Historic Photos and Maps of Water Tower Neighborhood and Milwaukee
- Historic Photos Gallery (HWTN)
- Water Tower & Water Tower Park Gallery (HWTN)
- Collections of Historic Milwaukee Maps and Photos Digitized by the Collections at UWM Libraries
- Milwaukee County Historical Society Photographic Collections
- Milwaukee Public Library Digital Collections
- Milwaukee Journal’s “Remember When…?” (from Milwaukee Public Library)
- Matteson Historic Photo Collection at Milwaukee Public Museum (go to “Milwaukee” portfolio)
- Digital Sanborn Maps of Milwaukee, 1894 and 1910
Historic Post Card Collections
- Historic Postcard Gallery (HWTN)
- WIReader/Galleries/Milwaukee
- UWM Library Postcard Collection
- Penny Postcards from Wisconsin
More Historical Documents
- Free city pamphlets, publications and walking tours: http://www.ci.mil.wi.us/hpc/Publications
- Lake Park Friends document the history of this renowned, Frederick Law Olmsted-designed historic park. http://www.lakeparkfriends.org/history.shtml
- A variety of interesting historic Milwaukee maps from 1883 through 2000 have been digitized by the Collections at UWM Libraries and are available here.
- “History of the Milwaukee Water Works | 1874 – 2014,” History on the tower published by the Milwaukee Water Works
- City of Milwaukee historic designation report
- Another history of the North Point Water Tower by the Milwaukee Water Works
- Historic newspaper articles on the Water Tower
Additional Resources on the Historic Water Tower Neighborhood and Area Homes
- Free book to HWTN members: Members can receive a free copy of the out-of-print “The Heritage Guide,” by H. Russell Zimmermann. This book includes mini-histories of numerous historic buildings in our neighborhood and the metro area.
- Zimmerman’s out-of-print “Magnificent Milwaukee: Architectural Treasures, 1850-1920,” is a coffee-table book with great photos and histories of some of HWTN’s most impressive homes. It’s available via on-line used book sellers.
- The invaluable book “North Point Historic Districts – Milwaukee,” by Shirley de Fresne McArthur, tells the story of the HWTN area and many of its homes. It is available at the Milwaukee Public Library, Boswell Book Co. on Downer Avenue or from online sellers. Highly recommended. It includes parts of McArthur’s prior, out-of-print book, “North Point South.”
- Milwaukee historian John Gurda’s excellent “The Making of Milwaukee” includes a history of the East Side.
- Milwaukee’s East Side, including our neighborhood, were featured in an episode of Milwaukee Public Television’s “Around the Corner with John McGivern.”