This map shows some of the most important sites related to the history of typewriting and the QWERTY keyboard in Milwaukee. Click on the pins or on the links below to show more information about each site.
The residence of one of the principal business partners, Matthias Schwalbach. Schwalbach was a German immigrant and a talented machinist, who did much of the work at Kleinsteuber's machine shop.
One of Sholes's earliest collaborators, Carolos Glidden, lived at this location in 1868, around the time when they were making rapid progress on early prototypes.
This was Sholes's last residence in Milwaukee, according to the City Directory. He lived here until his death in 1890, during which time he continued to work on other typewriter developments.
Sholes's son Louis created a company to sell his father's last patented design, shortly after his father's death. The company had an office or storefront at this location.