West Washington-North Hi-Mount Boulevards Historic District

The West Washington-North Hi-Mount Boulevards Historic District is a historic neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with stylish homes built along the named streets beginning in 1912, mostly businessmen and professionals. In 1994 the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History.
The land that includes Washington Boulevard was annexed in 1906. In 1910 the land that includes Hi-Mount was annexed, and street and sewer improvements were begun. A 1911 ad in the Milwaukee Sentinel pitched: "Hi-Mount, the beautiful new residence district, lies just one block west of Washington Park and is the most desirable residence property on the West Side." In fact, the area was one of Milwaukee's first "automobile suburbs," which allowed people to drive from work to a healthy country-like suburb.
The neighborhood contains about 148 properties that contribute to the NRHP historic district. Here are a few good examples of different styles, and houses with interesting owners, roughly in the order built.