Results tagged with 'Eschweiler and Eschweiler'

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Exploring Wisconsin architectural history at MPL

Published June 20, 2012

Milwaukee has a rich history and, fortunately, a passion for preserving it, too. Take, for example the Wisconsin Architectural Archive, housed at the Milwaukee Public Library. Founded in 1975 by Thomas L. Eschweiler - yes, of THAT Eschweiler family - and a few others, the collection, housed within the Central Library's Art & Music department, archives more than 20,000 architectural drawings by nearly 500 Wisconsin architects.

Potter's legacy lives on at Gaenslen School

Published Feb. 12, 2012

Though Milwaukee's Gaenslen School - which currently has a special needs population approaching 50 percent - is named for Milwaukee's first orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Frederick J. Gaenslen, an argument could be made that it should have been called Potter School.