The Griot
The Griot is an apartment building in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin which is located on North Vel R. Phillips Avenue. The Griot is situated nearby to the community center Freedom Endeavors, as well as near America’s Black Holocaust Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include America’s Black Holocaust Museum and Chief Lippert Fire Station.
America’s Black Holocaust Museum
Museum
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
America's Black Holocaust Museum is dedicated to the history of the Black Holocaust in America. The museum was founded in 1988 by James Cameron, who became well known after surviving a lynching in 1930.
Chief Lippert Fire Station
Fire station
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
The Chief Lippert Fire Station, also known as Chemical Engine House No. 1, is a historic fire station built in 1876, two miles north of Milwaukee's central business district. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Chief Lippert Fire Station is situated 1,000 feet west of The Griot.
North Third Street Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
The North Third Street Historic District is a somewhat intact business district on the near north side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a wide range of surviving buildings dating back to 1854. North Third Street Historic District is situated 1,200 feet south of The Griot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borchert Field and Downtown Milwaukee.
Borchert Field
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Borchert Field, known at various times as Athletic Park and Borchert's Orchard, was a baseball park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The home field for several professional baseball clubs from 1888 through 1952, it also hosted two football teams: the Milwaukee Badgers from 1922 to 1926 and the Green Bay Packers in 1933.
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.
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.
The Griot
- Type: Apartment building
- Address: 2235 North Vel R. Phillips Avenue, Milwaukee, 53212
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.05999° or 43° 3′ 36″ northLongitude
-87.91603° or 87° 54′ 58″ westInception
June 18th, 2018Levels
4Open location code
86MJ335M+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 538167218OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartments
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Highlights include Freedom Endeavors and Gallery 507.
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