National Historic Landmark · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Pabst Theater

A listed building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, built 1895. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Pabst Theater
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI
CountyMilwaukee County
ListedApr 11, 1972
Reference number72000063
Built1895
ArchitectOtto Strack
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street144 E. Wells St.
Coordinates43.04112, -87.91444 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000063. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.