William Plankinton Mansion, at the corner of 16th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue, shown while it was used as Marquette University's Athletic Ticket Office, circa 1945

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Title	William Plankinton Mansion, at the corner of 16th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue, shown while it was used as Marquette University's Athletic Ticket Office, circa 1945
Date of Photograph	Circa 1945
Building Name	William Plankinton Mansion
Previous Names	Athletic Ticket Office Trinity Hospital Annex
Architect/Builder	Mix, Edward Townsend
Construction Date(s)	1876
Purchase Date	1918
Destruction Date	1969-1970
Style/Period	Victorian
Other Building Information	The William Plankinton Mansion was built in 1876 by John Plankinton upon the event of his son, William's, marriage to Mary Ella Woods. John Plankinton made his fortune running a meat packing company and William would later become successful in his own business ventures, founding the Plankinton Electric Light & Power Company, owning the West Portland Cement Company, and acting as the president and director of Johnson Service Company. The Plankintons were also heavily involved within the Milwaukee community. William served as a board member for the public museum, public library, Milwaukee industrial exposition and the Layton art gallery. William's mansion is fashioned in the Victorian style and amongst its greatest features were a marble face with a lion's head, ornate woodwork throughout and a stained glass window in the stairwell. William Plankinton died in 1905 and in 1918 the remaining family members chose to move to a different location as Wisconsin Avenue had begun to lose its charm as a residential neighborhood. The family sold the palatial structures and land to Marquette University in 1918 upon the condition that the homes be destroyed by 1920. Due to a legal loophole however, the mansions were saved. The William Plankinton mansion was used by Marquette University as an annex to the Trinity Hospital and later as the office for the Department of Athletics. The mansion was torn down in 1969 by Marquette University and was the first of the three Plankinton mansions to fall.
Named For	William Plankinton
Subjects	Architecture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee College buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee College campuses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Historic buildings --Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Marquette University -- Buildings Universities and colleges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Collection	Trinity Hospital Annex General Information File (A-4.5, Series 10, File Number 01340)
Physical Description	11.5 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.) black-and-white photographic print
Identifier	MUA_CB_01435
Other Identifiers	MUA_001207; 99C
Digital Reproduction Information	Scanned as RGB in reflective mode with Epson Expression 10000XL at 600 DPI. Display image is jpeg generated from archival TIFF file.
Copyright	The image is issued by Marquette University. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. the image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please credit: Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Marquette University Libraries
Ordering Information	For more information about obtaining reproductions of this and other images, please visit: http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/OrderForm.shtml

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William Plankinton Mansion, at the corner of 16th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue, shown while it was used as Marquette University's Athletic Ticket Office, circa 1945

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