BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS. Among the most prominent buildings are the city hall, occupying a triangular block and commanding from its tower a good view of the city; the county court house of brown sandstone; the United States Government building. a massive granite struc ture, erected at a cost of $1.750.000; and the public library and museum. The library has 120,001) volumes and maintains a number of branches in various parts of the city. The Lay ton Art Gallery is located in a fine building and possesses a valuable collection. In the Industrial Exposition Building annual exhibitions are held. The Chamber of Commerce, Athenamm, Light house, Squadron Armory, Saint Paul's Church (Protestant Episcopal) , Church of Gesu (Roman Catholic), and the Wells Building, the Berman Building. and the Germania, Pabst. and Mitchell buildings also are noteworthy structures. A mile west of the city limits is a National Soldiers' Home, accommodating 2400 inmates and sur rounded by 400 acres of well-kept grounds.
Milwaukee is the seat of Concordia College (Lutheran) aml _Marquette College (Roman ('atholic), both opened in 1881, and of Milwaukee Downer College for women, opened in 1895. hav ing been established on the foundation of the Milwaukee Female College, which was organized in 1849. There are also a State Normal School and two medical colleges, besides a large number of public and parochial schools. The Johnston Emergency Hospital, the Milwaukee General Hos pital. the United States Marine Hospital, and the State Industrial Home for Girls are among a large number of eharitahle institutions of vari ous kinds. Owing to the large population of German birth and descc•nt, Turner and musical societies play an unusually important part in the club and society life of the city. Milwaukee is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop and of a Protestant Episcopal bishop.