Hilton Milwaukee City Center

Upper floors of the Hilton Milwaukee City Center, featuring the antenna structure utilized over the years by many of the city's television and radio stations.

The Hilton Milwaukee City Center hotel is located in the Westown neighborhood of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is owned by the Marcus Corporation, which also owns the Pfister Hotel and InterContinental Milwaukee in the area.

It was built in 1927 as the "Schroeder Hotel" by hotel magnate Walter Schroeder, in a neo-classical style. It has a height of 275 feet (84 meters), with an antenna extending its total height to 192 meters. The building has 25 floors and 729 rooms. A 12-floor addition designed by Kahler Slater Architects and built by Mortenson was constructed in 2000.^[1]

The Schroeder Hotel was sold to Sheraton Hotels in 1965 and renamed the "Sheraton-Schroeder Hotel". Sheraton sold the hotel in 1972 to local businessman Ben Marcus, who renamed it the "Marc Plaza Hotel". In 1995, when Marcus brought in Hilton Hotels to manage the property, it was renamed the "Hilton Milwaukee City Center".

Hilton Milwaukee City Center is a member of Historic Hotels of America, an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=hiltonmilwaukeecitycenter-milwaukee-wi-usa
↑ "Hilton Milwaukee City Center, a Historic Hotels of America member". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

Records
Preceded by Pabst Building	2nd Tallest building in Milwaukee 1927—1930 84m	Succeeded by Wisconsin Tower

High-rises in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Tallest buildings	U.S. Bank Center 100 East Wisconsin University Club Tower Milwaukee Center 411 East Wisconsin Center Kilbourn Tower Milwaukee City Hall The Moderne 1000 North Water Street Chase Tower Allen-Bradley Clock Tower Wisconsin Tower Hilton Milwaukee City Center Wisconsin Gas Building The Pfister Hotel Basilica of St. Josaphat Sandburg Hall North Tower AT&T Center

Demolished	Pabst Building

See also	List of tallest buildings in Milwaukee

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