Edward Townsend Mix (5/13/1831 – 9/2/1890), was a Milwaukee-based architect. Walter A. Holbrook was a partner of Mix’s from 1882 to 1889.
Milwaukee Buildings
- Cathedral Church of All Saints
- Colby Abbot Building
- Everett Street Depot
- Grand Avenue Congregational Church
- Henry Harrison Button House
- Immanuel Presbyterian Church
- Judge Jason Downer House
- Mackie Building
- Matthew Keenan House
- Mitchell Building
- Oneida Street Station
- Small Block
- Soldiers Home – Governor’s Mansion
- Soldiers Home – Old Main
- Stevens Block
- St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
- Thomas Cook House
- Villa Filomena
- Wisconsin Consistory Building
- Wisconsin Leather Company Building
List is incomplete
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Milwaukee Downtown names its 2024 Downtown Achievement Award Winners
Key downtown projects and organizations recognized at Milwaukee Downtown’s 2024 State of Downtown
Oct 2nd, 2024 by Milwaukee Downtown, BID 21
Commission Votes To Protect Schuster-Bloodgood House
Neighbor hopes to see westside home restored to its former glory. But opposition could be forthcoming.
Aug 26th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Second Schuster Home Given Historic Protection
Schuster Mansion now joined by Schuster-Bloodgood House. But it might only be temporary.
Aug 9th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
See Inside 3 Buildings For Civil War Veterans That Will Be Saved
Chapel, theater and mansion will provide supportive services for veterans.
May 23rd, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Wisconsin Club Worth $5.1 Million
Fascinating history and an elaborate interior that would put the grandest riverboat to shame.
Mar 17th, 2024 by Michael Horne
Heated Historic Commission Meeting Yields Profanity, New Historic District
But not before one property owner verbally abuses the 'arrogant' commission.
Mar 13th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
$25 Million Plan To Save Three Endangered Soldiers Home Buildings
Alexander Company aims to rehabilitate historic theater, chapel and mansion for veterans.
Feb 15th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Early Music Now Presents Benjamin Bagby and Beowulf
Saturday concert will be group's first at Irish Cultural and Heritage Center.
Nov 1st, 2023 by Martha Brown
New Home Found for Masonic Center Windows
George Washington won't be watching over anyone's bedroom, at least not in downtown Milwaukee.
Nov 19th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Plan For Masonic Apartments Advances
22-unit complex with rooftop apartments gets historic commission approval.
Nov 3rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Raise a Glass At Central Standard’s New Crafthouse & Kitchen
The local distillery will celebrate the grand opening of its newly-redeveloped, historic downtown location this Saturday
Aug 12th, 2021 by Angeline Terry
Masonic Apartments Move Forward, But…
Historic Commission wants stained glass windows reused. That's a problem.
Mar 8th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Masonic Center Would Become Up To 25 Apartments
New filings reveal more of Ascendant's new plan for the 132-year-old building.
Feb 5th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Masonic Center Could House Apartments
Once slated to be a hotel with a new tower, historic downtown building would now become housing.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Central Standard Downtown Distillery a Go
Craft distillery purchases building for downtown tasting room, rooftop patio and more.
Jan 25th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
New Life for Old Main
$44 million project will convert vacant Civil War complex to veterans' housing.
May 15th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Mix Masterpiece Distills History
Vacant and isolated, 1874 store to become Central Standard Craft Distillery tasting room.
Jan 20th, 2020 by Michael Horne
Central Standard Opening Downtown Tasting Room
Distillery will move from Walker's Point to redeveloped 1874 building on E. Clybourn St.
Jan 10th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Cold Storage Building Is Unique
Recently sold 1892 building with two-foot-thick walls was massive refrigerator for industry.
Apr 9th, 2019 by Michael Horne
Inside the Historic Soldiers Home Theater
See three buildings, from 1860s and 1880s, VA hopes to have redeveloped.
Dec 17th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Hop Over to The Wicked Hop
One of the few taverns on streetcar line, in one of few buildings to survive Third Ward fire.
May 24th, 2018 by Michael Horne
A Gentleman’s Club for 134 Years
Downtown's Milwaukee Club, founded 1884, is the oldest and most exclusive bar in town.
Mar 23rd, 2018 by Michael Horne
Judge Jason Downer’s Home Restored
How Russell Zimmermann restored one of city's "finest Victorian Gothic" buildings.
Mar 19th, 2018 by Michael Horne
Ascendant Buys Masonic Temple for Hotel
Controversial hotel project on Van Buren St. takes big step.
Nov 7th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Inside the Mackie Flats
See how Jeffers and Continuum gave new life to a Milwaukee icon.
Sep 26th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Row House An Architectural Treasure
1891 Friedmann Row is now condos, one owned by ex-judge James Gramling.
Jul 27th, 2017 by Michael Horne
The Most Beautiful Bar In Town?
Best Place at the Pabst is one of the most enchanting saloons in the nation.
Mar 13th, 2017 by Michael Horne
More Views of Masonic Hotel
See the rooftop beer garden and how the new tower connects to the building.
Jan 24th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
The Masonic Hotel Moves Forward
14-story tower would be built atop historic three-story building. Will it be opposed?
Jan 18th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee’s Most Schizophrenic Developer?
Joshua Jeffers is spending millions to redevelop the Mackie Building and famed Grain Exchange.
Jan 7th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
11 Doors Open Milwaukee Sites for Insiders
A guide for regulars to branch out beyond Downtown.
Sep 15th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Art Museum announces new museum library at historic Judge Jason Downer mansion
The three-story Judge Jason Downer mansion was designed by architect Edward Townsend Mix and built in 1874.
Aug 2nd, 2016 by Milwaukee Art Museum
Masonic Lodge Could Become Hotel
Plan would build addition atop historic building, but will preservation advocates block it?
May 10th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
How to Renovate a Masterpiece
New owners spending millions to redo 1879 Mackie Building. Our photos tell the tale.
Mar 4th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Pfister Hotel, About 1910
Pfister and Milwaukee Club buildings still survive. Both have famous designers.
Feb 23rd, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
City Birthday Party All About Dining
Politicians and candidate hopefuls mix with winners of dining awards.
Feb 1st, 2016 by Michael Horne
Inside the Grain Exchange, 1880
The trading room was one of the "most lavishly decorated" public spaces in the region.
Jan 12th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
David Barnett Gallery
The gallery is housed in a historic 1875 Edward Townsend Mix mansion
Sep 16th, 2015 by Michael Horne
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.
Aug 18th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
City Hall, 1880
The remodeled market hall became City Hall in 1861, but the Milwaukee Sentinel derided the result.
Jul 28th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Water Street in 1880
Looking south from Wisconsin, this was a prime business district dominated by Victorian buildings from the 1850s.
Jun 30th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
The Mackie Building’s Major Renovation
135-year-old building will be beautified and renovated to create 26 apartments, and a proposal for a modernistic "Mackie Building South" could connect to it.
Apr 21st, 2015 by Michael Horne
In Defense of Historic Tax Credits
National Trust for Historic Preservation's leader comes to town, where her speech to a crowd filled with notables dramatized the need for state to maintain the current credits.
Mar 23rd, 2015 by Michael Horne
Mitchell Building, Around 1880
The headquarters for what became the Marine Bank, built by Alexander Mitchell, survives today almost exactly as originally built.
Oct 29th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Inside the Mackie Building
Our photos take you inside the 1879 structure, the former Grain Exchange, and one of the city's most historic and beautiful buildings.
Oct 21st, 2014 by Dave Reid
Soldiers Home Fair, 1865
Milwaukee joined a national movement to care for Civil War veterans, and this event helped raise money for the cause.
Jun 17th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Swingin’ Door a Downtown Classic
Its history goes back to 1879, when it was the Western Union telegraph office.
May 29th, 2014 by Michael Horne
Interior of Academy of Music, 1876
Advertised as the best opera house west of New York, it was indeed an elegant hall.
Mar 18th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Saengerfest and City Hall, 1868
The earlier City Hall was a converted market hall, here decorated for an annual German music festival.
Feb 18th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Three Beautiful Churches
This year's tour is sold out, but these beautiful churches by Edward Townsend Mix are still worth a visit
Oct 1st, 2013 by Rose Balistreri
Milwaukee VAMC Commences Repairs on Historic “Soldiers Home” Building
Today, the grand structure continues to dominate the landscape, but is in dire need of repair.
Sep 20th, 2012 by Milwaukee Preservation Alliance
Art Jones Pension better than $100K per year
Two other Mayoral candidates eligible soon
Jan 12th, 2004 by Michael Horne
