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Milwaukee Soldiers Home (Old Main)

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38: 462: 247: 215: 252: 472: 482: 452: 234:. The building was unoccupied starting in 1989, and had fallen into disrepair and was scheduled to be demolished. A 2011 campaign successfully got the building designated as a 402: 457: 487: 73: 238:. In 2019 a company was hired to update the building. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) worked to help finance the restoration. 467: 477: 257: 356: 303: 447: 211: 158: 293: 427: 235: 178: 51: 379: 326: 148: 182: 61: 207: 299: 403:"Inside Old Main: A Special VR Walkthrough as the Soldier's home Prepares for Revitalization" 214:
property. There are a total of 24 other buildings on the grounds which are also part of the
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Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District
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Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
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The building was completed in 1867 and it went by several names, including
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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West Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
43°01′35″N 87°58′35″W / 43.0265°N 87.97638°W / 43.0265; -87.97638
Victorian
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Contributing Property
soldiers homes
United States
Civil War
National Historic Landmark District
Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District
National Historic Landmark
Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District
National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin



Milwaukee's Soldiers Home
ISBN
978-0-7385-9873-4
"Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home"


"A look inside the historic Milwaukee Soldiers Home: Slideshow"
"The Soldier's Home at the Milwaukee VA Center is Getting a New Life"
"Inside Old Main: A Special VR Walkthrough as the Soldier's home Prepares for Revitalization"
Historic Designation

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