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National Register of Historic Places

Germania Building

Also known as Brumder Building

On the National Register since 198343 years
Beaux Arts ClassicalListed 1983Milwaukee
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About Germania Building

Germania Building, at 135 W. Wells St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 7, 1983. The Register lists it for its european, politics, architecture and communications, at the national level. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 40 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1896 to today

  1. 1896Built, designed by Eugene R. Liebert; Herman Schnetzky
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

135 W. Wells St., Milwaukee · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Germania BuildingStart here
  2. 2Plankinton-Wells-Water Street Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  3. 3Oneida Street StationBuilt 1900 · next door
  4. 4Milwaukee City HallEclectic · Built 1895 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Underwriters Exchange BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
Around it

36 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DWest Side Commercial Historic DistrictNeo-Classical0.1 miBCentury BuildingBuilt 19250.1 mi★Pabst TheaterLate Victorian · Built 18950.1 miBGimbels Parking PavilionModerne · Built 19470.2 miBPublic Sevice BuildingBeaux Arts0.2 miBIron BlockVenetian Renaissance · Built 18600.2 miB100 East BuildingBuilding0.2 miBMilwaukee News Building and Milwaukee Abstract Association BuildingCommercial0.2 miBMarshall & Ilsley BankBuilding0.2 miBMilwaukee County Historical CenterNeo-Renaissance0.2 miBMilwaukee Journal ComplexBuilding0.2 miBMitchell BuildingSecond Empire · Built 18760.3 miBState Bank of WisconsinItalian Renaissance Revival · Built 18560.3 miBHome Office, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance CompanyRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBHotel SchroederBuilding0.3 miBWisconsin Leather Company BuildingItalianate0.3 miDEast Side Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBMilwaukee Athletic ClubBuilding0.3 mi
Show the other 18
BOld St. Mary's ChurchZopfstil · Built 18460.3 miDOld World Third Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 mi★Turner HallHigh Victorian · Built 18820.3 miBPritzlaff, John, Hardware CompanyLate Victorian · Built 18500.4 miBFederal BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18990.4 miBGerman-English AcademyLate Picturesque · Built 18910.4 miBBlatz Brewery ComplexGerman Renaissance0.4 miBBlatz, Valentin, Brewing Company Office BuildingRomanesque Revival · Built 18900.4 miBBaumbach BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque Commercial0.5 miBSt. James Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18670.5 miBSaint James Court ApartmentsLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19030.5 miBCentral LibraryNeo-Renaissance · Built 18950.5 miBWisconsin Consistory BuildingArt Deco · Built 18890.5 miBSt. John's Roman Catholic CathedralZopfstil · Built 18470.5 miDCass-Wells Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBSixth Church of Christ, ScientistRomanesque · Built 19020.5 miBMcCullough and Dixon Steam Laundry and Soap CompanyBuilding0.5 miBCommerce Street Power PlantArt Deco · Built 19030.5 mi

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Questions about Germania Building

Is Germania Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 7, 1983 (Register number 83003405).

Is Germania Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Wisconsin has 43 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pabst Theater, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Germania Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Germania Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 40 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 106781652 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.