Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station

Building Info

• Address:
  2011 S. 1st St.
• Status:
  Demolished
• Year Built:
  1931
• Size:
  3,895 square-feet
• Historic Designations:
  Nationally Designated (1981, file #81000049)

Built in 1931 by the City of Milwaukee as a high-pressure pumping station to fight fires at nearby factories and warehouses. Operated for decades by the Milwaukee Fire Department. Demolished in 2018.

The building was converted to a restaurant in 2006, operating as the Pump House and in 2009 was sold to Horny Goat Brewing and repurposed as a brewpub.

Building was vacant following the 2015 closing of the Horny Goat Brewing Company.

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Why the Historic Pumping Station Was Demolished

Could Michels have saved the building and incorporated it into its $100 million plan?

Aug 7th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene