Walker’s Point Historic District

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Walker’s Point Historic District is a historic neighborhood in Milwaukee known for its 19th-century industrial and residential architecture and its role as one of the city’s oldest, most culturally diverse areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
historic neighborhood
neighborhood
architecturalStyle Italianate
Queen Anne NERFINISHED
Neo-Romanesque
surface form: Romanesque Revival

Victorian commercial
city Milwaukee NERFINISHED
contains commercial buildings
factories
industrial buildings
residential buildings
row houses
warehouses
worker cottages
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRole historic center for immigrant communities in Milwaukee
one of Milwaukee’s most culturally diverse areas
developmentPeriod 19th century
hasCharacteristic ethnically diverse population
historic brick industrial buildings
historic worker housing
mixed industrial and residential land use
urban neighborhood fabric
hasFunction commercial area
industrial area
residential area
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places
knownFor 19th-century industrial architecture
19th-century residential architecture
being one of Milwaukee’s oldest neighborhoods
cultural diversity
locatedIn Milwaukee NERFINISHED
Milwaukee, Wisconsin NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

Wisconsin
locatedNear Milwaukee River NERFINISHED
downtown Milwaukee NERFINISHED
locatedOn south bank of the Menomonee River NERFINISHED
partOf South Side of Milwaukee NERFINISHED
Walker’s Point NERFINISHED
region Midwestern United States
significance illustrates 19th-century immigrant settlement patterns in Milwaukee
represents early industrial development of Milwaukee
state Wisconsin
transportationAccess served by major Milwaukee arterial streets
zoningType mixed-use

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South Side of Milwaukee hasLandmark Walker’s Point Historic District