Building Description
Orlandini is a family-owned business that has made ornamental plaster in Milwaukee for over 80 years. Their work is in (among other places) the Pabst Theater, the Riverside Theater, Uihlein Hall, Villa Terrace, St Josaphat’s Basilica, and countless private homes. The shop is both working space and showroom: examples of plaster decoration they have made cover the walls.They preserve and restore architectural elements in all manner of buildings, doing work that many people believe is obsolete, or even “lost.”
Visitor Experience
Visitors will hear a brief overview about the 88 year history of Forlanini and their plaster products.
For kids: Free plaster bunnies to use as chalk and each child gets a free plaster flower.
Address
633 W Virginia St
Saturday Hours
10 am - 5 pm
Sunday Hours
10 am - 5 pm
Photography
Photography allowed, Videography allowed
Handicapped Accessible
Not accessible