Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Chapel
Historic district in Wisconsin, United States in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Added to the National Register in 2005, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District is a veterans' hospital located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with roots going back to the Civil War. Contributing buildings in the district were constructed from 1867 to 1955, and the 90 acres (36 ha) historic district of the Milwaukee Soldiers Home campus lies within the 400 acres (160 ha) Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center grounds, just west of American Family Field.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 5000 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, WI |
| County | Milwaukee County |
| Listed | Jun 3, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05000530 |
| Type of place | historic district |
| Style | Shingle style architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, America's Most Endangered Historic Places |
| Contributing resources | 23 buildings, 2 structures, 3 sites, 2 objects |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 5000 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, WI |
| Coordinates | 43.02725, -87.97842 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 94 mi · on Park Atlas |
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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 05000530. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.