Milwaukee Soldiers Home, Milwaukee

Name: Milwaukee Soldiers Home
Address: Milwaukee, United States

#74 among attractions in Milwaukee

Victorian architecture

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Milwaukee Soldiers Home is one of three Soldiers homes which have survived in the United States. It was built for the rehabilitation of Civil War soldiers. The building recognized as a National Historic Landmark District property. There are a total of 24 other buildings on the grounds which are also part of the Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District. ()

Coordinates: 43°1'35"N, 87°58'33"W

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Milwaukee Soldiers Home – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: American Family Field, Ward Memorial Hall, Calvary Cemetery, Wood National Cemetery.

~1350 ftNE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
American Family Field, Milwaukee
7 min walk • American Family Field, formerly known as Miller Park, stands as a testament to Milwaukee's love for baseball and the great outdoors. This modern stadium, with its unique fan-shaped retractable roof, ensures that the Milwaukee Brewers can play ball come rain or shine.
~520 ftSW
Theater, Victorian architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Ward Memorial Hall, Milwaukee
3 min walk • Ward Memorial Hall is an 1880s theater building within the Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
0.6 miNW
Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee
16 min walk • Calvary Cemetery is the oldest existing Catholic cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Owned by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, it is the final resting place for many of the city's early influential figures. The cemetery was designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1981.
~1320 ftW
Cemetery
Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee
7 min walk • Wood National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is one of two National Cemeteries in Wisconsin. It encompasses 50.1 acres, and as of 2021, it had over 40,000 interments. It is closed to new interments.
0.9 miS
Village, Area
West Milwaukee, Milwaukee
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1.2 miSW
43°0'52"N • 87°59'37"W
West Allis Farmers Market, Milwaukee
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Historical place, Concert hall
Tripoli Shrine Temple, Milwaukee
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~550 ftNE
Rock, Nature, Natural attraction
Soldiers' Home Reef, Milwaukee
3 min walk • Soldiers' Home Reef, also known as Rocky Point, National Military Asylum Reef, or Veterans' Hill is a fossilized coral reef rock formation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The reef formation was discovered by geologist Increase A. Lapham in the 1830s.
1.5 miSE
43°0'39"N • 87°57'24"W
Burnham Park Neighborhood, Milwaukee
37 min walk • Park
1.2 miW
Sacred and religious sites
Archdiocesan Marian Shrine, Milwaukee
31 min walk • The Archdiocesan Marian Shrine, formerly known as the Milwaukee Fatima Shrine and the National Shrine to Our Lady of Fatima, is of the Roman Catholic Church and a shrine to the Virgin Mary.
~1420 ftNE
Sport venue, Sport, Baseball
Helfaer Field, Milwaukee
7 min walk • Helfaer Field, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a Little League baseball field located next to American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. Costing $3.1 million to construct, the field seats up to 722 people. Built near the infield of the former Milwaukee County Stadium, it retains the old foul poles from that field.

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Which popular attractions are close to Milwaukee Soldiers Home?

Nearby attractions include Ward Memorial Hall, Milwaukee (3 min walk), Soldiers' Home Reef, Milwaukee (3 min walk), Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee (7 min walk), American Family Field, Milwaukee (7 min walk).

Milwaukee Soldiers Home, Milwaukee

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Milwaukee Soldiers Home – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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Which popular attractions are close to Milwaukee Soldiers Home?