Saint Francis Center
Saint Francis Center is a retail building in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin which is located on North Vel R. Phillips Avenue. Saint Francis Center is situated nearby to the monastery Saint Francis of Assisi Convent, as well as near the historic site Milwaukee Police Department Call Box.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Third Street Historic District and Milwaukee Youth Arts Center.
North Third Street Historic District
Historic site
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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 370 feet northeast of Saint Francis Center.
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
Arts center
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Milwaukee Youth Arts Center is an arts-in-education facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A performing arts education and rehearsal facility for the young people of southeastern Wisconsin, it provides opportunities for children to express themselves through the arts in a multicultural environment. Milwaukee Youth Arts Center is situated 1,600 feet south of Saint Francis Center.
America’s Black Holocaust Museum
Museum
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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. America’s Black Holocaust Museum is situated 1,500 feet north of Saint Francis Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Milwaukee and East Side.
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.
Borchert Field
Quarter
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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. Borchert Field is situated 1½ miles north of Saint Francis Center.
Saint Francis Center
- Type: Retail building
- Address: 1936 and 1938 North Vel R. Phillips Avenue, Milwaukee, 53212
- Categories: building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.05608° or 43° 3′ 22″ northLongitude
-87.91543° or 87° 54′ 56″ westInception
1891Levels
2Open location code
86MJ334M+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 541827775OpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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