From Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Juneautown Walking Tour by Mary Ellen Pagel and Virginia Palmer (1965)…
Learning that his rival Byron Kilbourn intended to build a courthouse on this side of the river, Solomon Juneau hurriedly put a builder to work on one in Juneautown. Their small wooden courthouse was replaced in 1869 by a huge red sandstone building, but it, too, eventually proved too small. The gray, classical Milwaukee County Courthouse, which may be seen to the west, succeeded it in 1929. Courthouse Square, renamed Cathedral Park, now contains gardens and a statue of an immigrant mother, erected by William George Bruce in memory of his own and all immigrant mothers.
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Recent Press Releases Referencing Cathedral Square Park
Join Santa and Mrs. Claus for Cocoa with the Clauses on Dec. 9
Nov 29th, 2023 by Milwaukee Downtown, BID 21The free, family-friendly event will offer cookies, hot cocoa and photo ops at Cathedral Square Park
Pfister Hotel chosen for this year’s Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival ornament
Nov 20th, 2023 by Milwaukee Downtown, BID 21Celebrating 130 years, the hotel joins a collection of downtown’s most revered landmarks depicted in the annual ornament cast in pewter by local artist Andrew Schumann.
Citations
- Streetcar rerouted near Cathedral Square Park, upgraded stop planned on Kilbourn - Jun 12th, 2015 - The Milwaukee Business Journal - Sean Ryan