Milwaukee's Early Architecture
(Part of the Images of America: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Series and Images of America: Wisconsin Series)
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Initially dominated by simple renditions of East Coast architecture, Milwaukee developed from three pioneer settlements, those of Solomon Juneau, Byron Kilbourn, and George Walker three hubs from which three villages radiated outward into one city. Following the Civil War, Milwaukee s growth at the onset of the Industrial Era afforded the city a fanciful array of Victorian streetscapes. The 1890s followed with an era of ethnic architecture in which bold interpretations of German Renaissance Revival and Baroque designs paid homage to Milwaukee s overwhelming German population. At the turn of the century, Milwaukee s proximity to Chicago influenced the streetscape with classicized civic structures and skyscrapers designed by Chicago architects. World War I and the ensuing anti-German sentiment, as well as Prohibition, inevitably had adverse effects on Brew City. By the 1920s, Milwaukee s architecture had assimilated to the national aesthetic, suburban development was on the rise, and architectural growth would soon be stunted by the Great Depression."
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1531656013
ISBN13:9781531656010
Release Date:July 2010
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Length:130 Pages
Weight:0.91 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"
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