Advocacy

At the core of our mission, MPA strives to protect the historic fabric and history of Milwaukee. Not all campaigns end in success, but we never give up fighting to protect the stories that matter.

YOUR HISTORY, OUR BATTLES

THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ARE CAMPAIGNS MPA HAS CHAMPIONED SINCE OUR FOUNDATION IN 2003. IT IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST, JUST A SAMPLING OVER THE PAST 20+ YEARS OF CONTINUED ADVOCACY

  • Catherine Foley Tavern

  • Milwaukee Soldiers Home

  • Mitchell Park Domes

  • Historic Garden Homes

  • Milwaukee County Grounds Eschweiler Buildings

  • Central City Plaza

  • 100 E Wisconsin

  • Summerfield Church

  • Millerand Apartments

  • Lake Park Ravine Road & Bridge

  • East Side Commercial Historic District

  • Weise Building

  • South 2nd Street Historic District

  • 425 W. National

  • City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation Ordinance

  • Wisconsin State Historic Tax

  • Prevention of the loss of local control of municipal Historic Preservation Ordinances

  • Forest Home Library 

  • Layton Boulevard and the Manegold House

  • Sherman Boulevard and Finney Library

  • Avalon Theater

  • Coast Guard Station in Lake Park

  • Pabst Brewery Complex

  • Kilbourn/Reservoir Park

  • Gugler Lithographic Company Building

  • Historic Goll Mansion

  • A.O. Smith Research

  • Historic Water Tower Neighborhood and 

  • Historic Downer Avenue

We continuously update a list of the historic buildings that matter to YOU!

Do you have a building in your neighborhood under threat? That's historic? That's important to you? Tell us about it! Please follow the link below and fill out the short form.

Our work is having an impact!

We are proud to have received 3 major preservation advocacy awards.

Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award

Modernism in America Advocacy Citation of Merit

Board of Curators Historic Preservation Award

Help Preserve the Mitchell Park Domes for Future Generations

Join the movement to protect this Milwaukee treasure! Learn more about our efforts and how you can support the long-term preservation of the Domes, including the NEWLY APPROVED Domes Reimagined Plan!