Milwaukee-Downer "Quad"
NW corner of Hartford and Downer Aves., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Four A.C. Eschweiler designed buidlings that were the basis of Milwaukee Downer College.
Photos
Overview
It's tough to see them through the foliage. These trees were tiny saplings when I went to school here.
To the left is Holton Hall, center is Merrill Hall and to the right is Johnston Hall. The fourth building, Greene Hall, is out of site, hidden behind Johnston and Merrill Halls.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
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Map
Coordinates:
+43.07818, -87.8787143°04'41" N, 87°52'43" W
Quadrangle map:Milwaukee
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1974
- Reference number
- 74000106
- Architectural styles
- Victorian: Gothic; Other architectural type; Collegiate Gothic
- Areas of significance
- Education; Architecture
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- College
- Current function
- College
- Periods of significance
- 1900-1924; 1875-1899
- Significant years
- 1897; 1905
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 4
Update Log
- July 15, 2011: Updated by J.R. Manning: Corrected a typo
- June 30, 2011: New photos from J.R. Manning