Winkler & Barry Block

ARCHITECT: Unknown CONSTRUCTED: 1894 Constructed in 1894, the Winkler and Barry Block was built in the final portion of the business district to be developed on River Street. The Winkler Building, located on the eastern portion of the block, was described by a local...

The Vogue Theatre

ARCHITECT: Pereira and Pereira of Chicago CONSTRUCTED: 1938 Built in 1938, in the then popular Art Deco Style, the Vogue was part of a large Midwestern chain owned by Butterfield Theaters. The 935 seat building was one of the first air conditioned in the city...

The Ramsdell Building

ARCHITECT: F.W. Hollister CONSTRUCTED: 1891-1892 Once the site of a wood framed building which housed a popular general store called “Lumberman’s Store”, ownership of this lot eventually landed in the hands of local lawyer and philanthropist, T.J. Ramsdell. Ramsdell...

The Pabst Building

ARCHITECT: Unknown CONSTRUCTED: 1892 Built by the Pabst Brewing Company of Milwaukee for the purposes of a saloon, this building commenced construction in January 1892 and was finished by July of that same year. Called, “the finest saloon building in the city and...

The Milwaukee House

ARCHITECT: CONSTRUCTED: Circa 1872 Built shortly after the Great Fire of 1871, the Milwaukee House was used as a hotel for mill-hands and woodsmen working in Manistee who needed a place stay. With a basement that at one time included a saloon, the hotel reportedly was...