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The Pfister Hotel

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were used as trim. Changes to the exterior include the removal of the massive stone portico on the Jefferson Street facade and the closing of an entrance at the southeast corner. The main lobby has been refurbished and restored to resemble its original
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the hotel and added a 13-story addition behind the building without compromising the original building itself, and continues to be owned by the Marcus Corporation. The Pfister Hotel has the largest hotel collection of
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The Pfister is the last nineteenth century grand hotel remaining in downtown Milwaukee. Local materials were used in its construction with rock-faced,
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in the world. The hotel has held the AAA Four Diamond award for 37 years, since the inception of the ranking in 1977.
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for the first two floors and cream brick for the third through eighth floors.
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Original Romanesque Revival building, with tower behind, in 2022
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accompanying 63 photos from 1986 (#41 is of Pfister Hotel)
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The hotel was purchased in 1962 by hospitality magnate
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Pfister Hotel

Milwaukee
United States
Coordinates
43°02′21″N 87°54′21″W / 43.03922°N 87.90571°W / 43.03922; -87.90571
Bus interchange
MCTS
Tram interchange
The Hop
hotel
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Historic Hotels of America
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Charles F. Pfister
Henry C. Koch
Romanesque Revival
fireproofing
electricity
thermostat
Ben Marcus
renovated
Victorian art
National Register of Historic Places
East Side Commercial Historic District
Wauwatosa limestone
Indiana limestone
terra cotta
The pool at the top of the 1962 tower addition
The lobby of the original building

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