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'''Sandburg Residence Hall''' is a student [[residence hall]] on Maryland Ave, [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] on the campus of [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2017/02/21/state-budget-includes-fundsfor-uwms-sandburg-hall.html|access-date=2020-08-27|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> The building consists of four high rise towers and is the largest student residence hall of the school with 2,700-student housing capacity.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.uwm.edu/housing/communities/sandburg/ | title = Sandburg Halls, UW Milwaukee Housing| publisher = University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | accessdate = 2010-10-26}}</ref> The north and west towers were erected in 1971, the south tower in 1973 and the east tower in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lauren Anderson|date=2019-02-22|title=State OKs Sandburg Hall renovation on UWM campus|url=https://biztimes.com/state-oks-sandburg-hall-renovation-on-uwm-campus/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=BizTimes - Milwaukee Business News|language=en-US}}</ref> The four towers are connected with a 2-floor Sandburg Commons. The University Housing offices and Police Department also reside in Sandburg Halls. The tallest of the buildings, the north tower, reaches 242&nbsp;ft (74.0 m) tall (building), and up to 481&nbsp;ft (146.8m) tall (including the antenna on the roof).<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3655| title = Sandburg Hall North-skyscraperpage.com| publisher = Sky Scraper Page.com | accessdate = 2010-10-26}}</ref> Sandburg Halls is named for the American writer and poet [[Carl Sandburg]]. There is a plaque outside the building explaining Sandburg's role as an organizer for the Social Democratic Party, and as personal secretary to Emil Seidel, Milwaukee's first Socialist mayor.