Wisconsin Avenue (Grand Avenue), Alexander Mitchell House

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Title	Wisconsin Avenue (Grand Avenue), Alexander Mitchell House
Alternate Title/Photographer's Note	Hon. Alexander Mitchell's residence, Cor. Ninth and Grand Avenue. (Front view.)
Date of Photograph	[ca 1885]
Description	This building grew in stages from a small house on a single lot. E.T. Mix added modifications between 1870-1873. The Belvedere (gazebo) was built by an Italian wood carver in 1871. In 1895 it was purchased by the Deutscher Club, and is now the Wisconsin Club.
Architect/Builder	Mix, Edward Townsend
Date of Construction	1855,1870-1873
Neighborhood	Downtown--Milwaukee Kilbourn Town--Milwaukee
Address	183 Ninth ST (pre-1930); 900 W Wisconsin AV
Subject	Residential facilities--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Historic buildings--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Houses--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Landscape architecture facilities--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Gazebos--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Mitchell, Alexander
Alternate Terms	Mansions--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Business/Place	Wisconsin Club--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Deutscher Club--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Type	Image
Collection	Milwaukee. Book, 100 leaves.
Original Item Medium	Photographic prints
Original Item Size	11 x 13 in.
Original Item ID	p. 80
Repository	Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Digital ID	mi000080
Date. Digitized	2003/05/21
Digital Collection	Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885 - 1992

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