NRHP Reference # 73000084 Area 2,000 m² Added to NRHP 3 April 1973 | Opened 1879 Architect E. Townsend Mix | |
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Location 225 E. Michigan St.Milwaukee, Wisconsin Similar Mitchell Building, Iron Block Building, American System‑Built Homes, Milwaukee City Hall, Basilica of St Josaphat | ||
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The Mackie Building is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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History
The building was originally called the Chamber of Commerce Building or the Grain Exchange. It was built in 1879 as an investment property by U.S. Representative Alexander Mitchell. During the 1970s, the building underwent extensive restorations.
The Grain Exchange was located in a large three-story room in the building. The room was designed in a Simple Italian architectural style, with soaring ceilings, hand painted frescoes, gold leaf and over 10,000 sq. feet of space. The grain exchange is closely linked with the early commercial history of Milwaukee, when for a brief time, the city was the world’s largest primary wheat market for trading, exporting and inspecting grain. Milwaukee’s lake port was near vast acres of wheat in the state, so the Milwaukee grain exchange conveniently located there and invented and utilized the very first octagonal trading pit. The grain exchange operated from 1880 to 1935.
The Mackie Building is adjacent to the Mitchell Building, which was also built by Alexander Mitchell, also designed by E. Townsend Mix and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
