HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

Monday, April 13, 2026 · 3:00 PM AM · City Hall, Room 301-B

TL;DR

The Historic Preservation Commission approved multiple certificates allowing property owners to make changes to buildings in historic districts, including demolitions, additions, repairs, and rehabilitation projects. The commission also established a committee to develop procedures for three-dimensional imaging technology to be used in preservation reviews.

Key Decisions

  • Garage demolition at 2465 W. Congress Street Approved
  • Geuder-Paeschke Frey building rehabilitation at 324 N. 15th Street Approved
  • Schuster's Department Store comprehensive rehabilitation amendment at 1220 W. Vliet Street Approved
  • Three-dimensional imaging procedures committee Created
  • Staff-approved routine maintenance certificates (HVAC, fences, roof repairs) Approved
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. Creation of a committee to establish procedures and guidelines for three-dimensional imaging.
  2. 2. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition of a garage at 2465 W. Congress Street, in the Garden Homes Historic District for Ashley Montgomery.
    Resolution
  3. 3. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition of an attached garage and to conduct related repairs at 1060 E Juneau Avenue, in the First Ward Triangle Historic District for GMC MCR Miller House LLC.
    Resolution
  4. 4. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for rehabilitation of the Geuder-Paeschke Frey building at 324 N. 15th Street, an individually designated historic property, for Sunset Investors.
    Resolution
  5. 5. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for a rear addition at 2315 E. Ivanhoe Place, in the North Point South Historic District, for Kate Crowle.
    Resolution
  6. 6. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for adding a third floor balcony at 2015 N. Lake Drive, in the North Point South Historic District for John and Sarah Hambrook.
    Resolution
  7. 7. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness to amend a prior approval of a comprehensive rehabilitation of the building at 1220 W. Vliet Street, Schuster's Department Store, an individually designated historic property, for Ted Matkom - Gorman & Company.
    Resolution
  8. 8. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for landscape alterations, rehabilitation, and other work at the former stable/carriage house known as 2007 E. Windsor Place, in the North Point South Historic District, for Wade Weissman.
    Resolution
  9. 9. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for a mural on the south wall of 918 N. Vel R. Phillips Avenue, in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Historic District/Complex for Seeds of Health.
    Resolution
  10. The following files represent staff approved Certificates of Appropriateness:
  11. 10. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for new HVAC equipment at 3028 W. State Street, in the Concordia Historic District, for Robert Webb.
    Resolution
  12. 11. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for a wood fence at 3031 N. Sherman Boulevard, in the Sherman Boulevard Historic District, for LaKeia and Irma Jones.
    Resolution
  13. 12. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for a wood fence and rear yard landscaping at 2420 N. Terrace Avenue, in the North Point North Historic District, for Daniel J. Piette and Doreen Stoller.
    Resolution
  14. 13. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for roof repairs at 550 W. Historic Mitchell Street, in the Mitchell Street Historic District, for Domingo Munoz.
    Resolution
  15. 14. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for roof and gutter repairs at 2508 N. Grant Boulevard, in the Grant Boulevard Historic District for Sarah Colacino and Isaac Rowlett.
    Resolution
  16. 15. Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for roof repair at 1226 - 1230 W. Historic Mitchell Street, in the Mitchell Street Historic District, for Jesus Estrada.
    Resolution