Newhall House

1850’s Home, 1907 Schlitz Bar To Become Apartments

A four-unit complex in Walker's Point. Plus: The week's top real estate news.

The Dreadful Legacy of Charles Nash

His greed led to the horrible Newhall House fire. Yet a street still bears his name.

Profiles in Milwaukee history: Architect & fireman Sebastian Brand

Water Street Is Old Indian Trail

The first street built ran crooked, with gambling houses and other dens of vice.

Jefferson Street Became Asphalt Showcase

Charles Pfister spent his own money to pave the street abutting his hotel in the new style.

Bankers Row, 1860s

Two of Milwaukee's oldest surviving buildings were banks at Water and Michigan.

Buffalo St. Was Where Black Man Lynched

Short street had city’s only lynching and only one of an African American in state history.

Broadway in Late 1860s

Then called Main St. and just south of Wisconsin, it boasted the Newhall House Hotel.

Wisconsin and Broadway, 1867

The well-dressed people in the photo had to stand rigidly in place, so the photo wouldn't be ruined.

Broadway, the Street of Tragedies

Three of the most tragic incidents in city history happened on Broadway.

Clybourn Was Once the City’s Main Street

All the lake traffic got off at Clybourn and hotels and restaurants lined the street.

The History of Milwaukee Street

It's one of the original village streets dating back to 1835.

Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Building, 1880s

Touted as the "finest in the country," the exposition hall on 5th and Kilbourn held a wide range of events.

Fire Fighters in Dress Suits, 1880

A classic photo of workmen at Firehouse No. 1, looking like dudes about town.

Plankinton House Hotel, 1889

The Plankinton House hotel once sat on prime real estate.

Northwestern Mutual Insurance, 1886

A fire burned the Newhall House hotel to the ground, but a local company would build a new home on the site.

Newhall House, 1883, After the Fire

The fire killed 71 people but circus star Tom Thumb survived. The catastrophe became a sobering lesson for the city.

Newhall House, Late 1860s

It was the largest and finest hotel in the West, a sign that Milwaukee was becoming a significant city.