Yankee Hill Walking Tour
Welcome to Yankee Hill! The neighborhood is bounded by Wisconsin Avenue on the south, Ogden Street on the north, Water Street on…
Virtual Book Talk: Milwaukee in Stone & Clay with author, Raymond Wiggers
Historic Milwaukee is pleased to co-host this virtual book talk with Boswell Books featuring Milwaukee in Stone and Clay: A…
Walker’s Point Churches Tour
“Religious architecture is even more prominent. Walker’s Point’s crowning glory is its churches, and nowhere in Wisconsin will you find…
Industrial Heritage, Walker’s Point
The First and Second Street Historic District celebrates the almost continuous development of the area from the 1840s to the…
Beyond Brady: Polish & Italian Immigrants in Milwaukee
This East Side neighborhood, with its Polish and Italian working class communities, briefly became Milwaukee’s counter-culture stronghold in the 60’s…
Women’s Milwaukee
Downtown Milwaukee’s narrative has most often focused on the stories of Milwaukee’s three founders, omitting the many contributions of women.…
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…
Lulu & Rocky Family Tour
Lulu & her cousin, Rocky, enjoyed Milwaukee and now you can too! See some of the great sites from the…
House History Class
Interested in discovering more about your house? Learn how to research your home with retired librarian Carolyn Colwell & HMI…
Yankee Hill Walking Tour
Welcome to Yankee Hill! The neighborhood is bounded by Wisconsin Avenue on the south, Ogden Street on the north, Water Street on…
Gargoyles, Grotesques & Dragons
Milwaukee’s buildings feature many “faces” that appear on churches to remind people of another world of monsters, demons and strange…
Industrial Heritage, Walker’s Point
The First and Second Street Historic District celebrates the almost continuous development of the area from the 1840s to the…
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Spaces & Traces 2024
Spaces & Traces 2024
Featuring 8 Mid-century Modern homes and 1 church around the metro Milwaukee area including the North Shore, Wauwatosa & Cudahy. The tour includes access to these 9 properties on the tour date and a brochure with map and more information. Location: 3 homes in Wauwatosa, 4 homes and 1 church in the North Shore, and…
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Yankee Hill Walking Tour
Yankee Hill Walking Tour
Welcome to Yankee Hill! The neighborhood is bounded by Wisconsin Avenue on the south, Ogden Street on the north, Water Street on the west and Prospect Avenue on the east. This choice, pioneer location on a bluff, high above the surrounding swamp land and open to the cooling breezes off Lake Michigan, saw its period of growth from 1840-1910. This tour starts at the "Leif the Explorer" Statue located within Juneau Park, East of the intersection of State St. and Prospect Ave.
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Virtual Book Talk: Milwaukee in Stone & Clay with author, Raymond Wiggers
Virtual Book Talk: Milwaukee in Stone & Clay with author, Raymond Wiggers
Historic Milwaukee is pleased to co-host this virtual book talk with Boswell Books featuring Milwaukee in Stone and Clay: A Guide to the Cream City's Architectural Geology with author, Raymond…
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Walker’s Point Churches Tour
Walker’s Point Churches Tour
"Religious architecture is even more prominent. Walker's Point's crowning glory is its churches, and nowhere in Wisconsin will you find so many historic houses of worship in such a small…