AT&T Center (Milwaukee)

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AT&T Center
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Photographed in 2024
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Location within Wisconsin
Alternative namesWisconsin Telephone Building
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial office
Architectural styleneo-gothic
Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Address722 North Broadway
Coordinates 43°02′21″N87°54′27″W / 43.0393°N 87.9075°W / 43.0393; -87.9075
Construction started1918
Completed1924
LandlordAT&T
Height213 ft (65 m)
Technical details
Structural systemsteel frame
Floor count19
Lifts/elevators6
Design and construction
Architecture firmEschweiler & Eschweiler
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Public transit access Bus-logo.svg MCTS
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Photographed in 2010 AT&T Center, Milwaukee.jpg
Photographed in 2010

The AT&T Center is a 19-story, 213 foot tall neo-gothic building in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Construction began in 1918 for Wisconsin Telephone and was completed in 1924. It houses the AT&T Wisconsin headquarters. [1]

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References

  1. "AT&T Center, Milwaukee | 122428". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved 2022-05-03.