Pabst Theater
Venue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US. Built 1895 by Otto Strack. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Pabst Theater is an indoor performance and concert venue and landmark of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Colloquially known as "the Pabst", the theater hosts about 100 events per year. Built in 1895, it is the fourth-oldest continuously operating theater in the United States, and has presented such notables as pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff, actor Laurence Olivier, and ballerina Anna Pavlova, as well as various current big-name musical acts.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI |
| County | Milwaukee County |
| Listed | Apr 11, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72000063 |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | Otto Strack |
| Type of place | theatre building, music venue |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI |
| Coordinates | 43.04112, -87.91444 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 94 mi · on Park Atlas |
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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. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.