- Neighborhood
- Kilbourn TownMilwaukee
At a glance
- Address
- 212 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53201Places nearWikidata
What the record says
Butterfly Theatre is a business record at 212 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. Inclusion rule
The building
Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it.
Built 1930, music or entertainment venue, 12 stories. In a National Register district since 2000.
- Year built
- 1930City property file
- Use
- Music or entertainment venueCity property file
- Stories
- 12City property file
- Floor area
- 104,955 square feetCity property file
- Historic district
- West Side Commercial: National Register district, listed 2000City historic districts
Getting there
Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.
- Bus
- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & Old World 3rd, a 1-minute walk (73 m)
- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & N 3rd, a 1-minute walk (112 m)
- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & Plankinton, a 2-minute walk (195 m)
- Bike share
- Bublr dock MLK & Wisconsin (701 North Doctor MLK Jr Drive), a 1-minute walk (83 m)
- Bublr dock Postman Square (811 North Plankinton Avenue), a 2-minute walk (156 m)
- Bublr dock Vel R. Phillips & Wisconsin (799 Vel R. Phillips Ave.), a 3-minute walk (207 m)
- Parking
- Metered parking on W Wisconsin Ave (zone 4847), 54 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 3 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 724 N 2nd St, a 1-minute walk (100 m)
- Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed, checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
- Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed), checked November 1, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works, checked November 1, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP), checked November 1, 2026.
Answers about this
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most bus routes?
Kilbourn Town has the most bus routes of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 14 bus routes.
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood skips the midterm the most?
Kilbourn Town has the biggest midterm drop-off in the City of Milwaukee: 28.6 points fewer votes per adult for governor in 2022 than for president in 2024.
Discussions
Sources and record
Datasets
- WikidataCreative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0)
- City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)Public domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee local and national historic districtsPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
Data sources: Wikidata (CC0); City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP), City Assessor
Every fact (13)
| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address | 212 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201, Milwaukee, WI 53201 | Wikidata | Wikidata | |
| Building area | 104,955 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building use | Music or entertainment venue, land use code 7929 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Dissolved | true | Wikidata | Wikidata | |
| Map point | 43.03917, -87.91361 | Wikidata | Wikidata | |
| Historic district | West Side Commercial, National Register, 2000 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | |
| Name | Butterfly Theatre | Wikidata | Wikidata | |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| External pages | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43336701, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_Theater | Wikidata | Wikidata | |
| Stories | 12 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Wikidata id | Q43336701 | Wikidata | Wikidata | |
| Year built | 1930 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Zip | 53201 | Wikidata | Wikidata |
For agents
Butterfly Theatre (business in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee) is at 212 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53201. It is not a listed place, and its status is closed (City license data).