Frederick Pabst

Experience the Enchantment of “Christmas at the Pabst Mansion”

Explore Pabst Mansion in a “new light” with Illuminating the Dark Specialty Tour

Floral Reflections: Ikebana at the Pabst Mansion, May 10 – May 12

Pabst Mansion Celebrates Women’s History Month with Specialty Tour

Women of the Pabst Mansion Tour Offered on Sundays in March

Pabst Mansion to Offer Love Themed Tours in February

Celebrate Valentine’s Day all month long at the Pabst Mansion

Experience the Enchantment of “Christmas at the Pabst Mansion”

Explore Pabst Mansion in a “new light” with Illuminating the Dark Specialty Tour

Pony Rides Could Return To The Zoo

Pony rides were discontinued since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pabst Mansion Debuts Promotion for Near West Side Residents

Residents receive complimentary admission on June 15th

Pabst Theater Lights Up New Sign

27-foot-tall blade sign lights up key downtown intersection.

Ghosts of Milwaukee’s Past

A walk through Forest Home Cemetery is a peaceful encounter with countless famous names.

Commission Okays Plan To Save Pabst Mansion Pavilion

Key part of a 10-year plan to restore mansion to blue-ribbon status.

Floral Reflections: Ikebana at the Pabst Mansion, April 28 – May 1

Japanese Art of Floral Exhibition Returns to Pabst Mansion This Week

Pabst Mansion Wants To Deconstruct 1893 World’s Fair Addition

Nonprofit plans to salvage some elements for future reconstruction.

Pabst Mansion to Offer Valentine’s Day Wedding Ceremonies and Themed Tours

This Valentine’s Day the Pabst Mansion Wants to Make Your Special Day Even More Special

Cold Spring Park Was Very German

Homes in near westside neighborhood mostly built in early 1900s, often resembling those built in Germany.

Pabst Mansion Beer Garden

Historic mansion was home to Milwaukee beer baron Captain Frederick Pabst.

Pabst Mansion Adds Beer Garden

Add some Gemütlichkeit to your next museum visit, or just stop by for a cold one.

Hmong Association Buys West Side Mansion

Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.

Captain Pabst’s Golden Tap Project to Launch in September

Proceeds will be donated to organizations supporting Milwaukee communities

‘Captain’s Day’ Celebrates Frederick Pabst’s 184th Birthday

Rechristened “Captain Pabst Pilot House,” Grand Opening Event Includes Free Tours of Rebranded Taproom and Brewery, Yoga, Live Music and More on Saturday, March 28

A Farmhouse Seeks Historic Designation

Old home on 51st and North, once on city's rural fringe, likely to be designated.

5 Museums for the Winter Break

Let art be your respite from holiday stress at five great museums.

Milwaukee’s Institutions Invite you to Shop to Support Museum Store Sunday.

This Sunday, December 1, 2019!

Celebrate this Holiday Season at the Pabst Mansion

This year’s Holiday Season brings back popular Christmas at the Pabst Mansion and Twilight Tours as well as new Paper Ornament and Cookie Decorating Workshops

Pabst Oktoberfest 2019

Pabst celebrated 175th anniversary at this year's Oktoberfest.

Pabst Celebrates 175TH Anniversary with Oktoberfest Block Party

Highlights include live music, limited-edition beers and breweriana, brat eating and stein holding contests, Hammerschlagen for charity and a 1920s-era horse-drawn beer wagon

Historic Pabst Mansion holds first-ever outdoor beer fest – Beer Baron’s Bash on Saturday, September 28 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m

Everyone can be a Beer Baron at Captain Pabst’s first-ever outdoor Beer Bash!

Tour Book Is Packed With Fun

By a German publisher, '111 Places in Milwaukee That You Must Not Miss' is a surprise.

Outdoor Estate Sale at the Historic Pabst Mansion

Saturday, June 8, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. First-ever Outdoor Estate Sale includes cookout featuring Crafty Cow MKE

Christmas at the Pabst Mansion November 16, 2018 – January 6, 2019

Christmas at the Pabst Mansion Preview Reception is November 15, 2018 from 6:00-7:30 pm

Pabst Mansion Opens Doors to Community For Free to Celebrate Anniversary

Free admission day for the community on Sunday, July 29

How Forest Home Became An Avenue

First an Indian trail, then Janesville Plank Rd., then came a cemetery for 28 mayors.

Pabst Mansion creates leadership role, Announces hiring of Pamela Williams-Lime as President

As president, Williams-Lime will lead all operations at the Pabst Mansion.

Milwaukee Historical Organizations Partner for the First Time To Host Wine Tasting Event at Beer Baron’s Pabst Mansion

Tickets are $40 per person and $35 for members of the Pabst Mansion or the Milwaukee County Historical Society.

A Bar That’s Also a Museum

Brew City MKE in Grand Avenue Mall serves only Milwaukee beers -- and brewing history.

Pabst Mansion Celebrates Its Survival

Unique Gilded Age mansion built in 1892 almost became a parking lot 40 years ago.

A Gentleman’s Club for 134 Years

Downtown's Milwaukee Club, founded 1884, is the oldest and most exclusive bar in town.

Vintage, an East Side Bar With Odd History

Former Morry's space was once auto dealer and then refrigerator showroom.

Upcoming Events being held at the Pabst Mansion during their 125th Anniversary Year!

A series of upcoming events through the end of the year will highlight the importance of this beautiful house museum, as well as the legacy of the Pabst family.

Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion At 125

Museum celebrates home's 125th anniversary. Open for tours since 1978.

Lincoln Fowler’s Century-Old Home

Colectivo co-owner has 4.5 bathrooms, 3 fireplaces, and lots of coffee.

Historic Preservation Winners Celebrated

And Best Place at the Pabst Brewery announces new coffee shop and bar.

The Most Beautiful Bar In Town?

Best Place at the Pabst is one of the most enchanting saloons in the nation.

Architect Revitalizes, Repurposes and Builds Community

Allyson Nemec specializes in working with existing buildings, rather than new construction.

MobCraft Milwaukee

The world's first completely crowdsourced brewery is another piece of the redevelopment of Walker's Point.

The Fabulous Gustave Pabst Mansion

Built in 1907 and later divided into four units, one of its renters is custard king Karl Kopp.

Travel Back to When Beer Was King and Brands Were Born During Art on Tap This Summer at MOWA

Art on Tap: Early Wisconsin Brewery Art and Advertising. July 9 – September 25, 2016. Opening party: Saturday, July 16 | 2:00 – 5:00

Roman Coin a Pub For Pooches

Pets are welcome at the historic, 1890 tavern. It's a classic hangout.

Pabst Building, 1890s

City's first skyscraper, 14-floors high, built by Frederick Pabst, lasted until 1981.

Love Nest of A Beer Baroness

Huge 1889 mansion is where Pabst owner continued her affair with her daughter's husband.

The Mansion Where Scandal Brewed

The wife of the Pabst Brewery's co-owner had a scandalous affair in this fine Italianate mansion.

O’Lydia’s Has 99-Year History

The atmospheric, old-style tavern still has the original floor, tin ceiling and back bar.

Philip Best Brewery’s Moorish-Style Facility

The old bottling plant still stands today. By 1885 the future Pabst Brewing moved to Downtown.

Philip Best & Co. Brewery, 1880

Already the world's largest brewer, the company would soon be renamed the Pabst Brewing Co.

Last Days of Melms Brewery, 1869

It would be taken over by the Pabst Brewery, soon to become a manufacturing colossus.

Celebrating the Life of Paul Jakubovich

A host of notables gathered to salute Jakubovich and the fabulous historic architecture of Milwaukee he helped protect.

The Other Pabst Mansion

Once among a row of brewing family mansions, the neoclassical gem has been restored and can be toured this weekend.

The Brewery’s 100-Unit Frederick Lofts

Photos of this major residential project, another addition to a virtual mini-city replacing the old Pabst Brewery.

Progress on Frederick Lofts

New building in The Brewery, named after Capt. Frederick Pabst, will feature 100 apartments plus parking.

An Overlooked Gem Off Brady Street

Built in 1891 by then-prominent architect Bernard Kolpaki, the home was restored and is now owned by a Whitefish Bay school principal.

Inside the McIntosh–Goodrich Mansion

Great architecture with a fun history.

County Supervisor Candidate Charlie Fox’s Historic Home

If Fox is to become the model for future supervisors of a "gentleman politician," he has the perfectly pedigreed home to go with such a title.

Exterior of Alexander Mitchell’s Mansion, Mid-1870s

What would soon be known as Grand Avenue became a row of millionaires' mansions.

Digging Up Our History

Construction of Frederick Lofts has unearthed tunnels used by Pabst Brewery to keep its beer cold.

Doors Open to the Best Place

The Best Place bar and its historic Pabst Brewery structures have been popular stops for Doors Open.

Feds Stop Funding School, Library Internet and Phone Service

Two months ago, the federal grants stopped.