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State: Wisconsin

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Milwaukee, WI

Forest Home Cemetery: Garden Design, Community Memory, and Lore

Operating since 1850, Forest Home developed as a garden cemetery and arboretum containing monuments, architecture, Indigenous landscape history, and burials representing many parts of Milwaukee society.
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Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee City Hall: Civic Architecture, Politics, and Urban Lore

Completed in 1895, Milwaukee City Hall’s Flemish Renaissance Revival design and tall central tower expressed the ambitions of a rapidly growing industrial and immigrant city.
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Milwaukee, WI

Pabst Mansion: Brewing Wealth, Domestic Labor, and Legends

Completed in 1892 for Frederick and Maria Pabst, the German Renaissance Revival mansion reflects brewing wealth, family life, domestic work, Catholic institutional use, and a major preservation campaign.
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Milwaukee, WI

Pabst Theater: Performance History, Preservation, and Ghost Lore

Built in 1895, the Pabst Theater became a landmark performance venue whose architecture, artists, audiences, technology, and preservation connect the brewing era to modern downtown Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee, WI

The Pfister Hotel: Milwaukee History and Visiting-Team Folklore

The Pfister opened in 1893 and is known for its Romanesque Revival architecture, art collection, hospitality, and role in Milwaukee civic life.
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