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# Merrill Theatre

Business in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee.

Status: Closed. City license data.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 211 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53201 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.038435&lng=-87.913495) | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1912 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | In a National Register district since 2000 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Merrill Theatre is a business record at 211 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## 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 1912, office building, 8 stories. In a National Register district since 2000.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1912 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Office building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 8 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 120,651 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $9,851,600 \(land $1,800,000, building $8,051,600\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | West Side Commercial: National Register district, listed 2000 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & Old World 3rd, a 1-minute walk (87 m)
- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & N 3rd, a 1-minute walk (111 m)
- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & Plankinton, a 2-minute walk (178 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock MLK & Wisconsin (701 North Doctor MLK Jr Drive), a 1-minute walk (108 m)
- Bublr dock Veolia (600 N. Plankinton Avenue), a 3-minute walk (214 m)
- Bublr dock Zeidler Union Square Park (335 W. Michigan St.), a 3-minute walk (226 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N 2nd St (zone 5279), 26 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 724 N 2nd St, a 2-minute walk (135 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.038435&lng=-87.913495).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), 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.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop), checked November 1, 2026.

## What you can do here

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Licensing): Creative Commons Zero \(CC0 1.0\). Credit: Wikidata \(CC0\)
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 211 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53201, Milwaukee, WI 53201 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $9,851,600 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 120,651 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Office building, land use code 7400 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Dissolved | true | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03843, -87.91349 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | West Side Commercial, National Register, 2000 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Merrill Theatre | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| External pages | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43337818 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 8 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Wikidata id | Q43337818 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1912 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53201 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-02.

Record id: a91d9579-44c7-476b-8149-30c948b33218

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## For agents

Merrill Theatre \(business in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee\) is at 211 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53201. It is not a listed place, and its status is closed \(City license data\).

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