Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens
Villa Terrace is a historic house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was built in 1924 for the Lloyd R. Smith family - an Italian Renaissance-style home on a bluff above Lake Michigan.Photo: Freekee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Wisconsin, United States
- Also known as: “Lloyd R. Smith House”, “Sopra Mare”, and “Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Point South Historic District and Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital.
North Point South Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
North Point South Historic District is a 100-acre neighborhood atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee on September 4, 1979. North Point South Historic District is situated 430 feet west of Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens.
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital is situated 1,500 feet north of Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Downtown Milwaukee.
East Side
Suburb
The East Side is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of Downtown Milwaukee to the village of Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River to the west and Lake Michigan to the east.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Downtown Milwaukee is situated 2 miles southwest of Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens.
Shorewood
Town
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 13,859 at the 2020 census. Shorewood is situated 2 miles north of Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens.
Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens
- Categories: single-family detached home, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens” goes by many names.
- French: “Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum”
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