The Shorecrest

The Shorecrest is a hotel building in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin which is located on North Prospect Avenue. The Shorecrest is situated nearby to the historic site Prospect Avenue Apartment Buildings Historic District, as well as near the community center MSOE Triangle Fraternity.

Type: Hotel building
Also known as: “Shorecrest Hotel”
Address: 1962 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vivarium and Charles Allis House.

Vivarium

Theater building

Vivarium is a 450 seat concert venue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is operated by the Pabst Theater Group and it is located on the East side of Milwaukee in a strip mall. Vivarium is situated 960 feet southwest of The Shorecrest.

Charles Allis House

Art gallery

Photo: Freekee, Public domain.

The Charles Allis Art Museum is a museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Charles Allis House. Charles Allis House is situated 980 feet southwest of The Shorecrest.

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 1,500 feet northeast of The Shorecrest.

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 the region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Downtown Milwaukee is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Shorecrest.

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 2½ miles north of The Shorecrest.

The Shorecrest

Categories: building, historic site, historic building, accommodation, and tourism
Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.05543° or 43° 3′ 20″ north

Longitude

-87.88748° or 87° 53′ 15″ west

Inception

1924

Levels

Operator

Watercrest Real Estate

Open location code

86MJ3447+52

OpenStreetMap ID

way 169913705

OpenStreetMap feature

building=hotel

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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