Historic Preservation Commission

Accepting Nominations for the Cream of the Cream City Awards in May 2026

Alderman Robert Bauman statement regarding the Historic Preservation Commission’s recommendation to designate the Milwaukee Arena and Miller High Life Theater as Historic Sites

Designation will ensure full transparency and require public input regarding future development proposed for the sites

Best Place at the Pabst Honored With Prestigious Historic Preservation Grant

Cream of the Cream City Awards put Historic Preservation front and center

Annual preservation honors event to be held May 29 at Best Place at the Pabst

Nominations Now Open for Cream of the Cream City Awards

Historic Preservation Commission Wins 2024 Historic Preservation Excellence Award

Cream of the Cream City Awards Program Returns

Nominations now being accepted for historic preservation efforts

City Should Enforce Reopening of Ravine Road, Park Friends Say in Filing

Group Says County Plan is Unnecessarily Expensive, Wastes Tax Dollars

Lake Park Friends Calls on Milwaukee County to Immediately Reopen Ravine Road to Cars

Road was closed in 2014 due to issues with pedestrian bridge which has since been repaired.

Council adopts historic preservation ordinance to provide greater flexibility to property owners

Grant would fund study of 20th Century Milwaukee religious architecture

Milwaukee Preservation Alliance Mayoral Primary Candidate Survey Responses

Candidates share views on favorite historic places, historic preservation, economic development, and more

Milwaukee Preservation Alliance February 2022 Milwaukee County Supervisor Candidate Survey

Candidates share views on historic preservation, future of Mitchell Park Domes

Timing of Wisconsin Conservatory of Music renovation positions it as unique DNC entertainment venue

Construction of the Conservatory's back lot expansion, expected to cost $1.3 million to $1.6 million, will begin in July.

Colliers International Announces Sale of the First Retrofitted Office Building in The Brewery Development

The 40,744 square foot brick and timber loft office building is 100% occupied by seven professional office tenants.

“Cream of Cream City” to be recognized at historic preservation awards ceremony

Annual preservation honors event to be held at Best Place at the Pabst

Massive New Project Announced for The Brewery

250,000 Square Foot Multi-Purpose Educational Facility Planned

Common Council approves historic designation, rezoning for McKinley School property

News release from Alderman Robert J. Bauman

Historic Preservation Commission looking for public input on plaquing program

The Historic Preservation Commission will be discussing the new plaquing program for historic locations throughout Milwaukee at its next meeting

Historic Preservation Honored Wednesday at Cream of Cream City Awards Ceremony

Annual preservation honors event to be held at Best Place at the Pabst

Historic Milwaukee Presents Preserving an Architectural Legacy

A panel discussion about the past, present, and future of Shorewood and its architecture

Historic Preservation, Clerk’s Office team up to document condemned convent

Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Commission is teaming up with the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Public Information Division of the City Clerk’s Office to collect photos of the building and document its history on an interactive website.

Common Council approves long-awaited Historic Preservation revisions

The Milwaukee Common Council Tuesday morning signed off on revisions to the city’s Historic Preservation Ordinance aimed at clarifying and streamlining the process for obtaining permission to do work on historic sites, as well as updating other procedures.

Major Revisions proposed for City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance

Major Revisions proposed for City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance