East Side Commercial Historic District


  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by E. Wells St, N Jefferson St and N Broadway, Michigan and E. Clybourn, and N Water Sts
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
E Townsend Mix Architect
Solon S Beman Architect
1863/00/00 Robert C Spencer Sr Work Robert Spencer establishes the Milwaukee branch of the Bryant and Stratton Company Business School in the Library Block, on the northeast corner of Wisconsin and Broadway (razed). It soon changed its name to Bryant and Stratton College. 111 Years of Spencerian Business College
1914/04/00 D H Burnham and Company Architect First National Bank building opens at 735 N Water St (City Center 735) opens. 10,000 Milwaukeeans toured the building.
1916/00/00 Robert C Spencer Sr Work Robert Spencer operates Spencerian Business College with his son Edward W Spencer until his death in 1916, when Edward assumes control and ownership. 111 Years of Spencerian Business College

Places

PlaceAsNotedInType
PlaceAsNotedInType
Iron Block
  • NRHP
Mackie Building
  • NRHP
Milwaukee Club
Mitchell Building
  • NRHP
State Bank of Wisconsin
  • NRHP
The Pfister Hotel

Data »

Particulars for East Side Commercial Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Commerce
Criteria Exemplar
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Sight Category Historic District
Architectural Style Italianate
Area of Significance Performing Arts
Owner Private
Architectural Style Renaissance Revival
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 23rd September 1986

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: East Side Commercial Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by E. Wells St., N. Jefferson St. and N. Broadway, Michigan and E. Clybourn, and N. Water Sts.
Registry Number: 86002325
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private
Architect: Mix,Edward Townsend; Beman,Solon Spencer
Architectural Style: Greek revival, Renaissance, Italianate
Area in Acres: 30
Contributing Buildings: 56
Non-Contributing Buildings: 7
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture, Social history, Performing arts
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1856
Historic Function: Commerce, Trade
Current Function: Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function:

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