Yesterday’s Milwaukee

County Courthouse, Early 1870s

It was built by architect Leonard Schmidtner, who also built St. Stanislaus church. His courthouse would stand for 66 years.

By - Dec 4th, 2014 12:41 pm

It was built by architect Leonard Schmidtner, who also built St. Stanislaus church. His courthouse would stand for 66 years. Back to the full article.

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3 thoughts on “Yesterday’s Milwaukee: County Courthouse, Early 1870s”

  1. John Cooper says:

    I’ve often wondered exactly where the old courthouse stood in relation to today’s square. The last posted photo seemed to show the cathedral off the “right” end of the courthouse and south of it. So with today’s detail about the widening of Kilbourn, the courthouse seems to have stood off the north end of what is now Cathedral Square with its entrance facing south. Is that correct?

  2. Dear John Cooper —

    This 1894 map clearly shows the location of the Courthouse on its site.

    http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/san/id/20/rec/21

  3. John Cooper says:

    Thank you, Michael!

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