Building Description
This gem of the East Side is now the fitting home of jeweler Paloma Wilder who welcomes you into her second floor studio.
Portrait photographer Helen Bertelson wanted somewhere special for her home studio. So in 1927 she hired MartinTullgren & Sons’ to design this very unique Spanish Colonial / Mediterranean Revival. Featuring walls and doorways festooned with terracotta sculptural elements, wrought-iron Juliette balconies, and plenty of large arched windows, the Bertelson Building is truly one of a kind. Adorned with faces both grotesque and angelic, and animals both local and mythical, the ornate attention to detail has been impressing visitors for almost 100 years.
Visitor Experience
Historic Bertelson Building will participate in Doors Open Milwaukee Saturday September 26th. Paloma Wilder will be opening her goldsmithing studio upstairs for tours with live demos and featuring for the first time ever a walk though of the space that was the previous home to the (in)famous ‘Avant Garde’ cafe.
Address
2105 N Prospect Ave
Saturday Hours
Not Open
Sunday Hours
10 am - 5 pm
Photography
Photography allowed, Videography allowed, Tripod allowed
Accessiblity
Not accessible
