Milwaukee Soldiers Home
Milwaukee Soldiers Home is one of three soldiers homes which have survived in the United States. It was built for the rehabilitation of Civil War soldiers.Photo: Jdsteakley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home” and “Old Main”
- Address: 515 General Mitchell Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI 53214-1279
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include American Family Field and Ward Memorial Hall.
American Family Field
Stadium
Photo: Spaluch1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
American Family Field is a retractable roof stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Located southwest of the intersection of Interstate 94 and Brewers Boulevard, it is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. American Family Field is situated 1,500 feet east of Milwaukee Soldiers Home.
Ward Memorial Hall
Theater building
Ward Memorial Hall is an 1880s theater building within the Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ward Memorial Hall is situated 480 feet south of Milwaukee Soldiers Home.
Soldiers’ Home Reef
Paleontological site
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
Soldiers' Home Reef, also known as Rocky Point, National Military Asylum Reef, or Veterans' Hill is a fossilized coral reef rock formation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Soldiers’ Home Reef is situated 710 feet northeast of Milwaukee Soldiers Home.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Milwaukee and Martin Drive.
West Milwaukee
Village
Photo: Patriarca12, CC BY 3.0.
West Milwaukee is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located in the center of the county, approximately 1 mi south of American Family Field. The population was 4,114 at the 2020 census.
Martin Drive
Quarter
Photo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Martin Drive neighborhood of Milwaukee is a residential district on the west side of the city. It is named for the local 19th-century politician Morgan Lewis Martin. Martin Drive is situated 1½ miles north of Milwaukee Soldiers Home.
West Allis
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 60,325 at the 2020 census, making it the eleventh-most populous city in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Soldiers Home
- Category: housing estate
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.02651° or 43° 1′ 35″ northLongitude
-87.97661° or 87° 58′ 36″ westInception
1869Open location code
86MJ22GF+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 663006130OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q85785567
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