Baasen House-German YMCA

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Baasen House-German YMCA
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Baasen House-German YMCA
Location1702 N. 4th St.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°03′10″N87°54′56″W / 43.05278°N 87.91551°W / 43.05278; -87.91551
Built1874
ArchitectC. A. Gombert
Architectural style Italian Villa
NRHP reference No. 84003718
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1984

The Baasen House-German YMCA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin dates from 1874. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] [2]

It is a three-story brick building with a one-story brick-veneered 44 by 48 feet (13 m × 15 m) gable-roofed extension. The original house was built in 1874 for John F. Baasen, a leading citizen and a director of the Milwaukee-Horicon Railroad and of the Berlin and Lake Superior Railroad. It was designed in Italian Villa style by architect Charles A. Gombert and was one of few brick houses in the Brewers' Hill neighborhood. [3]

The house was home of the German Branch of the YMCA during 1888 to 1893; the extension, housing a gymnasium, was added in 1889. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Miss E. Baasen House/German YMCA". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Resource Design Group (November 27, 1982). "State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Intensive Survey: Wisconsin House Tavern / Baasen House/German YMCA". National Park Service . Retrieved April 19, 2017. with photo from 1983