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Performing Arts Center

Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
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Performing Arts Center

Credit

© 2003 Mary Ann Sullivan

Site overview

Sheathed with travertine, the massing of strong forms employed for this center make a dignified and prominent addition to Milwaukee's downtown area. Landscaping and terracing down to the riverside close by is aesthetically pleasing and inviting. A large concert hall dominates the interior space flanked by a small recital hall, repertory theater, and a banquet pavilion. (Adapted from A Field Guide to Landmarks of Modern Architecture in the United States, by Miriam F. Stimpson)

How to Visit

Open to the public

Location

929 North Water Street
Milwaukee, WI, 53202
More visitation information

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Credit:

© 2003 Mary Ann Sullivan

Designer(s)

Dan Kiley

Landscape Designer

Nationality

American

Harry Weese

Related News

Milwaukee's Marcus Center at Risk

Threatened, Advocacy

May 01, 2019

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Commission

27 June 1966

Completion

26 July 1969

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