Oct
25
to Oct 26
External Event, tax credits, wthp event

Saving Wisconsin's Sacred Places: Architectural Landmarks | A Taliesin Workshop

Saving important Wisconsin architectural landmarks is a fundamental mission of the WTHP. Together with the HPI at UWM, the trust will be offering a two-day workshop on saving churches, temples, synagogues and other sacred places. Topics will be focused on the challenges of proper documentation along with strategies for retention and reuse of these landmark places in towns throughout Wisconsin.

AGENDA
The two-day workshop will include a combination of lectures and discussion groups. As a workshop, participants will engage in hands-on demonstrations of droning, building laser scanning, photogrammetry and object scanning. The Historic Tax Credit portion will include case studies of Wisconsin places that have effectively used tax credits for religious and nonprofit organizations.

The workshop will include an extensive exhibition of drawings and virtual reality devices for an advanced understanding of these landmarks. Site tours of local buildings and places will be included.

COSTS
This is intended to be a free workshop with drinks and some food provided. Participants can join for both days or only one with overnight accommodations independently. The purpose of this workshop, like the other WTHP workshops, is to bring together a variety of preservation-minded people who can share knowledge and success stories with others and continue to make Wisconsin one of the best states for architectural heritage stewardship.

AUDIENCE
This workshop is intended to bring together a wide range of people involved in the art and business of saving architectural landmarks in small and mid-size towns. This year’s workshop will focus on great sacred places.

Local, state, and national organizations will come together to offer the very latest information on a variety of issues. All of them will be related to the struggles that owners, developers, architects, contractors, craftsmen, city officials, and others have with these important landmarks.

Daina Penkiunas, Paul Porter, Elizabeth Hilton, Lisa Kennedy, Chris Rute, Stacey Keller, Jennifer Lerhke, Matt Sadowski, Vickie Schnitzler, WM. Jason Flatt, William Krueger, Amanda Wagner, Kurt Meingast Gabriela Bustos, Lucille Sells, John Everitt, Shaun Griffith, Simon Leverett, Rob Nieweg, Renee Kuhlman, Mike Phillips, Jarob Ortiz, Paul Davidson, Mark Schara, Mark Buechel

Thank you to our collaborating organizers:

  • Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation WTHP

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation NTHP

  • United States National Park Service NPS

  • Wisconsin Historical Society WHS

  • American Institute of Architects AIA Wisconsin

  • Wisconsin Association of Historic Preservation Commissions WAHPC

  • Historic Preservation Institute HPI at UWM

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Sep
12
4:30 PM16:30
External Event, most endangered, tax credits

Milwaukee's Ugliest Building: On the Path to Renewal

Join members of the Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation on Thursday, September 12 to learn more about the path to renewal for Milwaukee’s “Ugliest Building.”

The free event, co-hosted in partnership with the Historic Preservation Institute and MSOE, welcomes students and local preservation advocates for an important discussion onsite.

Thursday, September 12
4:30 - 5:30 PM | Food, drinks, and socializing
5:30 - 6:00 PM | Presentation and building tours

Location: 324 N 15th St. Milwaukee, WI

Free to attend. No registration required

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Architectural Artifacts | Iron and Metals
Mar
14
4:30 PM16:30

Architectural Artifacts | Iron and Metals

Join the WTHP and members of Milwaukee’s historical preservation community for the Historic Preservation Institute’s fourth workshop this season.

This workshop will exam several creative ways to deal with historic iron structures. The intent is to dispel the many myths associated with the obsolescence of iron structures, either as buildings or as engineering feats, particularly in brutal freeze-thaw northern climates.

Presentation #1 will document the struggle to save Milwaukee’s unique 1861 iron-clad building and its associated technical challenges. The second will cover innovative programming and design solutions for reusing massive, rusting engineering structures. Presentation #3 will show the saving, scanning, recreating, and reusing of the zinc fountain statue from the 1893World’s Fair in Chicago.

Lecture details:

RESTORING ESTORING THE IRON BLOCK BUILDING IRON BLOCK BUILDING

Scott Hoppenworth - Bond Façade Services

REUSINGTHE MKE RIVER SWING BRIDGE MKE RIVER SWING BRIDGE

John Everitt - Bray Architects

1893 CHICAGO EXPOSITION CHERUBS

Kendall Breunig, Sunset Investors
Amanda Wagner, Davenport Industries

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Architectural Artifacts | Strategies for Finding & Reusing
Feb
8
4:30 PM16:30

Architectural Artifacts | Strategies for Finding & Reusing

Join the WTHP and members of Milwaukee’s historical preservation community to meet special guests Mike Jackson and H. Russell Zimmerman.

Mike Jackson, FAIA
National Building Arts Center, St. Louis, MO

Mike Jackson, FAIA, is a preservation architect in Springfield IL, where he was the chief architect for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency for more than 30 years. He is the founding director of the APT Building Technology Heritage Library and the current board president of the National Building Arts Center.

This presentation will bring together the complementary artifact collection of the NBAC and the archives of the BTHL as research sources for the historic built environment.

H. Russell Zimmerman
Milwaukee’s Architectural Historian

H. Russell "Russ" Zimmerman is an accomplished author, historian, architect, founder of the Milwaukee-based Zimmerman Design Consultants and the Chairman of the Wauwatosa Landmark Commission from 1976-1980. Zimmerman currently resides in Wauwatosa.


Topics for Discussion:

National Building Arts Center
The National Building Arts Center (NBAC) holds the largest collection of built environment artifacts in the Unites States. The core of the collection comes from buildings in St. Louis but also includes artifacts from New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other U.S. cities. This collection was assembled by Larry Giles over a 50-year period starting in 1973. The NBAC aims to be a leading lender of building artifacts from exhibition and research on the historic built environment. In 2023, the NBAC partnered with the Pulitzer Arts Foundation on a major exhibit - Urban Archaeology: Lost Buildings of St. Louis.

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Milwaukee Documentation Workshop
Sep
15
to Sep 16
External Event

Milwaukee Documentation Workshop

The Association for Preservation Technology’s (APT) Technical Committee on Documentation (TC-Doc) in conjunction with the APT Western Great Lakes Chapter (APTWGLC), the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance (MPA) and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning (UWM SARUP) are pleased to present a hands-on Documentation Workshop in Milwaukee.

The workshop will be a two day in-person event focused on the hands-on education and demonstration of various documentation technologies used in the architecture, engineering and construction industry, especially in the context of preserving our historic environments.

AGENDA

DAY ONE will be held at UWM and will cover:

  • Background and theory of documentation including the HABS/HAER/HALS program

  • Laser scanning documentation and point cloud processing

  • UAV and photogrammetry documentation

  • A special architect & engineer’s toolbox, that will present low-cost supplemental documentation tools

  • Transforming documentation data into a useful Building Information Model (BIM)

DAY TWO will be primarily held at the Historic Pabst Brewery District and will provide the following hands-on demonstrations:

  • Large format photography

  • Laser scanning documentation

  • UAV and photogrammetry documentation

  • 360 degree cameras

  • Site survey apps for data integration into BIM

 SCHEDULE

For the full schedule and brief descriptions of the topics that will be covered on day one, please see the scheduled agenda.

 

REGISTRATION COST

Close-range documentation work being conducted at the UWM SARUP Historic Preservation Institute Lab.

Member of APTI, APT WGLC, or MPA:

Early bird - (available until 9/2) rate: $175
Standard - (9/3-9/14) rate: $200

Non-member:

Early bird - (available until 9/2) – $225
Standard - (9/3-9/14) – $250

Students are welcome to join for free with a valid Student ID. Registration is required and provided via email only. Please contact j.ausloos@argcreate.com.

Save now by joining: APTI, APTI Western Great Lakes Chapter, or Milwaukee Preservation Alliance.

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Sep
26
12:00 PM12:00
External Event, in-person

Preservation Racine Tour of Historic Places | In-Person [External Event]

Tour about five historic homes in the Elmwood Park area just outside the city of Racine. The tour includes an exhibit about the development of Elmwood Park area, which was once farmland and had quarries. Sponsored by Preservation Racine Inc. Money earned goes to support historic building, preservation and education.

For information call (262) 634-5748 or see preservationracine.org.

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Saving Wisconsin’s Historic Theatres | A Taliesin Workshop
Sep
17
to Sep 18
in-person, wthp event

Saving Wisconsin’s Historic Theatres | A Taliesin Workshop

The Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation with The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation are excited to welcome you to a unique workshop focusing on the successes and challenges facing Wisconsin’s historic theaters. The event will also present the best practices in historic preservation.

Workshop Information

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Register and Attend

Join us to learn how to execute a revitalization plan for your local theater or Main Street project. Experts will talk about every aspect of a historic restoration or adaptive reuse of a property and how to turn it into an economic engine. See for yourself the ongoing preservation activities of historic theatres and the other UNESCO World Heritage buildings on the Taliesin estate.

We’re excited to see you at Taliesin! Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions: info@wipreservation.org

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60th Annual Door County House and Garden Walk | In-Person [External Event]
Jul
27
1:30 PM13:30

60th Annual Door County House and Garden Walk | In-Person [External Event]

  • Door County Medical Center Auxiliary (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Auxiliary has planned many new and exciting additions to the House and Garden Walk, the longest continuous House and Garden Walk in our nation, to celebrate the 60th anniversary. These events will be held on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

Please continue to check the DCMC Auxiliary Facebook page for updates as well as information on the many beautiful homes and gardens featured in The Walk over the past 60 years.

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Architectural Treasures Tour - A Walk Through Cedarburg: 1890s | In-Person [External Event]
May
16
12:00 PM12:00
in-person, External Event

Architectural Treasures Tour - A Walk Through Cedarburg: 1890s | In-Person [External Event]

Take a step back in time to imagine Cedarburg in 1890, when these buildings were part of a thriving mill town. Enjoy a guided walk through the city’s south historic district starting at the Cedarburg Cultural Center. Learn about buildings with histories dating back to the 1890s from docents, videos, and characters who will share stories about Cedarburg’s foundation and its charming architecture.

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Spaces and Traces Tour, Harambee & Riverwest Neighborhoods of Milwaukee | Virtual [External Event]
May
6
to May 16
virtual, External Event

Spaces and Traces Tour, Harambee & Riverwest Neighborhoods of Milwaukee | Virtual [External Event]

  • Harambee & Riverwest 53212 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Book tickets for two virtual neighborhood experiences featuring Harambee & Riverwest.

Select from three ticket options for Spaces and Traces Tour:

  1. Virtual Tour

  2. Virtual Tour Tickets + Live Virtual Presentations 

  3. Live Virtual Program Tickets available a la carte

Live Virtual Presentation Schedule

Thursday, May 6 at 6 pm: The Parlor: Restoring and Reinventing a Riverwest Funeral Home
Learn about renovation efforts of a former Riverwest funeral home into a single family residence with home owner and architect Keith Stachowiak

Monday, May 10 at 6 pm: History of Harambee and Riverwest
Historian John Gurda will talk about the history of Harambee and Riverwest.

Thursday, May 13 at 6 pm: Conversations on Gentrification with Reggie Jackson and Zeidler Group
Historic Milwaukee is partnering with the Zeidler Group to host small group discussions tackling the issues of gentrification and the effects on Milwaukee's communities. The program will kick off with a lecture with Reggie Jackson, Co-Founder of Nurturing Diversity Partners.

Friday, May 14 at 12 pm: Historic King Drive with Deshea Agee, Executive Director, Historic King Drive BID

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Wright & Like 2019
Jun
8
to Jun 9

Wright & Like 2019

  • Oostburg, Two Rivers and Manitowoc (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Saturday, June 8 | Along the Shore

Wright in Wisconsin brings our annual Wright and Like™ house tour to northeastern Wisconsin as we go “Along the Shore” to Oostburg, Manitowoc and Two Rivers. 

This is our first visit to the area and we are excited to introduce regional “Like” architects John Bloodgood Schuster and Earl F. Miller. You may not be familiar with these names, but Schuster spent many years working closely with Russell Barr Williamson, a close associate of Frank Lloyd Wright, and you will see their influence in Schuster's designs. Miller was a Chicago-School trained architect at the turn of the 20th century with his own distinctive style. From a Prairie Style house in a recently designated historic district to mid-century modern gems, this tour is sure to delight.

More info:

Sunday, June 9 | Print This!

Frank Lloyd Wright had a lifelong interest in graphic arts and in learning by doing. This is your chance to experience firsthand the process of letterpress printing.

Join us for this special event and print your own personalized poster featuring the WL graphic of Still Bend. The morning will consist of brunch, an in-depth tour of the museum and time in the print workshop. Museum staff will walk you through the process of selecting and setting type as well as printing your poster. No previous experience is necessary. Due to the nature of this event attendance is limited and available only to WIW members until May 11. If spaces remain after that date we will open them to the public.

More info:

  • Order tickets here - $55 (Tickets are not refundable)

  • Location: Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum

Tickets purchased in advance will be mailed, along with driving maps, on May 17th, allowing you to start your touring at any location.  Both members and non-members save $10 per ticket by ordering in advance. 

Orders placed after May 17 will be held in WILL CALL for pick up on June 8 at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. 

Wright and Like™ Weekend Lodging

Be sure to mention ‘Wright and Like™ when you request a room at one of these locations.  Reservations must be made by May 7.

  • Lighthouse Inn on the Lake $89-$112

    1515 Memorial Drive, Two Rivers, WI  54241

    800.228.6416 or email rooms@lhinn.com

  • Holiday Inn – Manitowoc $139

    601 Calumet Avenue, Manitowoc, WI  54220

More information found here: http://wrightinwisconsin.org/wright-2019

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2019 Madison Trust for Historic Preservation Awards
May
9
5:00 PM17:00
awards

2019 Madison Trust for Historic Preservation Awards

Each year, the Madison Trust highlights specific projects that show a high level of devotion to historic preservation through property owners, architects, designers, contractors or other participants.

We invite you to join us in recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions in activities that support the preservation and the promotion of our cultural heritage.

Purchase tickets here

Agenda:

5:00 p.m. Tasting tour, optional with additional fee

5:30 p.m. Check in and social hour

6:15 p.m. Awards ceremony

Ticket Information: PURCHASE

Trust Members

$25.00 Awards Ceremony

$32.00 Tasting Tour + Awards Ceremony

Non Members

$35.00 Awards Ceremony

$42.00 Tasting Tour + Awards Ceremony 

*Tasting Tour + Awards Ceremony tickets must be reserved in advance by May 6.

**Depending on availability, tickets may be sold at the door. To guarantee a space, please register early.

Review past award recipients.

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Apr
12
5:00 PM17:00
nominations

2019 WAHPC State Conference and WHS - CAMP

  • Best Western Premiere Waterfront Hotel (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Best Western Premiere Waterfront Hotel

1 North Main Street, Oshkosh, WI

Friday, April 12, 2019

The full-day workshop will feature units on Building Public Support, Ethics and the Role of the Commissioner, Preservation Planning, and a Design Review Exercising. This one day CAMP workshop will be part of this year’s WAHPC annual meeting in Oshkosh and will be held on Friday, April 12th at the Best Western Hotel, 1 North Main Street. For information about the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions CAMP Workshop, see the letter linked here from Wisconsin Historical Society.

Registration must be made by March 28, 2019 using the WAHPC Website. There is No CAMP Event Registration Fee thanks to a generous grant from the Jeffris Family Foundation

Hotel Room Reservations

For overnight stay, call: (920) 230-1900

Request WAHPC special rate $82.00 by March 11, 2019.

All CAMP Sessions will take place in the Hotel, Athearn Room (A)

Camp Sessions

8:00 – 8:15 WAHPC and City of Oshkosh Welcome

8:15 – 8:30 CAMP Introduction

8:30 – 9:30 Legal Basics: A fundamental background of preservation law as it relates to local preservation commissions: local ordinance, local codes, and federal and state laws. Ramona Bartos

9:30 – 9:45 Break

9:45 – 10:45 Standards and Guidelines for Design Review: Reviewing the Federal Standards and Guidelines and learning to apply them to real world cases. Friederike Mittner

10:45 – 11:45 Preservation Planning: Planning for the resource, the commission, and the community. Amber Stimpson

11:45 – 12:45 Lunch Athearn Room (A) During Lunch, WHS Staff will present a brief report on the 2018 WI Historic Tax Credit Program. Page 2

12:30-12:45 WAHPC Members Annual Meeting - Election of Board Members and new Officers. Meeting in Athearn Room (B)

12:45 – 1:45 Ethics and the Role of the Commissioner: Best practices and preparation strategies for before, during, and after a public hearing. Ramona Bartos

1:45 – 2:30 Public Outreach/Working with City Officials: Gain the tools needed to be an effective spokesman for historic preservation in the community. Amber Stimpson

2:30 – 2:45 Break

2:45 – 3:45 Design Review Exercise Friederike Mittner

3:45 – 4:00 Wrap up

4:30 – 5:30 “Awards Presentations” WAHPC and Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation

Oshkosh Public Library, 106 Washington Avenue, the Dome

Nomination form

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Apr
12
4:30 PM16:30
awards, nominations

WTHP 2018 Awards Presentations!

The Great Hall, Rotunda and Dome

William Waters, architect

Oshkosh Public Library

Washington Avenue Neoclassical

National Historic District (2017)

Nominations

Get your Nomination in for Awards in five categories!

Nominations are due March 22

Nomination form here

Location

WAHPC and Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation Oshkosh Public Library

106 Washington Avenue,

The Dome

Directions

3 Blocks noth on Main St. right on Washington Avenue

Parking lot location between Jefferson and Mount Vernon Streets.

Entrance door is through the new addition

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Apr
11
9:00 AM09:00

Wisconsin Historic Tax Credits: What’s Next?

The Historic Building Reuse Series

9:00am - Opening and Networking

10:00am - WHTC program - past and present

12:00pm - Lunch and Building Tours

1:00pm - WHTC program - a vision of the future

3:00pm - Q & A and Networking

Free seminar, lunch provided

RSVP: tibbetts@uwm.edu

A mid-day panel discussion and workshop

Mike Jackson, former Illinois Deputy SHPO, IHPA.

Jonathan Beck, Alexander Company, Madison, WI.

William R. Cummings, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.

Josh Lederer, HTC Investor, Fallbrook Credit Finance.

James Draeger, Historian and Wisconsin SHPO

THE HPI LECTURE TOPIC:

Join us for a mid-day panel discussion focused on the Wisconsin Historic Tax Credit program. Since the program’s elevation to 20% of Qualified Restoration Expenses (QRE’s) in 2014, Wisconsin has become a national leader in the economic, social, and job creation benefits of reusing existing historic buildings. These benefits have been felt throughout the state. Showing case study examples that maximize the economic benefits of state historic credits, the panel will examine the initial intentions of the program, how it has grown recently, and what to expect as we move forward.

THE HPI LECTURE SERIES:

The Historic Preservation Institute Lecture Series focuses on the challenges of retaining key historic buildings and districts in Milwaukee. This series is being offered as a educational tool for students and professionals. The HPI functions as a laboratory for studies into building documentation, historic research, re-use design proposals, and the economics of landmark retention. As with the fall HPI lectures for the past five years, the spring workshop examines the latest challenges facing design, construction and development teams. The mid-day workshop will include lunch and building tours.

Full information available for download

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Nov
1
5:30 PM17:30

Women In Design - Pecha Kucha - Milwaukee

Join us on Wednesday, November 1st from 5:30-8p for the Women in Design Pecha Kucha style event at Workshop Architects (201 East Pittsburgh Avenue). 

 

REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/its-about-time-tickets-38924439045

 

This Pecha Kucha style event features women from a variety of design disciplines, all working within the city of Milwaukee. Their presentations are each an interpretation of "It's About Time." Enjoy complimentary beverages and appetizers. This event is free & open to the public.

5:30 - 6:00 pm Reception
6:00 - 6:15 pm Introductions
6:15 - 7:30 pm Pecha Kucha Presentations
7:30 - 8:00 pm Closing Reception

 

Presenters: 

Krista Ludwig, GMR Marketing

Kelly Christiansen, Kahler Slater

Dawn McCarthy, Milwaukee Preservation Alliance

Stacey Keller, Mead & Hunt

Angela Van Dyke, Workshop Architects

Kate Nelson, UW-Milwaukee Office of Sustainability

Jody Jessup-Anger, Marquette University

Jackie Wolke, Groth Design Group

Kelsey Ortero, Marquette University + Near West Side Partners (NWSP)

*presentation order is determined the day of the event

 

This event is sponsored by:

Workshop Architects

Groth Design Group

Duet Resource Group

J.H. Findorff & Son

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