Baasen House-German YMCA
Baasen House-German YMCA | |
 Baasen House-German YMCA | |
| Location | 1702 N. 4th St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°03′10″N 87°54′56″W / 43.05278°N 87.91551°WCoordinates: 43°03′10″N 87°54′56″W / 43.05278°N 87.91551°W |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | C. A. Gombert |
| Architectural style | Italian Villa |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003718 |
| Added to NRHP | August 2, 1984 |
The Baasen House-German YMCA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin dates from 1874. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1][2]
It is a three-story brick building with a one-story brick-veneered 44 by 48 feet (13 m × 15 m) gable-roofed extension. The original house was built in 1874 for John F. Baasen, a leading citizen and a director of the Milwaukee-Horicon Railroad and of the . It was designed in Italian Villa style by architect and was one of few brick houses in the Brewers' Hill neighborhood.[3]
The house was home of the German Branch of the YMCA during 1888 to 1893; the extension, housing a gymnasium, was added in 1889.[3]
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Miss E. Baasen House/German YMCA". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ a b Resource Design Group (November 27, 1982). "State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Intensive Survey: Wisconsin House Tavern / Baasen House/German YMCA". National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2017. with photo from 1983
Categories:
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- YMCA buildings in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Milwaukee
- Italianate architecture in Wisconsin
- Cultural infrastructure completed in 1874
- German-American culture in Milwaukee
- National Register of Historic Places in Milwaukee
- Wisconsin Registered Historic Place stubs