Grassold Johnson News Today

On the arc of one cul-de-sac a quietly elegant home with an earthy feel almost fades into its wooded landscape on the west bank of the Milwaukee River. This is the house that well-known MIlwaukee architect Elmer A. Johnson designed and had built for his family in the 1950s.

One constant on the Marquette University campus in recent decades has been change. Here, we look at three buildings at one intersection that have survived and been in use for nearly a century.

You wouldnt know it passing 7th and Highland today, but for nearly a century, the northwest corner was home to one of the earliest high schools in the city. Later, it was the site of an elementary school. Now, its an educational institution of higher learning.