Pabst Mansion, House museum in Milwaukee, United States
The Pabst Mansion is a house museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, designed in the Renaissance Revival style. The exterior features pressed brick with corner decorations and carved ornaments, while inside several parlors contain richly decorated ceilings and wall panels.
Frederick Pabst, who expanded Best & Co into the largest brewery in the United States by 1874, hired architect George Bowman Ferry to build this residence in 1890. After the Pabst family sold the property, it served as a residence for archbishops from 1908 until church use ended in 1975.
The name comes from Frederick Pabst, whose family came to America from Germany and built wealth through brewing. The house displays handcrafted wood carvings and details made by European craftsmen at the time, which visitors can still appreciate today.
Guided tours run from Sunday through Thursday between 10 AM and 4 PM, with extended hours until 5 PM on Fridays and Saturdays. The building has multiple floors and staircases, so visitors with limited mobility should plan accordingly.
Between 1908 and 1975, five archbishops lived in this building after the Archdiocese of Milwaukee acquired it from the family. This church use preserved much of the original interior decoration nearly unchanged for decades.
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