Veterans Affairs

Content referencing Veterans Affairs

Plats and Parcels

Historic Building to Become Boutique Hotel

Plus: Soldiers Home redevelopment on pause, coworking company buys building on streetcar route

May 13th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer

Milwaukee Architecture

10 Examples of The Classical Style

Where to find the best examples of classical style in town.

May 3rd, 2015 by Christopher Hillard

Op-Ed

Double Decker Freeway Would Hurt Soldiers Home

The at-grade alternative for reconstructing I-94 is better alternative, that won’t harm this landmark.

Jan 27th, 2015 by David Brown, Dawn McCarthy and Tom Voss

Yesterday’s Milwaukee

Soldiers Home Fair’s Pavilion

The centerpiece of fair that raised lots of money for the cause.

Jul 23rd, 2014 by Jeff Beutner

Bike Czar

The Sacrifice of Our Veterans

We can admire those bicyclists who do endurance races, but the bravery of our veterans puts all that into sober perspective.

Nov 15th, 2013 by Dave Schlabowske

Photo Gallery

Soldiers Home Becomes National Historic Landmark

The National Park Service honors the Soldiers Home complex, whose classic buildings are the oldest in the nation still standing from Civil War days.

Apr 29th, 2013 by Jeramey Jannene

Friday Photos

Saving Old Main

Finally, some long overdue repairs to one of America’s most endangered historic places.

Sep 28th, 2012 by Dave Reid

Neighborhood Buildings

• Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center

  

  Property represents 121-acre U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs campus, including Old Main and other Soldiers Home buildings.

• Governor’s Mansion

  

  Former campus director home at Soldiers Home complex. Designed by architect Edward Townsend Mix. Building was one of three buildings made available for redevelopment in December 2018.

• Headquarters Building

• Old Main

  

  The central building of the historic Soldiers Home Complex. A partnership of Alexander Company and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee will redevelop the building into housing for veterans starting in 2019. Designed by architect Edward Townsend Mix. Used as a long-term care center for veterans until 1989. Building owned by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

• Soldiers Home Chapel

  

  Designed by architect Henry C. Koch. Part of the historic Soldiers Home complex built after the Civil War. Building was one of three buildings made available for redevelopment in December 2018.

• Ward Memorial Hall

  

  Historic former theater on Soldiers Home campus.