National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin facts for kids

Location of Milwaukee County in Wisconsin

Welcome to a special list of amazing places in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin! These places are super important because they are on the National Register of Historic Places. Think of it like a Hall of Fame for buildings, areas, and even shipwrecks that tell us a lot about history.

There are 279 historic spots in Milwaukee County on this list. This includes 206 places right in the City of Milwaukee and 73 more outside the city, which you'll find below. These places help us remember and learn about the past.

Cool Historic Places in Milwaukee County

Here are some of the special places outside the City of Milwaukee that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Each one has a unique story!

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
0	Albert and Edith Adelman House		August 26, 2005 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Fox Point	This house was designed in 1948 by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
0	Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church		December 19, 1974 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	Another amazing building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956.
0	''APPOMATTOX'' (shipwreck)		January 20, 2005 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Shorewood	This was a huge wooden steamship that sank in 1905. It's now an underwater historic site!
0	Rufus Arndt House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic home in Whitefish Bay.
0	Barfield-Staples House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	Another historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	Thomas Bossert House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Shorewood	A historic house located in Shorewood.
0	Brown Deer School		December 10, 1993 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Brown Deer	This schoolhouse was built way back in 1884.
0	Church Street Historic District		August 10, 1989 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	This is a whole area with many historic buildings on Church Street.
0	Benjamin Church House		February 23, 1972 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Shorewood	Built in 1844, this was the home of Benjamin Church and his family.
0	Erwin Cords House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Shorewood	A historic house in Shorewood.
0	Cudahy Chicago and North Western Railway Depot		September 18, 2013 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Cudahy	This old train station in Cudahy is a reminder of how people used to travel.
0	Jeremiah Curtin House		November 7, 1972 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Greendale	This was the childhood home of Jeremiah Curtin, a famous writer and scholar.
0	Lowell Damon House		February 23, 1972 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	Built in 1844, this is the oldest house in Wauwatosa!
0	H. R. Davis House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	A historic house in Wauwatosa.
0	Elderwood		December 4, 1980 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Glendale	A historic property located in Glendale.
0	''EMBA'' Shipwreck (Self-Unloading Barge)		July 3, 2013 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Lake Michigan	This is a shipwreck of a special barge that could unload itself, found in Lake Michigan.
0	J. H. Fiebing House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	This house was designed in 1925 by architect Ernest Flagg.
0	George Gabel House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	Warren B. George House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	A historic house in Wauwatosa.
0	Paul S. Grant House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	Greendale Historic District		July 29, 2005 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Greendale	This whole community was planned and built during the New Deal era to help people during tough economic times. It's a National Historic Landmark!
0	Greenfield School		March 29, 2006 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	West Allis	A historic school building in West Allis.
0	Harrison Hardie House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	Thomas B. Hart House		October 10, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	This house, built in 1858, shows off the Gothic Revival style.
0	Horace W. Hatch House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	Seneca W. & Bertha Hatch House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Shorewood	A historic house in Shorewood.
0	Henni Hall		July 24, 1974 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	St. Francis	This building, from 1855, is part of a Roman Catholic seminary.
0	Honey Creek Parkway		July 8, 2010 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	A beautiful historic parkway in Wauwatosa.
0	Willis Hopkins House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	A historic house in Wauwatosa.
0	W. Ben Hunt Cabin		February 13, 2008 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Hales Corners	This rustic cabin from 1925 was handmade and used to display Native American crafts.
0	Halbert D. Jenkins House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	Juneau Highlands Residential Historic District		March 21, 2011 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	West Allis	This is a historic neighborhood in West Allis.
0	Kegel's Inn		October 12, 2010 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	West Allis	A historic inn in West Allis.
0	Kneeland-Walker House		January 19, 1989 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	This 1889 home is built in the Queen Anne-style and belonged to Norman Kneeland, an early politician.
0	Lawson Airplane Company-Continental Faience and Tile Company		September 3, 2001 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	South Milwaukee	This company designed some of the very first passenger airplanes in the United States!
0	''LUMBERMAN'' shipwreck (schooner)		January 14, 2009 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Oak Creek	This 126-foot schooner ship was built in 1862 and sank in 1893.
0	John F. McEwens House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	Alexander Herschel and Pauline G. McMicken House		October 8, 2010 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	West Allis	A historic house in West Allis.
0	Henry A. Meyer House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Shorewood	A historic house in Shorewood.
0	Starke Meyer House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Fox Point	A historic house in Fox Point.
0	Milwaukee County Home for Dependent Children-Administriation Building		January 7, 1999 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	This was the administration building for a home that cared for children.
0	Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy Historic District		March 19, 1998 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	This was an early technical school that opened in 1912.
0	Milwaukee Pierhead Light		November 21, 2012 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Milwaukee vicinity	This is a lighthouse at the entrance to Milwaukee Harbor.
0	Milwaukee (steam screw) Shipwreck		July 27, 2015 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Fox Point vicinity	Another shipwreck, this one is a steam screw vessel found near Fox Point.
0	George E. Morgan House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Shorewood	A historic house in Shorewood.
0	Mary L. Nohl Art Environment		October 3, 2005 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Fox Point	This is the unique home and sculpture garden of a folk artist named Mary Nohl.
0	Pearl C. Norton House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	A historic house in Wauwatosa.
0	Oak Creek Parkway		June 27, 2011 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	South Milwaukee	Part of the Milwaukee County Parkway System, a historic road and park area.
0	Painesville Chapel		November 7, 1977 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Franklin	This chapel, built in 1852, was a meeting hall for a Free Christian group.
0	Range Line Road Bridge		July 7, 2015 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	River Hills	A historic bridge on Range Line Road over the Milwaukee River.
0	Root River Parkway		January 29, 2013 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Greendale vicinity	Another historic parkway, this one follows the Root River.
0	Shorewood Village Hall		September 7, 1984 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Shorewood	This building was a school in 1908 and became the village hall in 1915.
0	South Milwaukee Passenger Station		August 3, 1978 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	South Milwaukee	This brick train station, built in 1893, has a cool Romanesque style.
0	South Milwaukee Post Office		October 24, 2000 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	South Milwaukee	A post office built in 1931 with a Classical Revival design.
0	Frederick Sperling House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	Sunnyhill Home		September 25, 1997 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	This was the home of Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day, a doctor and amateur geologist.
0	Town of Milwaukee Town Hall		October 9, 1986 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Glendale	This building served as the Town Hall from 1872 until 1962.
0	Trimborn Farm		July 31, 1980 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Greendale	This farm has old Lime kilns and farm buildings that date back to the 1840s and 1860s.
0	Herman Uihlein House		December 22, 1983 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	Fred W. Ullius Jr. House		January 7, 1987 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	William Van Altena House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	G. B. Van Devan House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.
0	Wadham's Gas Station		August 11, 2004 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	West Allis	This gas station has a unique Japanese pagoda-style design, created by Alexander Eschweiler.
0	Washington Highlands Historic District		December 18, 1989 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	This is a planned neighborhood from the 1910s.
0	Wauwatosa Arcade Building		March 21, 1997 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	A historic arcade building in Wauwatosa.
0	Wauwatosa Avenue Residential Historic District		June 20, 2012 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	This is a historic residential area along Wauwatosa Avenue.
0	Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse		July 1, 1998 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Wauwatosa	This clubhouse, built in 1924, was a social hub for women in Wauwatosa.
0	West Allis Post Office		February 23, 2001 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	West Allis	A historic post office building in West Allis.
0	Frank J. Williams House		September 12, 1985 (Ref. # missing)	Coordinates missing	Whitefish Bay	A historic house in Whitefish Bay.

Images for kids

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  The historic Elizabeth Plankinton House.