Historic Milwaukee

North Plankinton Avenue

Picture Milwaukee in 1835. Potawatomi and Menomonee tribal lands had been ceded by treaty to the federal government in 1831 and 1833, and the land made available for sale. By 1835 there were 125 hardy settlers living ...

Milwaukee County Historic Society

The Milwaukee County Historical Society was founded in 1935 to collect, preserve and make available materials relating to the history of the Milwaukee community.

Through a broad range of activities, the Historical Society seeks to recognize and preserve our local ...

National Historic Landmark - Milwaukee City Hall

Milwaukee City Hall is nationally significant as the most outstanding extant example of German Renaissance Revival architecture in the country and for its central role in the history of Socialism in the United States prior to World War I. The ...