Week of Tours and Events
Wisconsin Avenue Churches Tour
Wisconsin Avenue Churches Tour
Join Historic Milwaukee tour guide, Judy Wimmer, Ph.D. Nineteenth Century American Religions, for a walking tour of churches in downtown Milwaukee. The tour will include grand churches in the Gothic Revival and Northern European Gothic traditions, Lombard and Victorian Romanesque and Byzantine Revival, constructed as early as the late 1860s through the 1920s, reflecting different…
Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville Book Talk
Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville Book Talk
Join Historic Milwaukee and author Dr. Sandra E. Jones as she talks about her new book: Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville. October 7 @ 6pm FREE. Registration required. About the book: Some people don't have to imagine what Milwaukee's Bronzeville was like. They have only to remember. They recall Walnut Street alive with businesses serving a…
Gargoyles, Grotesques & Dragons
Gargoyles, Grotesques & Dragons
Fall Special Tours on sale August 8th, 2022! Milwaukee's buildings feature many "faces" that appear on churches to remind people of another world of monsters, demons and strange beasts waiting for sinners. From monsters to angels these ornaments will delight you. Take a walk with our tour guides and get a closer look at some…