Benjamin Church House, Milwaukee

Name: Benjamin Church House
Address: Milwaukee, United States

#122 among attractions in Milwaukee

Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture

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The Benjamin Church House, a modestly sized Temple-style Greek Revival home, was built in 1843–1844 by a pioneer carpenter of that name in Kilbourntown, a settlement on the west side of the Milwaukee River. In 1846, Kilbourntown merged with Juneautown on the east side of the river and Walker's Point to the south to create Milwaukee, today the largest city in Wisconsin. The house is thought to be Milwaukee's earliest surviving home. ()

Built: 1843 (181 years ago)Coordinates: 43°5'32"N, 87°53'54"W

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Estabrook ParkMilwaukee United States

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Benjamin Church House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shorewood Village Hall, Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Hubbard Park, Milwaukee Downer College.

0.7 miE
City hall, Tudor Revival architecture
Shorewood Village Hall, Milwaukee
19 min walk • The Shorewood Village Hall is a historic municipal building in Shorewood, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
1.5 miSE
Theater
Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee
40 min walk • The Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
0.7 miSE
Park
Hubbard Park, Milwaukee
17 min walk • Hubbard Park is a Milwaukee County park in the village of Shorewood, Wisconsin that received landmark status in 2000. It is located on a nearly five-acre, 1,400 feet long strip of land between the Milwaukee River and the former Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, now converted into part of the Oak Leaf Trail.
1.4 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Milwaukee Downer College, Milwaukee
37 min walk • The Milwaukee-Downer "Quad" is a set of four buildings of collegiate Gothic architecture on the northwest corner of Hartford and Downer Avenues on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, designed by Alexander C.
1.4 miSE
Museum, Natural history museum
Greene Hall, Milwaukee
36 min walk • The Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum, also known as Greene Geological Museum or Greene Museum, is a mineral and fossil museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin administered by the Department of Geosciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
0.5 miE
Village, Area
Shorewood, Milwaukee
14 min walk • Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 13,859 at the 2020 census.
1.3 miSE
Skyscraper
Sandburg Halls, Milwaukee
33 min walk • Sandburg Residence Hall is a student residence hall on Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the campus of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The building consists of four high rise towers and is the largest student residence hall of the school with 2,700-student housing capacity.
1.5 miSE
Library
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Milwaukee
39 min walk • The Golda Meir Library, located in Milwaukee, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, is the main library of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The library has more than 4.5 million catalogued items, many of which are available electronically through Electronic Reserve, web-based online catalog, searchable databases and indices.
1.2 miNW
Brewery
Sprecher Brewery, Glendale
31 min walk • Sprecher Brewery is a brewery in Glendale, Wisconsin, U.S. It was founded in 1985 in Milwaukee by Randal Sprecher, and is Milwaukee's first craft brewery since Prohibition. Sprecher produces an assortment of beers, flavored malt beverages, and sodas, and it is famous for its root beer.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Natural history museum, Specialty museum
Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum, Milwaukee
34 min walk • The Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum, also known as Greene Geological Museum or Greene Museum, is a mineral and fossil museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin administered by the Department of Geosciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
1.4 miSE
43°4'38"N • 87°52'50"W
American Geographical Society Library, Milwaukee
35 min walk • Historical place, Library

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Which popular attractions are close to Benjamin Church House?

Nearby attractions include WITI TV Tower, Milwaukee (5 min walk), Shorewood, Milwaukee (14 min walk), Hubbard Park, Milwaukee (17 min walk), Shorewood Village Hall, Milwaukee (19 min walk).