, 124.4 meters, completed 1985; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
Wells Building 324 E Wisconsin Ave: 15-story building, 212.0 feet, 64.6 meters, completed 1901; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
United States Courthouse & Federal Building, 517 E Wisconsin Ave: 8-story building, 155.0 feet, 47.2 meters, completed 1892; National Register of Historic Places; Richardsonian Romanesque; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
Mackie Building, 225 E Michigan St: 8-story building, 120.0 feet, 36.6 meters, completed 1880; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
Mitchell Building, 207 E Michigan St: 6-story building, 105.0 feet, 32.0 meters, completed 1876; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
333 North Water Street: UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2024 apartment tower; 31-story residental apartments; expected 31 floors, 342 feet, 104 meters; under construction 2023 as viewed from the Hilton Hotel; photo under construction (2024); (2024); Area: Third Ward (Public Market)
Commission House Condominiums, 400 N Broadway: 10-story building, 122.0 feet, 37.2 meters, completed 1911; Area: Third Ward (Public Market)
Huron Building, 511 N Broadway: 11-story building, 129.0 feet, 39.3 meters; Completed 2020; The Hop at the Huron Building 2020; Area: Third Ward (Public Market)
Gas Light Building, 626 E Wisconsin Ave, 20-story building, 250.0 feet, 76.2 meters, completed 1930; Area: Michigan Jackson
Northwestern Mutual Home Office, 720 E Wisconsin Ave, 8-story building, 136.8 feet, 41.7 meters, completed 1914; Area: Michigan Jackson
Northwestern Mutual North Building, 818 E Mason St, 19-story building, 395 feet, 120.4 meters, completed 1990, refurbishing 2024; Area: Michigan Jackson
731 North Jackson Street, 731 N Jackson St, 9-story building, 114.6 feet, 34.9 meters, completed 1929; Area: Michigan Jackson
Northwestern Mutual Tower, 815 E Mason St, 35-story building, 550.0 feet, 167.6 meters, completed 2017; Area: Michigan Jackson; Area: Lakefront Station
The Couture Apartments, 909 E Michigan St: 44-story apartment building, 537 feet, 163.6 meters; completed 2024; tallest residential building in Wisconsin; located at the Lakefront; retail space across the first four floors of the building; expected restaurants; construction photos; Area: Lakefront Station
US Bank Center, 777 E Wisconsin Ave: 42-story building, the tallest in Wisconsin, 601.0 feet, 183.2 meters, completed 1973; Galleria Level restaurants; Area: Lakefront Station
833 East Michigan, 833 E Michigan St, 17-story building, 258.0 feet, 78.6 meters, completed 2016; Area: Lakefront Station
The Westin Milwaukee, 550 N Van Buren St: 9-story hotel, 114.6 feet, 34.9 meters, completed 2017; Area: Lakefront Station

Historic Buildings

Buildings of Note--Historic

Prospect Avenue Mansions Historic District, historic mansions 1363-1551 N Prospect Ave: National Register of Historic Places; Area: Burns Commons
First Ward Triangle Historic District, historic buildings in the area near Franklin Pl, N Prospect, E Juneau Ave, and E Knapp St: National Register of Historic Places; Area: Burns Commons
Lion House, 1241 N Franklin Pl: Diederichs-Fitch House; known as the Lion House after the lion statues in front; Edward Diederichs built in mid-1850's; Area: Burns Commons
Formerly Renaissance Place (building still there), 1451 N Prospect Ave: formerly First Church of Christ, Scientist; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Burns Commons
Exton Apartments, 1260 N Prospect Ave: 9-story building, 100.0 feet, 30.5 meters, completed 1938; National Register of Historic Places state signficance; Area: Burns Commons
First Unitarian Church, 1342 N Astor St: Gothic Revival style; National Register of Historic Places; 1891-2 Gothic Revival; by Ferry and Clas, Milwaukee architects; Area: Astor Street
The Astor Hotel, 924 E Juneau Ave: hotel, apartments, Astor Bar and Grille; 8-story building, 102.0 feet, 31.1 meters, completed 1920; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Astor Street
Saint Paul's, 914 E Knapp: architect Edward Townsend Mix; Richardsonian Romanesque style; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Astor Street
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1100 N Astor St: Architect Edward Townsend Mix; Victorian Gothic exerior; National Register of Historic Places; 1868 Gothic Revival design by E. Townsend Mix, originally as Olivet Congregational Church; Area: Astor Street
All Saints Cathedral, 818 E Juneau: Edward Townsend Mix; National Register of Historic Places national signficance; steeple 140.0 feet, 42.7 meters, completed 1891; Area: Astor Street
Cass-Juneau Street Historic District, historic buildings in area roughly bounded by E. Knapp and Marshall Sts., Juneau Ave., and Van Buren St; Area: Astor Street
Abbot Row, 1019 E Ogden Ave: built in 1889 for Edwin Hale Abbot, railroad officer; cooperative ownership since 1924; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Astor Street
Buemming House (private home), 1012 E Pleasant St: National Register of Historic Places; Area: Astor Street
Panera, 600 E Ogden Ave: outside tables in summer; occupies part of a building that opened as the Ogden Cafe in 1878 and later became John Ernst; Area: Ogden Jackson (East Pointe)
The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N Jackson St: the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; National Register of Historic Places with state significance; bell tower 195.0 feet, 59.4 meters, completed 1853; Area: Cathedral Square
Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall, 1025 N Milwaukee St: Milwaukee School of Engineering; this artificial intelligence research center, opened in 2019, marks Milwaukee's entry into the fourth industrial revolution; Diercks Hall at MSOE (2020); Area: Cathedral Square
Woman's Club of Wisconsin, 813 E Kilbourn Ave: civic and social club; also called Atheneum; Victorian Gothic style built in 1887; National Register of Historic Places national significance; Area: Cathedral Square
Cass-Wells Historic District, near 801 N Cass St: structures along East Wells and North Cass; 712, 718, and 724 E Wells St and 801, 809, 815, 819, and 823 N Cass St; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Cathedral Square
Masonic Center (former), 790 N Van Buren St: formerly Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic center; has a 350-seat auditorium; formerly Wisconsin Consistory Building; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Cathedral Square
Old Saint Mary's, 836 N Broadway: Roman Catholic parish; National Register of Historic Places; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
Streetcar Flats, 828 N Broadway: refurbished office building; formerly known as the Underwriters Exchange Building; built in 1924 as an insurance exchange housing offices of many insurance companies; also known as the Association of Commerce Building; The Streetcar at Streetcar Flats (2022); Streetcar Flats being refurbished; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
Milwaukee City Hall, 200 E Wells St: 15-story building, bell tower 353.0 feet, 107.6 meters; historic building completed in 1895 with 108-meter bell tower; world's tallest habitable structure until 1899; National Register of Historic Places; National Historic Landmark; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
The Pabst Theater, 144 E Wells St; historic performing arts stage; architect Otto Strack; created by Captain Frederick Pabst; National Register of Historic Places; National Historic Landmark; Area: City Hall (Wells Street)
United States Courthouse & Federal Building, 517 E Wisconsin Ave: 8-story building, 155.0 feet, 47.2 meters, completed 1892; National Register of Historic Places; Richardsonian Romanesque; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
Mackie Building, 225 E Michigan St: 8-story building, 120.0 feet, 36.6 meters, completed 1880; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
Mitchell Building, 207 E Michigan St: 6-story building, 105.0 feet, 32.0 meters, completed 1876; National Register of Historic Places; Area: Wisconsin Avenue
Baumbach Building, 302 N Broadway: National Register of Historic Places; Area: Third Ward (Public Market)
Pritzlaff Building, 315 N Plankinton Ave: historic building built from 1875 to 1922, former Pritzlaff Hardware store; Area: Plankinton Avenue
Public Service Building, 231 W Michigan St: former Milwaukee Interurban Terminal of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company from 1905 to 1951; historic marker on the Public Services Building at the southeast corner of intersection of E Michigan St and N 3rd St describing the Milwaukee Interurban Terminal 1905 - 1951 of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company streetcar system; Area: Intermodal Station
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, 720 E Wisconsin Ave; architecture and history; Area: Michigan Jackson
Johnson Service Company Building, 507 E Michigan St: historic site of Johnson Electric Service Company, 1885; historic mechanical engineering landmark plaque at southeast corner of E Michigan St and N Jefferson St notes Johnson Automatic Temperature Control System; National and State Register of Historic Places; Area: Michigan Jackson; Area: Clybourn Jefferson
First Milwaukee Cargo Pier, near the eastern end of E Michigan St near Discovery World; a Wisconsin Official Marker notes the site of the 1842 cargo pier; Area: Lakefront Station