Wisconsin Gas Building

The Wisconsin Gas Building is a classic stepped Art Deco tower located in downtown Milwaukee, at 626 East Wisconsin Avenue. It was designed by architects Eschweiler & Eschweiler and completed in 1930 using differing materials on the exterior to graduate from dark to light.
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: Skyscraper in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • Address: 626 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Federal Building and Milwaukee Art Museum.

Courthouse
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The U.S. Courthouse & Federal Office Building, Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a , Federal office, and courthouse building located at Milwaukee in . is situated 520 feet southwest of Wisconsin Gas Building.

Art gallery
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The is an art museum in , . Its collection of nearly 35,000 works of art and gallery spaces totaling 150,000 sq. ft. make it the largest art museum in the state of Wisconsin and one of the largest art museums in the . is situated 1,700 feet east of Wisconsin Gas Building.

Church
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The is the episcopal see of the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building itself is in German Renaissance Revival style, built in 1847, with changes after several fires. is situated 940 feet north of Wisconsin Gas Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Milwaukee and East Side.

Suburb
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is the central business district of , Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the , it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of the region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including , and the .

Suburb
The is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of to the village of , bordered by the to the west and to the east. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wisconsin Gas Building.

Quarter
is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. is situated 1½ miles south of Wisconsin Gas Building.

Wisconsin Gas Building

Latitude
43.03925° or 43° 2′ 21″ north
Longitude
-87.9032° or 87° 54′ 12″ west
Elevation
617 feet (188 metres)
Inception
1930
Levels
20
Height
271 feet (83 metres)
Open location code
86MJ23QW+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 51865530
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Geo­Names ID
7129287
Wiki­data ID
Q8027176
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