Cathedral Square Park

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

Milwaukee’s Only Downtown and Nighttime 5K Run/Walk, Storm the Bastille, Returns in Person for 2022

May 17th, 2022 by East Town Association

 

Cathedral Square Park to host Cocoa with the Clauses on Dec. 11

Dec 7th, 2021 by Milwaukee Downtown, BID 21

Free, family event featuring Santa, Mrs. Claus, cookies, hot cocoa, and photo ops galore

Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival to set Downtown aglow Nov. 18 – Jan. 1

Oct 21st, 2021 by Milwaukee Downtown, BID 21

Six-week festival bundles more than a half million lights and downtown’s most cherished happenings