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Milwaukee News Bldg. & Milwaukee Abstract Assn. Bldg.

222 East Mason Street

 
 
Milwaukee News Bldg. & Milwaukee Abstract Assn. Bldg. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, June 7, 2012
1. Milwaukee News Bldg. & Milwaukee Abstract Assn. Bldg. Marker
Inscription.
Listed in the
National Register
of
Historic Places
March 1, 1982
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin
In Association with the U.S. Department of Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1835.
 
Location. 43° 2.4′ N, 87° 54.509′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in East Town. It is at the intersection of East Mason Street and North Water Street, on the right when traveling west on East Mason Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 222 E Mason St, Milwaukee WI 53202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Milwaukee (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nearly a Century of Planning (about 500 feet away); Architectural Gems on the Riverfront (about 500 feet away); The First House on the East Side of Milwaukee (about 500 feet away); Wisconsin's Oldest Newspaper (about 600 feet away); Iron Block (about 600 feet away); Pabst Theater (about 600 feet away); Gertie (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.
 
Regarding Milwaukee News Bldg. & Milwaukee Abstract Assn. Bldg.. National Register Building #82000688
 
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Milwaukee News Bldg. & Milwaukee Abstract Assn. Bldg. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, June 7, 2012
2. Milwaukee News Bldg. & Milwaukee Abstract Assn. Bldg. Marker
Looking toward the northeast from the corner of North Water and East Mason
Milwaukee News Bldg. & Milwaukee Abstract Assn. Bldg. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 6, 2012
3. Milwaukee News Bldg. & Milwaukee Abstract Assn. Bldg. Marker
looking northwest from the corner of East Mason and North Broadway
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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