Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District

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	Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District
Designer	Edward Townsend Mix
Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Date
Building Type	Government, Medical/Healthcare, Residential
Construction System	Stone, Brick, Weatherboard, Slate
Architectural Style	Shingle Style
Street Address	5000 W. National Ave. Walk Score
Notes	Also known as National Soldier's Home Historic District. Original buildings by Edward Townsend Mix. Later buildings by Henry C. Koch.

Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 2.1 Buildings in the District 3 Maps 4 References 5 External Links

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[edit] Discussion

National Register of Historic Places
Name	Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District
ID Number	05000530
NRHP Status	Listed In The National Register
Certification Date	06/03/2005
Level of Significance	National
NRHP Documents	Text (pdf) ; Photos (pdf)

Building Details
Site	90 acres
Awards	Recipient, NTHP 11 Most Endangered Places 2011

[edit] Buildings in the District

• Old Main, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Ward Memorial Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

[edit] Maps

[edit] References

• National Register of Historic Places
• Northwestern Branch—Veterans Affairs National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary at the National Park Service web site
• Soldiers Home Foundation web site
• National Historic Landmark nomination form (draft)

"Endangered American Places", by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 524, 2011.0720, pN1.2.

[edit] External Links

• "America's Great Outdoors: Secretary Salazar Designates 14 New National Historic Landmarks" - Department of the Interior press release, 2011.0630
• Northwestern Branch—Veterans Affairs National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary at the National Park Service web site
• Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District at Wisconsin Historical Society web site
• Soldiers Home Foundation web site
  • Historic District Buildings at Soldiers Home Foundation web site
  • List of All Historic District Buildings (surviving)
  • Soldiers Home History: A Summary at Soldiers Home Foundation web site
  • Our History: 1865 to the Present at Soldiers Home Foundation web site
  • Historical Research and Resources at Soldiers Home Foundation web site
• National Soldiers Home Historic District at National Trust for Historic Preservation web site
• Save the Soldiers Home web site
• https://forohmilwaukee.org/VA_Historic_District_24L0.html Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District] at Friends of Reclaiming Our Heritage, Inc. web site
• Milwaukee Preservation Alliance web site
• Zablocki celebrates landmark status, looks to future by Robert Beller, Medical Center Director, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center (Milwaukee VA Medical Center)
• Soldiers Home named national landmark by Mary Louise Schumacher, Art City blog - Milkwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2011.0630
• Milwaukee's Soldiers Home named to national list of endangered places by Mary Louise Schumacher, Art City blog - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2011.0615