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Free access to 170+ buildings and 35+ tours across Milwaukee over 2 days. EXPLORE YOUR CITY! We have a new website— visit doorsopenmilwaukee.org to build your itinerary. Tripoli Shrine Center, photo by Jon Mattrisch, JMKE Photography

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR, WELLS FARGO AND TO THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS, FOR RECOGNIZING DOORS OPEN WITH AN ART WORKS DESIGN GRANT. DOORS OPEN IS GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM OUR SPONSORS

IN-KIND SPONSORS DOORS OPEN MILWAUKEE BLOCK PARTY & EVENT HEADQUARTERS East Michigan Street, between Water and Broadway (the E Michigan St bridge at the Milwaukee River is closed for construction) Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29

PICK UP AN EVENT GUIDE ANY TIME BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM BOTH DAYS ENJOY MUSIC WITH WMSE, FOOD VENDORS, AND ART ACTIVITIES FROM 11 AM TO 3 PM BOTH DAYS

While you are at the block party, visit the Before I Die wall on Broadway just south of Michigan St. We invite the public to add their hopes and dreams to this art installation. Created by the artist Candy Chang, Before I Die is a global art project that invites people to contemplate mortality and share their personal aspirations in public. The Before I Die project reimagines how walls of our cities can help us grapple with death and meaning as a community.

2 VOLUNTEER Join hundreds of volunteers to help make this year’s Doors Open a success. Volunteers sign up for at least one, four-hour shift to help greet and count visitors at each featured Doors Open site throughout the weekend. Bonus: Volunteers receive a badge that allows them to jump to the head of lines at Doors Open sites. To sign up, visit doorsopenmilwaukee.org.

TICKETED TOURS Tickets went on sale online to Historic Milwaukee members on September 3 and to the general public on September 17. Please visit doorsopenmilwaukee.org to view the tour details and purchase tickets. Please note that many tours have already sold out. Learn about becoming a member of Historic Milwaukee to get early access to 2020 ticketed tours at historicmilwaukee.org. Unless otherwise noted, ticketed tours cost: Ages 12 and over: $10 Ages 6–11: $5 Under 5: Free Proceeds from tour ticket sales support Doors Open and Historic Milwaukee’s mission to raise awareness of Milwaukee’s architecture, history, and the built environment.

CHECK OUT THESE FREE TOURS DURING DOORS OPEN Bus Tour of Port Milwaukee, TICKET REQUIRED (FREE) Saturday (9/28) at 8 am, 9 am, 10 am, 11 am, noon, 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm Duration: 50 minutes. Capacity: 30 per bus To sign up for the bus tour: While at the Doors Open Block Party, Sign up for the tours starting at 7:30 AM at the Port Administration check out the Historic Milwaukee Store! Building, 2323 S. Lincoln Memorial Dr. First come, first serve. All residents are invited to take a 50-minute bus tour of Port Milwaukee, — 235 E. Michigan St. — a generator of over $100 million in local economic activity annually, at the Port’s facilities on Jones Island. Participants will learn from staff about the Port’s international operations, what the Port’s responsibilities are within the City of Milwaukee, the varied business tenants of the Port, and where the Port’s cargoes originate from. Biking on the Hank Aaron State Trail, NO TICKET REQUIRED (FREE) Sunday (9/29) at 9 am. No ticket required but must provide bike. Duration 2–2.5 hours, 4 miles. Starting location: 3700 W. Milwaukee Road (near 36th and Canal St.) Biking on the Hank Aaron State Trail not only carries you across the city on a dedicated pathway, but it transports you through some of the city’s Present this coupon and significant history. This easy ride with frequent stops will focus on the shaping and history of the Menomonee Valley, Native American uses, SAVE 10% the impacts of the Milwaukee Road Shops, the Valley’s significance in the Civil Rights Movement, the many changes through time, and the Expires Sept. 30, 2019; in store only Old Soldiers Home then and now.

Use hashtag #domke as you post about the event! 3 FAMILY PASSPORT Survive Alive House, 2059 S 20th St Exploring the city with your family? Check out the Family Passport this Tamarack Waldorf School, 1150 E Brady St year—we chose the following Doors Open sites where kids will be Urban Ecology Center—Menomonee Valley, 3700 W Pierce St able to do special activities and get their passports stamped. Pick up a UWM Biological Sciences Greenhouse, 2025 E Newport Ave passport at the event headquarters (235 E Michigan St) or at any of the War Memorial Center, 750 N Lincoln Memorial Dr family passport sites: Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Inc. and Machine Shop, 2122 W Mount Vernon Ave Alice’s Garden Urban Farm, 2136 N 21 St Arts @ Large, 1100 S 5th St WATER PASSPORT Eppstein Uhen Architects, 333 E Chicago St Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, 517 E Wisconsin Ave Pick up a Fund for Lake Michigan Water Passport and explore Firehouse Station 1, 784 N Broadway Milwaukee’s water related sites. This passport is meant for all ages. Firehouse Station 21, 2050 N Palmer St Look for the Fund for Lake Michigan Wave logo in the event Havenwoods State Forest, 6141 N Hopkins St guide to ﬁnd participating sites. Learn more about each site at Islamic Resource Center/Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, doorsopenmilwaukee.org. Participants who get their passport stamped 5235 S 27th St, Greenﬁeld, Wisconsin, 53221 at one or more sites should drop it off to the event headquarters Jones Island Water Reclamation Plant, 700 E Jones St (235 E Michigan St) for their chance to win a John Gurda book Hands in Harmony Piano Studio, 3301 W Highland Blvd Milwaukee: A City Built on Water. Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W Brown Deer Rd Water passports will be available at the Milwaukee Ballet, 128 N Jackson St event headquarters (235 E Michigan St) Milwaukee County Transit System Fleet Maintenance Building, or at any of the water passport sites: 1525 W Vine St Alice’s Garden Urban Farm, 2136 N 21 St Milwaukee PBS, 1036 N 8 St All Peoples Gathering Lutheran Church, 2600 N 2nd St Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee, 215 E National Ave Arts @ Large, 1100 S 5th St Northside YMCA, 1350 W North Ave Escuela Verde, 3628 W Pierce St Orlandini Studios, 2230 N Farwell Ave Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E Brown Deer Rd

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4 Jones Island Water Reclamation Plant, 700 E Jones St PARKING Kilbourn Ave Bascule Bridge House, 101 E Kilbourn Ave Street Parking Lake Tower (Anderson Municipal Building), 4001 S 6 St Saturday: Metered street parking is often FREE east of I-43 downtown, Meetinghouse Milwaukee Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of please read parking signs and observe time restrictions. Friends (Quakers), 3224 N Gordon Pl Sunday: Street parking in all metered and non-metered parking spaces Milwaukee City Hall, 200 E Wells St is FREE, unless otherwise noted. Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, 1450 N Lincoln Memorial Dr Milwaukee Water Works Kilbourn Reservoir Pumping Station, Free Parking Structures and Lots 626 E North Ave Foxconn: 611 E Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee Water Works North Point Tower, 2288 N Lake Dr MSOE: State Street A Lot, located on the south west corner of E State St Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E Brown Deer Rd and N Jackson St from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm on Saturday, Sept. 28 and Urban Ecology Center—Menomonee Valley, 3700 W Pierce St Sunday, Sept. 29. UWM School of Freshwater Sciences, 600 E Greenfield Ave Wells Street Bridge House, 101 E Wells St TRANSPORTATION WRTP/Big Step Center of Excellence, 3841 W Wisconsin Ave Free Bublr Bike Rides: Courtesy of Bublr Bikes, get free 30 minute rides using Milwaukee’s bike share system. Rides lasting longer than WATER EXHIBIT AT CITY HALL (200 E WELLS ST) 30 minutes will be charged $4/30 minute block. Learn more about Visit Milwaukee City Hall and view the Wisconsin Historical Society’s where to find Bublr bikes and how to ride Bublr Bikes at: bublrbikes.org display Great Lakes Small Streams: How Water Shapes Wisconsin. The Great Lakes region is home to one of the largest freshwater resources on Hop to Doors Open on the Streetcar: With dozens of locations within the planet. That water shaped the landscape, history and communities a few blocks of the route, The Hop is the perfect way to navigate the of our state. This exhibit explores our state’s long relationship with water city and make the most of your Doors Open adventure. Best of all, and the impact we have had on our vast waterways. thanks to the support of Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, all rides are free! To begin planning your Doors Open outing on the streetcar, visit www. UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND PERFORMANCES AT NORTHWESTERN thehopmke.com for the complete route map and schedule. MUTUAL ON SATURDAY Lime Scooters: Use code LIMEOPEN to save $1 on a scooter ride. This Historic Milwaukee is partnering with United Performing Arts Fund code is for new users. (UPAF) during Doors Open to help raise awareness of the performing MCTS Buses: A one day pass to ride MCTS buses is just $4. Visit arts. On Saturday, September 28, UPAF has organized music, dance ridemcts.com to view routes. and theater performances to take place at Northwestern Mutual. The Lyft Rides: Use code DOMKE2019 to receive $5 off a Lyft ride. This schedule of performances is: code is for new Lyft riders. Redeem code at www.lyft.com/invite/ On first floor by the Giving Gallery: DOMKE2019 or enter it in the ‘promos’ section of the app. 10:45–11:15 am: Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) 11:30 am–12 pm: Danceworks 12:15–12:45 pm: Bel Canto Chorus 1–1:30 pm: Present Music In the top of the Tower: 10:30 am–12 pm: Frogwater representing Renaissance Theaterworks 12–1:30 pm: Pangaea Steel Drum Band representing Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

ACCESS CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PERFORMANCES ON SUNDAY Access Contemporary Music will perform at the following sites on Sunday, September 29. Each site will feature performances of pieces speciﬁcally written for them. Performances will be played by local musicians from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Milwaukee Ballet. • Milwaukee Ballet, 128 N Jackson St • Grain Exchange Room at the Mackie Building, 225 E Michigan St Doors Open Milwaukee at the War Memorial Center • We Energies, 231 W Michigan St

Use hashtag #domke as you post about the event! 5 Visit historicmilwaukee.org to learn more about events, tours and membership.

HISTORIC MILWAUKEE STAFF HISTORIC MILWAUKEE RETAIL STORE Stacy Swadish Kosmatka, Executive Director 235 E MICHIGAN ST Grace Fuhr, Doors Open and Events Director Store Hours: M–F: 9 am to 5 pm | Sat & Sun: 10 am to 4 pm Julia Grifﬁth, Program Director Looking for the perfect Milwaukee themed gift? Check out Historic Milwaukee’s store, located MacKenna Krupa, Ofﬁce Coordinator in the Mackie Building. The store features Milwaukee themed art, books, coasters, hand towels, Linda Beczkiewicz, Accountant glassware and more. Selena Fregoso, Accounting Intern

HISTORIC MILWAUKEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sarah Greenberg, President Special Doors Open Sale on John Gurda’s book, Margaret Howland, Vice President Milwaukee: City of Neighborhoods. This book is Stewart Dempsey, Secretary specially priced during doors open at $24.95; Tim Cotter, Treasurer Daniel Sweeney, Past President a 50% discount. Purchase a copy signed by author Karin Censky John Gurda during Doors Open. Gregory Davis David Griggs Brian Hatzung Ahmad Omari UPCOMING EVENTS Krisann Rehbein Walking Tours Jayne Rodenkirk Historic Milwaukee Members: FREE Madeleine Skemp Non-Members: $10 Tamara Smith-Kroupa *HOP tours are $5 for Members Kirsten Thompson Zachary Wambold The following tours are daily and/or weekly through October 6, 2019. Starting November 3, we offer a weekly Skywaukee and HOP tour. Visit historicmilwaukee.org for schedule. HISTORIC MILWAUKEE EXECUTIVE ADVISORS Downtown Historic Third Ward John Gurda Mon/Tues/Fri/Sat at 10 am Saturdays at 11 am Joshua Jeffers Downtown Sculpture Beyond Brady: Bruce Block Wednesdays at 3 pm, Sundays at 10 am Polish & Italian Immigrants in Milwaukee Dan Cooper Saturdays* at 1 pm Rick Donner Riverwalk Kathy Kean Wednesdays at 5:30 pm Bay View HOP On Streetcar Tour Saturdays* at 1 pm DOORS OPEN COMMITTEE Thursdays at 10 am, Saturdays at 2 pm North Point Mansions Adam Carr, Neighborhood Advisor Sundays at 1 pm Paul Doro, Communications Outreach *See www.historicmilwaukee.org for dates Colter Sikora, Cartographer Rebecca Silber, Graphic Designer JOIN HISTORIC MILWAUKEE Keith Stanley, Executive Director, Near West Side Historic Milwaukee members enjoy the following benefits: HISTORIC MILWAUKEE • Discounted tours & events Historic Milwaukee is a non-profit organization • FREE regularly scheduled walking tours and has been offering tours featuring Milwaukee • Subscription to Historic Milwaukee’s publication, Echo neighborhoods and architecture since 1974. In • Early access to Doors Open ticket tours addition to Doors Open, we invite you to check out Visit historicmilwaukee.org to join or please contact the office at 414-277-7795 our many wonderful programs offered year round. or via email at [email protected].

6 DOORS OPEN SPOTLIGHT COMMUNITY VISIT THE NEAR WEST SIDE

JOIN THESE FESTIVITIES IN THE NEAR WEST SIDE! HANDS IN HARMONY PIANO STUDIO: 3301 W HIGHLAND BL Saturday, September 28, 9 am: Join MKE Yoga Social instructor Jessica Hope for a free morning yoga session in the beautiful shaded yard at Dear Doors Open 2019 Attendee, Hands in Harmony Piano Studio. Please bring a mat. In case of rain, The Near West Side is excited to welcome you to our Neighborhood of this yoga session will be cancelled. Neighborhoods—an interesting and historic area located just west of Saturday, September 28 and 29, 11 am–2 pm: Stop by the Art Truck Studio! Milwaukee’s downtown, and comprised of seven unique neighborhoods Bring the family for art lead activities with Artists Working in Education. —Avenues West, Cold Spring Park, Historic Concordia, Martin Drive, Merrill Park, Miller Valley, and the Valley/Piggsville. This year, the Near West Side offers 14 one-of-a-kind sites for you to visit and explore, including Milwaukee’s replica of the Taj Mahal, the Tripoli Shrine Center, the art deco Ambassador Hotel, and the Mobile Design Box, featuring an exhibit based on the book Evicted. In addition, we invite you to join in a unique game of “exploration bingo” and to earn prizes from some of our Near West Side businesses. We welcome you to our community to explore and learn about the many historically important, architecturally relevant, and culturally rich assets throughout the area. See you this week! Sincerely, Keith Stanley, Executive Director Near West Side Partners/BID #10 www.nearwestsidemke.org

Explore the seven unique Near West Side neighborhoods with your own Hands in Harmony Piano Studio on the Near West Side Guide to the Near West Side! Pick up your guide at any Near West Side Doors Open location and collect stickers for each site you visit. At the end of your adventure, redeem your card for Near West Side-theme prizes. Visit www.NearWestSideMKE.org/Guide for more information.

Enjoy a taste of Milwaukee’s Near West Side! Plan your day’s adventure, take a break, or kick back and relax before, during, and after Doors Open at one of many Near West Side restaurants and cafes: Daddy’s Soul Food, 754 N 27th St Deco Café at the Ambassador Hotel, 2308 W Wisconsin Ave Five O’Clock Steakhouse, 2416 W State St Gin Rickey / The Fitz at the Ambassador Hotel, 2308 W Wisconsin Ave Jizzles, 2611 W State St 2Mesa Mexican Eatery, 4110 W Martin Dr Miss Katie’s Diner, 1900 W Clybourn St Pete’s Pops, 3809 W Vliet St Sobelman’s @ Marquette, 1601 W Wells St Troop Cafe, 3430 W Wisconsin Ave Ambassador Hotel on the Near West Side The Valley Inn, 4000 W Clybourn St

Use hashtag #domke as you post about the event! 7 SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH & 29TH • FREE DOORS OPEN MILWAUKEE LISTINGS BUILD YOUR OWN ITINERARY AND START WHEN AND WHERE YOU LIKE. NO TICKETS NECESSARY. VISITS TO ANY OF THE BUILDINGS AND SITES BELOW ARE FREE OF CHARGE. FREE GUIDED TOURS ARE OFTEN AVAILABLE. PLEASE VISIT DOORSOPENMILWAUKEE.ORG FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT EACH SITE. NOTE: LIKE ALL SITES, MUSEUMS ARE FREE, UNLESS OTHERWISE DESCRIBED. MANY BUILDINGS AND SITES WILL BE OPEN FOR THE ENTIRE DOORS OPEN MILWAUKEE EVENT (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH AND 29TH, 10:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M.). OTHERS HAVE RESTRICTED HOURS WHICH ARE NOTED IN THE BUILDING LISTING. SEE PAGES 8–27 FOR SITE LOCATIONS AND MAPS.

88NINE RADIO MILWAUKEE, 220 E PITTSBURGH ST SYMBOL KEY Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

PHOTOGRAPHY AND HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE Visitors will be treated to a tour of 88Nine Radio Milwaukee (88.9 FM). This includes a TRIPODS ALLOWED tour of the performance space where national and Milwaukee bands regularly perform, NOT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE work space/green room and green rooftop garden. PHOTOGRAPHY NOT ALLOWED ADVENTURE ROCK MKE, 2220 N COMMERCE ST WATER PASSPORT Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm FILMING ALLOWED SPOTLIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD Tour this indoor climbing gym built in 2016. Visitors will get to try climbing for free during NEAR WEST SIDE FILMING NOT ALLOWED Doors Open. NEW SITE ALICE’S GARDEN URBAN FARM, 2136 N 21 ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm FAMILY PASSPORT Alice’s Garden is a two-acre, urban community garden. There will be children’s activities, 310W, 310 W WISCONSIN AVE an Artisan Market, FREE 30-minute yoga classes at 10 am and 3 pm each day, and Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm garden tours with owner Venice Williams at noon and 4 pm each day. ALL PEOPLES GATHERING LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2600 N 2ND ST This 14-story cobalt blue building was designed by Chicago architects Perkins + Will in 1983. Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 1:30 pm–5 pm It is now owned by Time Equities, Inc. who is investing $30+ million in upgrades and building enhancements. View the Doors Open website for photo contest information at this site. Tour this 1906 church, built and designed by local architect John Roth. The church’s 4 SEASONS SKATE PARK, 200 N 25 ST stained glass windows and other architectural details provide the physical framework for Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm a diverse mix of educational, ecological, and social justice outreach.

Established in 1999, 4 Seasons is Wisconsin’s largest indoor skateboard facility offering skateboarding, BMX biking and scootering. Visitors will see the skate park’s wooden bowl where some of the world’s top riders have ridden, including Tony Hawk, Chris Doyle and Ryan Nyquist. 5 POINTS ART GALLERY & STUDIOS LLC, 3514 N PORT WASHINGTON AVE Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–4 pm (no tripods) First Floor Only This former funeral home was recently redeveloped into artist work studios, a commercial art gallery/special occasion event space, shared commercial kitchen, and residential apartments. Visitors can engage with local art producers and view contemporary visual artworks by traditionally underrepresented artists. 5070 N 35TH ST BUILDING, (FORMER PIEPER POWER HQ), 5070 N 35TH ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open First/Main Floor Only Tour of a 3-story eclectic office building, originally built as a manufacturing plant for high-end cycles in the early 1900s and most recently was the Pieper Power headquarters office. This cream-city brick building, with its exposed brick, creative floor layouts, a shop area on the first floor, loading docks and a freight elevator, would make an exceptional location for one or several ventures. 707 HUB AT MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, 1102 W WISCONSIN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

Experience Marquette’s 707 Hub, the University’s new innovation space for students. Take self-guided tours, meet innovators, and experience activities to ﬂex your entrepreneurial muscles. Originally a bank, the Hub preserved the unique character space. Learn about 310W designed by Perkins + Will Marquette’s focus on innovation and helping students develop an entrepreneurial skill-set.

8 AMBASSADOR HOTEL, 2308 W WISCONSIN AVE Saturday: 11 am–4 pm, Sunday: 11 am–4 pm

This Art Deco hotel was designed in 1927 by architects Urban Peacock and Armin Frank. Short history presentations will be offered at 11 am, noon, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, and 4 pm each day. AMERICA’S BLACK HOLOCAUST MUSEUM, 401 W NORTH AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Ofﬁcially opening soon, this museum shares the story of the African-American experience from pre-captivity to the present as an integral part of U.S. history. Take a self-guided tour of the Museum’s new exhibits which include the following displays: story of African people before captivity, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, auction blocks, the civil rights movement (both past and present), and more. ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, 9400 W CONGRESS ST, WAUWATOSA, WI 53225 Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open First Floor Only Constructed in 1961, this church was the last major building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Self-guided tours will be available throughout the event, with docents available to share information and answer questions. ARTS @ LARGE, 1100 S 5TH ST Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery Saturday: 10 am–2 pm, Sunday: 10 am–2 pm

Arts @ Large has renovated a 1890 Patrick Cudahy building to house a student art gallery, art studios, a café and catering kitchen, a training center and conference rooms, BEYOND VISION, 5316 W STATE ST office space for Milwaukee area nonprofits and small businesses, and public space for Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open weddings, parties, and events. During Doors Open, visitors will experience self-guided and guided tours, live music (at 10:30am–11:30am and from 12:00pm–1:00pm) and Beyond Vision is one of only two machine shops in the United States that is run by people art making activities. who are vision impaired. Tour production areas and the machine shop. There will also be employee demonstrations to show how the organization uses accessible technology, ASQ, 600 N PLANKINTON AVE ingenuity and engineering to provide employment opportunities for visually impaired. Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open BLACK CAT ALLEY, Housed in what used to be the famous Gimbels Department Store (and later Marshall ALLEY IS LOCATED BETWEEN N FARWELL AVE AND N PROSPECT AVE, Field’s), the ASQ Center is the global headquarters of ASQ and home to many businesses. BEHIND THE ORIENTAL THEATER ASQ staff will take guests on a 20-minute tour of ASQ, pointing out many unique Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm features and telling the story of this historic building’s transition from iconic 20th century department store to a modern, and recently remodeled, office. Visit Milwaukee’s top street art destination and enjoy more than 20 world-class murals by 25 artists in just one urban alleyway. Enjoy food trucks, performances, and surprise events BASILICA OF ST. JOSAPHAT, 2333 S 6TH ST in celebration of Black Cat Alley’s three year anniversary. Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 1:30 pm–5 pm BREWCITY BRUISERS, 415 S 3RD ST Built in 1896 of the carved stone, wooden doors, bronze railings, light fixtures, and other Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open materials from the demolished Chicago Federal Building, the Basilica has long been the crown jewel of Milwaukee’s Polish Catholic community. Docents will be available to Visit the practice facility of Milwaukee’s roller derby team, the Brewcity Bruisers. View answer questions about this Romanesque church’s rich history. memorabilia of long-time team member Beast Mode and vintage promotional posters. The practice facility, which is not typically open to the public, is housed in a 1919 garage, BAY VIEW PRINTING CO, 2702 S HOWELL AVE once home to Badger Trailer in Walker’s Point. Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm BREWHOUSE INN & SUITES, 1215 N 10TH ST This century-old letterpress print shop features a basement studio that houses 12 antique Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm letterpresses and a collection of 300+ wood and lead typefaces. Tours will cover shop history, demonstrate running a platen press, and show examples of both wood and lead type. Brewhouse guests will have the opportunity to take self-guided tours through the former Pabst Brewery building which dates back to 1882. Guests are welcome to all public spaces, BEST PLACE AT THE HISTORIC PABST BREWERY, 917 W JUNEAU AVE including the Kettle Atrium located on the 2nd floor of the hotel where the six copper Saturday: 10 am–2 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm brewing kettles and stained glass window of King Gambrinus still remain. The public terrace located on the 6th (top) floor of the hotel and a guest room will also be accessible. Built by Edward Townsend Mix in 1858, this Pabst Brewing building was originally a Milwaukee Public School. The Pabst Brewing Company bought the building in 1890 BRYANT’S COCKTAIL LOUNGE, 1579 S 9TH ST and converted it into Pabst’s Corporate Offices and Guest Center. During Doors Open, Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open visitors will get a sneak peek of “The Coffee Shot,” a new venue owned by Best Place. On Saturday, facility tours begin at 10:30 am & will take place every half hour until 2 pm, Originally a Miller Brewing tied house, this tavern now houses one of the best preserved on Sunday from 10:30 pm until 4:30 pm. cocktail lounges in the country. Open since 1938, Bryant’s is known for its preparation of specialty cocktails, and its preservation of the cocktail lounge atmosphere. doorsopenmilwaukee.org 9 CASA ROMERO RENEWAL CENTER, 423 WEST BRUCE STREET Saturday: 10 am–5 pm; Sunday: Not Open

Casa Romero, built in 1888 by Schnetzky and Liebert, was used by the School Sisters of Notre Dame (teachers at Holy Trinity School and later at Bruce- Guadalupe Community School) for more than 100 years. Today, the space serves as an urban, multicultural, bilingual spirituality center. Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy self-guided tours, guided tours, and exhibits. CATHOLIC FINANCIAL LIFE, 1100 W WELLS ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm First/Main Floor Only; Pool rooftop is not hanicap accessible This 19-story structure was built for Catholic Financial Life’s home ofﬁce and remains their headquarters today. Guided tours will include: the All Saints Chapel; historic photo exhibit; and rooftop pool on the 19th ﬂoor. CENTRAL STANDARD CRAFT DISTILLERY, 2330 W CLYBOURN ST Saturday: 10 am–3 pm, Sunday: 10 am–3 pm First/Main Floor Only Visit Central Standard Craft Distillery’s 10,000 sq. ft. production facility where all the company’s spirits are made, normally not open to the public. CENTURY CITY I (GOOD CITY BREWING), 3945 N 31 ST Saturday: 11 am–4 pm, Sunday: Not Open

The Century City building is located in the 30th Street Industrial Corridor, the past home of AO Smith. The building was completed in 2016 and was purchased by Good City Brewing in late 2018. Century City houses Good City Brewing’s offices and warehouse operations. The brewery is actively recruiting additional tenants to occupy the 54,000 sq. ft. building. Take a brief tour of the Good City Brewing’s warehouse, and learn about the history of the building and brewery and a vision for the future. CHARLES ALLIS ART MUSEUM, 1801 N PROSPECT AVE Calvary Cemetary Chapel Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm (no tripods) This 1911 home turned museum contains a world-class art collection that spans more than 2,000 years and includes Classic antiquities, Renaissance bronzes, Asian ceramics and decorative arts. CALVARY CEMETERY CHAPEL, 5503 W BLUE MOUND RD Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm CHASE TOWER, 111 E WISCONSIN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm This Romanesque-style chapel was designed by the Basilica of St. Josaphat architect Erhard Brielmaier in 1899. The chapel is located on one of the highest elevations in the Now home to Chase Bank, this 1961, 22-story commercial building was the first city and boasts impressive views. Experience a spectacular view and the chapel’s exterior, skyscraper built in downtown Milwaukee since before the second World War and was and browse the upper chapel and lower mausoleum. designed by New York architects, Harrison and Abramovitz. On display in the lobby is a Sculpure Milwaukee installation by Puerto Rican artist Cartos Rolón whose work sheaths CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 935 W WISCONSIN AVE the outside of the lobby cube of the Chase Bank building with a translucent diorama of Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10:30 am–5 pm tropical flowers, making the “bird cage” lobby the largest sculpture in the region. Visitors (no tripods) are welcome to take self-guided tours of the ground floor/lobby and the 16th floor. Home to one of Milwaukee’s oldest continuously active congregations, Calvary Presbyterian Church (the Big Red Church) was built in 1870. See original architectural CHUDNOW MUSEUM OF YESTERYEAR, 839 N 11TH ST elements including French stained-glass windows and neo-Gothic hammer-beam ceiling Saturday: 10 am–4 pm, Sunday: 10 am–4 pm arches, as well as the sanctuary’s award-winning modern redesign, which includes a permanent indoor labyrinth. On both days at 1pm, UWM Public History Director Nan Kim This Milwaukee history museum displays the late Avrum Chudnow’s (1913-2005) extensive will give a public lecture on the history of the labyrinth and why some labyrinths around and eclectic collection of early 20th Century Americana. Exhibits include an ice cream the world have been installed in churches, a practice that dates back to the cathedrals of pavilion, grocery store, pharmacy, fashion display, Wisconsin Women history, movie medieval Europe. theater, secret speakeasy and the rarely open display of two 1930 chevys in a garage workshop environment. Originally built as a single family in 1869 for the Daniel Schultz, CARMA LABORATORIES, INC. (CARMEX), 9750 S FRANKLIN DR come celebrate the building’s 150 year anniversary. Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open CITY LIGHTS BREWING COMPANY, 2200 W MT VERNON AVE The 40,000 square foot building was built by Carma Laboratories approximately thirteen Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm years ago specifically to function as a warehouse and distribution center. Because of First/Main Floor Only the size and acoustics of the space, one of the owners of Carma Laboratories has now This 115-year-old building designed by Alexander Eschweiler was recently restored to officially built the largest theater pipe organ in the world. It will be the focus of Doors house a state-of-the-art brewery. Each visitor will receive a complimentary 5-ounce pour Open and will be played during the course of the day. Please use listed address to visit of a City Lights beer. Tours are complimentary but will require advance registration due to this location. demand: (414) 436-1011.

10 Doors Open Milwaukee Buildings & Sites • Saturday & Sunday, September 28th & 29th • FREE CITY OF MILWAUKEE AND WAUKESHA COUNTY RECYCLING EDUCATION CENTER AND MATERIALS RECYCLING FACILITY (MRF), 1401 W MOUNT VERNON AVE Saturday: 10 am–3 pm, Sunday: Not Open First/Main Floor Only The City of Milwaukee’s recycling building houses state-of-the-art sorting equipment. While the machinery will not be operating, visitors can see the equipment and recyclables from the observation room while learning about products made from recyclable materials and the role recycling plays in a sustainable future. Limited guided/ ticketed tours of the entire facility are also available. Visit doorsopenmilwaukee.org to book a ticket. CLOCK SHADOW BUILDING, 130 W BRUCE ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Self-guided tours of the Clock Shadow Building will be available. Learn about the building’s innovative features including: 50% salvaged material; the United States’ ﬁrst regenerative-energy elevator; Milwaukee’s ﬁrst commercial application of rainwater harvesting; designs that enable it to consume 50% less energy and 60% less water; rooftop garden with city views. Visit the Clock Shadow Creamery, the only urban creamery in the State. COAKLEY BROTHERS AND BROTHERS INTERIORS, 400 S 5TH ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Experience the Coakley Brothers Water Tower Building reincarnated in 2018 with a $7.5 million renovation. Through a short ﬁlm from Peggy Coakley, visitors will learn how the Water Tower was created by Brooklyn, NY artist Tom Fruin, transported from Brooklyn to Milwaukee, built in the parking lot, and placed on top of the building. COLBY ABBOT, 759 N MILWAUKEE ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Built in 1885, this building was originally the home office of the Wisconsin Central Railroad. Visitors will enjoy a brief presentation on the history and current use of the Chase Tower lobby cube featuring Carlos Roløon’s Gild the Lily, building in the white marble lobby. Visitors are also welcome to view the shared tenant Photo by Kevin J. Miyazaki for Sculpture Milwaukee conference room on the fourth floor and an office to see the original Cream City brick fireplaces, 11-foot-high, wood-coffered ceilings, plaster walls, stairway and corridors, and various modern features. COMPOST CRUSADER/STEEL FARMER, 1780 E BOLIVAR AVE, ST. FRANCIS, WI, 53235 Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Compost Crusader, an organics hauling company, and the Steel Farmer, a small metal fabrication shop, share this warehouse space. Self-guided tours will showcase equipment used by both companies, compost trucks, a worm bin, and ﬁnished compost from Compost Crusader’s partners at Blue Ribbon Organics in Caledonia, WI. Artist Renee Bebeau (luna) will be on site doing live painting on Sunday. CREAM CITY HOSTEL, 500 E CENTER ST Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm

Visit the newly opened Cream City Hostel, the ﬁrst Milwaukee hostel in the Riverwest neighborhood. Built in 1927, the Hostel was originally home to Holton State Bank. It was purchased by MPS in the 1990s and was vacant from 2005 until the Hostel opened earlier this year. CUDAHY HISTORICAL SOCIETY TRAIN DEPOT, 4647 S KINNICKINNIC AVE, CUDAHY, WI, 53110 Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Travel back in time to learn more about the Cudahy of old. Visit the museum inside the 1893 train depot and view artifacts and displays about what life was like in the past. Docents will be available to answer questions throughout the self-guided tour.

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Use hashtag #domke as you post about the event! 11 CUSTOM COTTAGE MILWAUKEE, 3033 N 30TH ST Saturday 10 am–5 pm, Sunday Not Open First/Main Floor Only Guided and self-guided tours will offer a look at both new and very old wood working tools and the showroom of custom, handmade furniture. Building originally housed a crown molding and trim shop and some of the original old & trustworthy tools still work. Pine brick ﬂooring from around 1900 still visible today. DAVID BARNETT GALLERY, 1024 E STATE ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm First/Main Floor Only Explore Wisconsin’s oldest and largest art gallery with over 6,000 works of art. The collection includes Modern Masters like Dali, Chagall and Van Dongen, African sculptures, vintage French posters, contemporary paintings, and much more all housed inside three ﬂoors of the historic Button Mansion. DOMUS APARTMENTS, 441 E ERIE ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm

Built in 2017, and designed in collaboration with HGA Architects and Engineers, this 132- unit apartment building completes one of the last segments on the Riverwalk’s east shore. Take a self-guided tour of a model apartment home, clubroom space and Riverwalk. EPPSTEIN UHEN ARCHITECTS, 333 E CHICAGO ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Built in 1900 for the AW Rich Shoe Company and renovated in 1999 for the ofﬁce of Eppstein Uhen Architects - Milwaukee’s largest architecture ﬁrm, visitors will be offered tours of the roof terrace with spectacular views, the architect’s studios, and EUA’s Design Lab. Younger visitors will be given an opportunity to explore the latest design tools. ESCUELA VERDE, 3628 W PIERCE ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Escuela Verde’s mission is to cultivate a community that is participatory, just, sustainable, and peaceful. Visitors can tour the school building and view student murals and work, meditation garden, music studio, and more. FEDERAL BUILDING & U.S. COURTHOUSE, 517 E WISCONSIN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, last entrance 4:30 pm, Sunday: Not Open Fortress Rooftop, Photo by Alexander Company

The Federal Courthouse is celebrating its 120th anniversary. Learn about this gem of Richardson Romanesque Revival and the role of the federal courts. Tours will be offered of the following places: the atrium, the ceremonial courtroom, the centennial courtroom and FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE, 1342 N ASTOR ST Senator Ron Johnson’s ofﬁce. Family passport activities include a scavenger hunt. Meet at Saturday: 10 am–4 pm, Sunday: 1 pm–3 pm the information desk for tour information. Visitors must go through security – no weapons (including pocket knives) food or drink please. Please note it may take 30-45 minutes to The church was designed for the Unitarian Congregation in 1892 by architects George get through security. Ferry and Alfred Clas. Take a self-guided tour of one of Milwaukee’s oldest churches. FIREHOUSE STATION 1, 784 N BROADWAY FOREST HOME CEMETERY, 2405 W FOREST HOME AVE Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 1:30 pm–5 pm Saturday: 10 am–4 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–4 pm

Home to Engine #1 and TEMS (Tactical EMS Team), this is the oldest company in the The 1892 Landmark Chapel at Forest Home Cemetery was designed by Ferry & Clas. Milwaukee Fire Department, founded in 1839. Take a guided, behind-the-scenes tour of The 1896 crematory on the lower level was the first in Wisconsin. The 1909-era offices the oldest firehouse in Milwaukee, talk to firefighters, and see the equipment housed there include document vaults that will be open to view large cemetery record books from the as well as view historic photos of past crews and fire engines. 1850s, including the signatures of Milwaukee’s most famous names. In depth ticketed tours also available – visit doorsopenmilwaukee.org to book. FIREHOUSE STATION 21, 2050 N PALMER ST Saturday: 1:30 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 1:30 pm–5 pm FORTRESS, 1726 N 1ST ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open This Fire Station was designed in 1894 by Milwaukee Fire Department foreman Sebastian Brand. Firefighters will be on site to talk about firefighting and answer questions. View a historic renovation of a 1892 former shoe manufacturing plant in to 132 new apartments, office and retail space. Tour apartment units and building amenities including FIREHOUSE STATION 27, 2647 N BARTLETT AVE the rooftop lounge. Saturday: 1:30 pm–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Visit this 1903 firehouse, located on the East Side. Firefighters will be on site to talk about firefighting and answer questions.

12 Doors Open Milwaukee Buildings & Sites • Saturday & Sunday, September 28th & 29th • FREE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S BURNHAM BLOCK, 2714 W BURNHAM ST GROVE GALLERY / TEAM NERD PRESS, 832 S 5TH ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

Visit the largest concentration of Frank Lloyd Wright homes on a single block. Visitors can Designated as a “Walker’s Point Building of Architectural Interest,” the building has been take docent-lead tours at no cost of the B1 home that is filled with Wright designed and home to a shoe store, an appliance retailer and repair shop, a Yugoslavian publisher, an inspired furniture. Explore the block with special exhibits displayed. Optional paid tours of artificial limb retailer, and several galleries. Today, the building is home to Grove Gallery, a privately owned Wright duplex are also available. featuring castings and prints of Celine Farrell, and Team Nerd Press, the letterpress and linocut poster shop of N. Adam Beadel. Visitors will get a chance to experience Celine GATHERING PLACE BREWING COMPANY, 811 E VIENNA AVE Farrell’s secret urban garden. Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm HAGGERTY MUSEUM OF ART, 1234 W TORY HILL ST Founded in 2017, Gathering Place Brewing Company crafts vibrant and unique beers to Saturday: 10 am–4:30 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm reflect the vibrant and unique neighborhood. Visit the brewery and taproom to learn the (no tripods) history of the brewery and to sample fresh local beer. Located on the campus of Marquette University since 1984, the Haggerty Museum of Art regularly offers both temporary exhibitions and a gallery exhibiting highlights from the GLORIOUS MALONE’S FINE SAUSAGE, 300 W WALNUT ST Museum’s renowned collection. At 1 pm on Sunday, the Catey Ott Dance Collective will Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open perform a dance concert beginning with two choreographed pieces followed by an improvisation. Built in 1900, the Malone building now houses a 12,000-sq. ft. USDS-inspected manufacturing facility that produces 300,000 pounds of gourmet pork delicacies yearly. HANDS IN HARMONY PIANO STUDIO, 3301 W HIGHLAND BL Take a guided tour of the plant and learn about its history and manufacturing. Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm First/Main Floor Only GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 1209 N BROADWAY Since 2018, this historic property has housed Hands in Harmony Piano Studio whose Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–4 pm mission is to bring quality one-one-one piano instruction by partnering with local First/Main Floor Only schools, as well as providing lessons at a centrally located “Music Hub.” Visitors This 1901 German Neo-Gothic church was designed by Armand Koch, a nephew of will enjoy a historical tour of this 1926 Alexander Eschweiler designed home and Milwaukee City Hall architect Henry Koch. Its exterior features orange-tinted, smooth live music, complete with student performances. 11 am–2 pm: Stop by the Art Truck bricks trimmed with terra cotta. Visit the church to see its stunning, richly-decorated interior, Studio at Hands in Harmony! Bring the family for art lead activities with Artists learn more about its history and architecture, ring the bell in the tower, and hear its pipe Working in Education. organ and other instruments playing throughout. HAVENWOODS STATE FOREST, 6141 N HOPKINS ST GRAIN EXCHANGE ROOM AT THE MACKIE BUILDING, 225 E MICHIGAN ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm First/Main Floor Only Havenwoods State Forest is Wisconsin’s only urban state forest. Stop by the nature Created for the bustling grain trade, the former trading room retains many of its center to discover the unique history of the land, enjoy photos & stories from the past original, opulent features that earned it the nickname “cathedral of commerce.” (1 pm and 3 pm), or borrow a GPS unit and go on your own geocaching adventure With marble columns, murals, and touches of gold leaf, the three-story room is featuring the park’s history. Visitors can take a 30-minute hike with a naturalist (11 am, capped with a central skylight surrounded by frescos of wheat sheaf medallions noon, 2 pm) and/or meet some Wisconsin reptiles and amphibians close-up throughout and Wisconsin wildflowers. the day. GRAND AVENUE CLUB, 210 E MICHIGAN ST HISTORIC MILWAUKEE SHOP (DOORS OPEN HEADQUARTERS), 235 E MICHIGAN ST Saturday: 10 am–4 pm, Sunday: Not Open Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

This 1856 four-story Italian Renaissance Revival structure is the City’s oldest stone Visit Historic Milwaukee’s Milwaukee themed gift shop. The store has over 150 book titles, commercial building. Today, it houses the Grand Ave Club (GAC), a non-profit community housewares, art prints, magnets, notecards and more. Historic Milwaukee is the non-profit of recovery and employment. See original marble fireplaces and safes. Members will offer that organizes Doors Open Milwaukee and is located in the historic Mackie Building. This guided tours. 1879 building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. GREAT LAKES DISTILLERY, 616 W VIRGINIA ST IMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 1100 N ASTOR ST Saturday: 11 am–5 pm, Sunday: 11 am–5 pm Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

Founded in 2004, Great Lakes Distillery is the first distillery in Wisconsin since the repeal This 1875 church was designed by Milwaukee architect Edward Townsend Mix. Take a of Prohibition in 1933. Built in 1960, the building was originally home to Hypneumat, guided tour and enjoy one of Wisconsin’s oldest organs. Organist Steven Jensen will offer Inc., and became part of the Pfister & Vogel Tannery. On Saturday, there will be 30 minute 30-minute organ recitals on Saturday at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm and on Sunday at 12:30 guided tours at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 pm, and on Sunday, 30 minute guided tours are at 1, pm. Tours will begin at noon on Sunday. 3, and 5 pm. Informal tours are available throughout both days from 11 am to 5 pm. See website for paid flight tasting info. THE IRON HORSE HOTEL, 500 W FLORIDA ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm GROHMANN MUSEUM AT MSOE, 1000 N BROADWAY Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 1 pm–4 pm The Iron Horse Hotel is the transformation of a 100-year-old warehouse into a one-of-a- (no tripods) kind Milwaukee hotel in Walker’s Point. The hotel will offer self-guided tours of a guest Visitors can view three floors of galleries featuring a core collection as well as special room, restaurant and bar, outdoor yard area, library and more. themed exhibitions. Browse the Man at Work Collection, which comprises more than 1,400 paintings and sculptures dating from 1580 to the present. The museum also features a spectacular rooftop sculpture garden.

doorsopenmilwaukee.org 13 ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE—UNIVERSITY CENTER, 2223 E KENWOOD AVE Saturday: 12:30 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 12:30 pm–5 pm

Since its purchase in April of 2015, this building has served as the primary place of worship for the Muslim community on Milwaukee’s East Side. Visitors can observe Muslim prayer, interact with members of the Muslim community, enjoy light refreshments, and take a tour of the building. JEWISH MUSEUM MILWAUKEE, 1360 N PROSPECT AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

Explore the history of Jewish Milwaukee through the permanent exhibit at the Museum for free. Highlights include sections on Golda Meir, the Settlement Cookbook and the wall-sized Marc Chagall tapestry. Admission is required to view new special exhibit, “Inescapable: The Life and Legacy of Harry Houdini,” which reveals the man behind the world’s most famous magician. JONES ISLAND WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, 700 E JONES ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Last Tour at 4:30 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Owned and governed by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and operated and maintained by Veolia North America, the facility opened in 1926 and became a National Engineering Landmark in 1974. Visitors will learn about the history of Jones Island, the water reclamation process, MMSD programs, the making of Milorganite®, and Veolia North America, a global environmental services company. And kids won’t want to miss the “workhorses of wastewater,” collecting a set of “bug” cards, and getting up close and personal with the big trucks. Visitors are invited to take one or both of the following tours – ﬁrst come ﬁrst serve: Motor-coach tour of the Plant and Walking Hard Hat Tour of the Milorganite(R) Factory (Long pants and close-toed shoes are required to join the Hard Hat tour). See website listing for additional tour details. KILBOURN AVE BASCULE BRIDGE HOUSE, 101 E KILBOURN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

The Kilbourn Avenue Bascule Bridge is Milwaukee’s most architecturally prominent bridge. In Milwaukee’s past, economy and utility had been paramount in bridge design until the administration of Mayor David Rose, the first official known to make a plea for bridge aesthetics. See how a bridge works from the bridge operator’s perspective. There will be two to three openings per hour during the event. Islamic Resource Center KILBOURNTOWN HOUSE, ESTABROOK PARK NEAR CAPITOL DR ENTRANCE, EAST OF HUMBOLDT Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–4 pm ISLAMIC RESOURCE CENTER/MILWAUKEE MUSLIM WOMEN’S COALITION, 5235 S 27TH ST, GREENFIELD, WISCONSIN, 53221 This 1844 Greek Revival house was originally located on the west side of Downtown, Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm known as Kilbourntown. The house was saved in 1938 when it was moved to the park and restored as a WPA project and is now managed by the Milwaukee County Historical The Islamic Resource Center (run by the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition) is Society. The home contains a collection of mid-19th century furniture and decorative arts. Wisconsin’s first Islamic cultural center and Islamic public lending library. Learn about A docent will share the home’s history. Muslim beliefs and practices, view unique books and art pieces, read about Muslim KNICKERBOCKER ON THE LAKE, 1028 E JUNEAU AVE contributions to civilization, have your name written in Arabic, try on a colorful hijab Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm (head scarf), and sample ethnic foods. A craft project for children will also be offered. On display will be an exhibition featuring award-winning photographs by young Built in 1933, Knickerbocker is home to individually owned condominiums and hotel Palestinian artists from Dar Al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture in Bethlehem. accommodations. Visitors will tour the main lobby area and learn the history of ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE Knickerbocker on the Lake. Guided tours will include multiple guest rooms. 4707 S 13TH ST LA LUNE COLLECTION, 930 E BURLEIGH ST Saturday 10 am–5 pm, Sunday 10 am–5 pm Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm First/Main Floor Only (no tripods) The Islamic Society of Milwaukee is the largest Islamic facility in Wisconsin. See how this Located in Riverwest, La Lune Collection designs and crafts fine rustic furniture, with former public school was expanded to accommodate the community’s Muslim population. more than 600 items of seating, cabinets, tables, beds, and more for a national market. Visit a Muslim prayer hall and learn about the features that are found in every mosque. Visitors will learn about the buildings and company’s history on a guided tour with Learn about the different styles of Islamic calligraphy, discover why Islamic art often co-founder Mario Costantini, taking an inside look at the factory grounds, offices, focuses on the abstract, and have your name written in Arabic calligraphy. Visitors will and workshop facilities. have an opportunity to tour the building and have their questions answered by a member of the community.

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14 Doors Open Milwaukee Buildings & Sites • Saturday & Sunday, September 28th & 29th • FREE DOORS OPEN MILWAUKEE SITE LIST

LIST OF SITES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Numbers (1) correspond with the site label on the maps; codes (6-B, 2-C) refer to the coordinate location on each map. See Downtown Map (DM) on page 18, Greater Milwaukee map (GM) on page 19, all others are on the Neighborhood Map on pages 16–17.

1 DM 2-B 310W 59 7-C Great Lakes Distillery 114 6-A Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 2 6-B 4 Seasons Skate Park 60 DM 1-C Grohmann Museum at MSOE 115 7-A Pedal Milwaukee Building 3 2-C 5 Points Art Gallery & Studios LLC 61 7-C Grove Gallery / Team Nerd Press 116 DM 2-C Pﬁster Hotel & Tower 4 GM 2-B 5070 N 35th St Building 62 DM 3-A Haggerty Museum of Art 117 6-B Plum Media (Former Pieper Power HQ) 63 5-A Hands in Harmony Piano Studio 118 DM 3-C Pritzlaff Building 5 DM 2-A 707 Hub at Marquette University 64 GM 1-A Havenwoods State Forest 119 DM 2-C Railway Exchange Building 6 6-D 88Nine Radio Milwaukee 65 DM 3-C Historic Milwaukee Shop 120 6-B Redeemer Lutheran Church 7 4-D Adventure Rock MKE (Doors Open Headquarters) 121 7-C Reginald Baylor Studio 8 4-B Alice’s Garden Urban Farm 66 DM 1-D Immanuel Presbyterian Church 122 6-C Relics Vintage Rentals 9 3-C All Peoples Gathering Lutheran Church 67 7-C Iron Horse Hotel 123 DM 2-C Safehouse and Newsroom Pub 10 6-B Ambassador Hotel 68 GM 3-B Islamic Resource Center/ 124 4-E Saint John’s On The Lake 11 4-C America’s Black Holocaust Museum Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition 125 DM 2-C Saint Kate—the Arts Hotel 12 GM 2-A Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 69 GM 3-B Islamic Society of Milwaukee 126 4-C Sangerhouse Gardens 13 7-C Arts @ Large 70 3-E Islamic Society of Milwaukee - University Center 127 GM 1-B Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 14 DM 2-C ASQ 71 5-D Jewish Museum Milwaukee 128 5-A Schuster Mansion Bed & Breakfast 15 9-C Basilica of St. Josaphat 72 7-D Jones Island Water Reclamation Plant 129 2-A Sherman Phoenix 16 9-D Bay View Printing Co 73 DM 2-C Kilbourn Ave Bascule Bridge House 130 DM 3-C Skylight Music Theatre 17 DM 1-A Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery 74 1-D Kilbourntown House 131 9-D St. Augustine Church 18 GM 2-A Beyond Vision 75 DM 1-D Knickerbocker on the Lake 132 5-B St. George Melkite-Greek Catholic Church 19 4-E Black Cat Alley 76 3-D La Lune Collection 133 5-C St. John’s on the Hillside Evangelical Lutheran Church 20 7-C Brewcity Bruisers 77 GM 3-B Lake Tower (Anderson Municipal Building) 134 8-A St. Joseph Chapel 21 DM 1-A Brewhouse Inn & Suites 78 2-D Lakefront Brewery—Distribution Facility 135 9-D St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church 22 8-C Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge 79 GM 1-B Lynden Sculpture Garden 136 GM 3-B St. Nikola Serbian Orthodox Church 23 GM 2-A Calvary Cemetery Chapel 80 6-A Marquette University High School 137 DM 1-D St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 24 DM 2-A Calvary Presbyterian Church 81 DM 3-C Marshall Building 138 6-A St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 25 GM 4-A Carma Laboratories, Inc. (Carmex) 82 2-D Meetinghouse Milwaukee Monthly Meeting 139 GM 3-A St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral 26 7-C Casa Romero Renewal Center of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 140 DM 3-B Stone Creek Coffee 27 DM 2-A Catholic Financial Life 83 DM 2-C MGIC 141 GM 2-A Story Hill FireHouse 28 6-B Central Standard Craft Distillery 84 DM 2-B Miller High Life Theatre 142 DM 1-D Summerﬁeld United Methodist Church 29 2-A Century City I (Good City Brewing) 85 6-A Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language 143 8-B Survive Alive House 30 4-E Charles Allis Art Museum 86 DM 2-D Milwaukee Art Museum 144 4-D Tamarack Waldorf School 31 DM 2-C Chase Tower 87 6-D Milwaukee Ballet 145 4-C The Retreat 32 DM 2-A Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear 88 10-C Milwaukee Blacksmith 146 5-A Tower Theater & Mobile Design Box 33 6-B City Lights Brewing Company 89 4-E Milwaukee Central Seventh-day Adventist Church 147 6-A Tripoli Shrine Center 34 6-B City of Milwaukee and Waukesha County 90 DM 2-C Milwaukee City Hall 148 DM 2-C True Skool Recycling Education Center and Materials 91 5-E Milwaukee Community Sailing Center 149 DM 1-B Turner Hall Recycling Facility (MRF) 92 DM 2-A Milwaukee County Courthouse 150 DM 2-C Underground Collaborative Gallery 35 7-C Clock Shadow Building 93 DM 2-B Milwaukee County Historical Society 151 7-A Urban Ecology Center—Menomonee Valley 36 7-C Coakley Brothers and Brothers Interiors 94 4-B Milwaukee County Transit System 152 7-C Urban Harvest Brewing Company 37 DM 2-C Colby Abbot Fleet Maintenance Building 153 2-E UWM Biological Sciences Greenhouse 38 GM 3-B Compost Crusader/Steel Farmer 95 10-B Milwaukee Fire Museum 154 2-E UWM Engineering and Mathematical 39 3-D Cream City Hostel 96 6-D Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) Sciences Building 40 GM 3-B Cudahy Historical Society Train Depot 97 DM 1-A Milwaukee PBS 155 2-E UWM Golda Meir Library 41 3-A Custom Cottage Milwaukee 98 GM 1-B Milwaukee Police Academy 156 DM 1-A UWM Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health 42 DM 1-D David Barnett Gallery 99 9-C Milwaukee Police District Two 157 3-E UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center 43 6-D DoMUS Apartments 100 DM 2-A Milwaukee Public Library—Central Library 158 3-E UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium 44 DM 3-C Eppstein Uhen Architects 101 8-C Milwaukee Public Library—Mitchell Street Branch 159 DM 2-B UWM Panther Arena 45 7-A Escuela Verde 102 4-D Milwaukee Water Works Kilbourn 160 7-D UWM School of Freshwater Sciences 46 DM 2-D Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse Reservoir Pumping Station 161 4-E Villa Terrace Decorative Art Museum 47 DM 2-C Firehouse Station 1 103 4-E Milwaukee Water Works North Point Tower 162 GM 2-A Vision Forward Association 48 4-D Firehouse Station 21 104 4-C Milwaukee Youth Arts Center 163 7-C Walker’s Point Center for the Arts 49 3-E Firehouse Station 27 105 GM 3-B Mitchell Gallery of Flight Archives Building 164 DM 2-D War Memorial Center 50 DM 1-D First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee 106 7-D Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee 165 DM 3-B We Energies- Public Service Building 51 9-A Forest Home Cemetery 107 GM 1-A Nisha Group LLC 166 DM 2-C Wells Street Street Bridge House 52 4-C Fortress 108 GM 2-A North Milwaukee Arthaus 167 2-D West River Partners, LLC 53 8-A Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block (former North Milwaukee Village Hall) 168 3-A Wisconsin Black Historical Society 54 2-D Gathering Place Brewing Company 109 4-B Northside YMCA 169 5-E Wisconsin Conservatory of Music 55 4-C Glorious Malone’s Fine Sausage 110 DM 2-D Northwestern Mutual 170 DM 2-C WMSE Studios—MSOE Krueger Hall 56 DM 1-C Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 111 GM 2-B Oasis Lounge 171 6-A WRTP/Big Step Center of Excellence 57 DM 3-C Grain Exchange Room at the Mackie Building 112 4-E Oriental Theatre 172 6-B Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Inc. 58 DM 2-C Grand Avenue Club 113 7-C Orlandini Studios

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A B C D b 1 DM 2-B 310W 60 DM 1-C Grohmann Museum at MSOE 119 DM 2-C Railway Exchange Building DOORS OPEN MILWAUKEE 5 DM 2-A 707 Hub at Marquette University 62 DM 3-A Haggerty Museum of Art 123 DM 2-C Safehouse and Newsroom Pub 14 DM 2-C ASQ 65 DM 3-C Historic Milwaukee Shop 125 DM 2-C Saint Kate—the Arts Hotel 2019 DOWNTOWN MAP 17 DM 1-A Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery (Doors Open Headquarters) 130 DM 3-C Skylight Music Theatre 21 DM 1-A Brewhouse Inn & Suites 66 DM 1-D Immanuel Presbyterian Church 137 DM 1-D St. Paul’s Episcopal Church SITES OPEN FOR VISITS 24 DM 2-A Calvary Presbyterian Church 73 DM 2-C Kilbourn Ave Bascule Bridge House 140 DM 3-B Stone Creek Coffee OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 9/28 & 9/29 27 DM 2-A Catholic Financial Life 75 DM 1-D Knickerbocker on the Lake 142 DM 1-D Summerﬁeld United Methodist Church 31 DM 2-C Chase Tower 81 DM 3-C Marshall Building 148 DM 2-C True Skool OPEN SATURDAY ONLY, 9/28 OPEN SUNDAY ONLY, 9/29 32 DM 2-A Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear 83 DM 2-C MGIC 149 DM 1-B Turner Hall 37 DM 2-C Colby Abbot 84 DM 2-B Miller High Life Theatre 150 DM 2-C Underground Collaborative Gallery BUBLR BIKE STATIONS, b P FREE PARKING, SEE PAGE 5 42 DM 1-D David Barnett Gallery 86 DM 2-D Milwaukee Art Museum 156 DM 1-A UWM Joseph J. Zilber School FREE 30 MINUTE RIDES, SEE PAGE 5 44 DM 3-C Eppstein Uhen Architects 90 DM 2-C Milwaukee City Hall of Public Health THE HOP STREETCAR STOP, FREE RIDES, SEE PAGE 5 46 DM 2-D Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse 92 DM 2-A Milwaukee County Courthouse 159 DM 2-B UWM Panther Arena 47 DM 2-C Firehouse Station 1 93 DM 2-B Milwaukee County Historical Society 164 DM 2-D War Memorial Center 0 1/8 1/4 MI 50 DM 1-D First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee 97 DM 1-A Milwaukee PBS 165 DM 3-B We Energies- Public Service Building N 56 DM 1-C Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 100 DM 2-A Milwaukee Public Library—Central Library 166 DM 2-C Wells Street Street Bridge House 0 500 1000 FT 57 DM 3-C Grain Exchange Room 110 DM 2-D Northwestern Mutual 170 DM 2-C WMSE Studios—MSOE Krueger Hall SEE PAGE 15 FOR FULL SITE LIST, INCLUDING COORDINATES at the Mackie Building 116 DM 2-C Pﬁster Hotel & Tower TO AID IN LOCATING SITES ON THE MAP. 58 DM 2-C Grand Avenue Club 118 DM 3-C Pritzlaff Building CARTOGRAPHY: COLTER J. SIKORA (COLTERRIFFICMAPS.COM) & HISTORIC MILWAUKEE, INC., 9/2019 SOURCE: MILWAUKEE COUNTY LAND INFO. OFFICE A B

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A B (continued from page 14) MARSHALL BUILDING, 207 E BUFFALO ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm LAKE TOWER (ANDERSON MUNICIPAL BUILDING), 4001 S 6 ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open This century-old warehouse is home to 60+ tenants. Visitors are invited to explore six floors of art galleries, artists studios, businesses, and non-profit organizations. The building This 1940 Art Deco tower originally housed the Town of Lake municipal office and is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark and was designed by a pioneer of water tower. The building now serves as an office for the Milwaukee Department of reinforced concrete construction, Claud AP Turner. It is the oldest example of Turner’s Neighborhood Services. Take a self-guided tour up to the third floor and experience views “mushroom” flat slab system which transformed the design and construction of reinforced of Milwaukee from the south side. concrete floors worldwide. LAKEFRONT BREWERY—DISTRIBUTION FACILITY, 3519 N HUBBARD ST MEETINGHOUSE MILWAUKEE MONTHLY MEETING OF Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–3 pm THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS), 3224 N GORDON PL First/Main Floor Only Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open Not typically open to the public, tour the former Wilke Dairy now the Lakefront Brewery warehouse where an average of 50 pallets of beer are shipped out every week. Barrel This building was built in 1984 along the Milwaukee River. The Meetinghouse, Koenen Land aged beers are resting in wooden barrels. Beer is packaged for distribution and shipped Preserve, and their use reflect Quaker values. Guided tours are available, including: Compost to all parts of the world and solar panels work to create energy at this facility. Kids composting site, community gardens begun by Anita Koenen, the land preserve with its native species, LifeWays Early Childhood Center classrooms, the worship room, and library, LYNDEN SCULPTURE GARDEN, 2145 W BROWN DEER RD along with informational displays of current activities and historical interest. Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm (with limitations) First/Main Floor Only MGIC, 250 E KILBOURN AVE This 40-acre former estate of Harry and Peg Bradley offers a collection of more than Saturday: 10 am–4 pm, Sunday: 10 am–4 pm 50 monumental sculptures sited across park, lake, and woodland. Explore on your own or take one of many tours throughout the day. Artists, docents, and staff will The “inverted pyramid” architectural design of MGIC’s 4-story headquarters has made it introduce you to their favorite sculptures, the back acres, the pollinator gardens, the one of Milwaukee’s most unique buildings since its completion in 1973. It was designed bonsai exhibition, the conservation shop, and a variety of behind-the-scenes spots in and built by Fitzhug Scott-Architects, Inc. and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, who also the house and barn. Self-guided scavenger hunts, orienteering challenges, and plein designed such famous works as the Hancock Building and Willis Tower (originally known air painting available, too. as the Sears Tower) in Chicago. A guided tour will showcase the recent remodel and invite guests to learn about the Warren Platner-designed interior features, and showcases MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, 3401 W WISCONSIN AVE museum-quality works by artists Alicia Penabla and Shelia Hicks. Parking is available to Saturday: 10 am–2 pm, Sunday: 10 am–2 pm visitors at MGIC.

Visitors will have the opportunity to get an inside look at Marquette University High School. Brief guided tours will highlight the rich history of the school, which has been educating students in the Jesuit tradition and traces its roots back more than 157 years.

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20 Doors Open Milwaukee Buildings & Sites • Saturday & Sunday, September 28th & 29th • FREE MILLER HIGH LIFE THEATRE, 500 W KILBOURN AVE MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER, 1450 N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DR Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

Welcome to the Miller High Life Theatre, one of Milwaukee’s most historic entertainment Take a self-guided tour of the education building at the sailing center, including venues. Come through and check out our newly installed permanent bar. Hear stories the panoramic view of the lakefront from the Windhover Community Room in the about the theatre’s history, past performers, and view historic photos. Visit the Grand education center. Celebrating their 40th Anniversary this year, visitors will be able Rotunda, grab a photo from the main stage, then tour the UWM Panther Arena next door. to see informational posters and videos that show the history, including member narratives and historical photos. On Sunday, the upstairs Windhover Room will be MILWAUKEE ACADEMY OF CHINESE LANGUAGE, 2430 W WISCONSIN AVE closed to visitors. Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open MILWAUKEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, Built in 1927 and 1928 the Milwaukee County Dispensary and Emergency Hospital ENTRANCE ON W WELLS ST, BETWEEN 9TH ST AND 10TH ST was in operation until 1983. From its opening until about 1950 this hospital provided Saturday: 10 am–5 pm; Sunday: Not Open emergency and short-term health care to area residents. The building was nominated to be on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The Milwaukee Public school The Courthouse is home to offices of the County Executive, County Board, Circuit Courts, district eventually took over this building and turned it into the Milwaukee Academy of and other municipal services. Visitors can take a self guided tour of the common areas of Chinese Language. the Milwaukee County Courthouse and access one of the historical court rooms. MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM, 700 N ART MUSEUM DR MILWAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 910 N OLD WORLD THIRD ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Saturday: 10 am–2 pm, Sunday: Not Open (no tripods) The Quadracci Pavilion is a sculptural, postmodern addition to the Milwaukee Art Meet MKE is the newest permanent exhibit at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Museum completed in 2001 and designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Showcasing some of the most iconic artifacts in the collection, this exhibit explores Take a 30-minute docent-guided tour of the Quadracci Pavilion. Tours leave from the main Milwaukee history from bridges and breweries to founders and festivals. entrance of the Milwaukee Art Museum on the hour from 11 am to 3 pm Saturday and from noon to 3 pm Sunday during Doors Open. 30 minute tours of the neighboring War MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM FLEET MAINTENANCE BUILDING, 1525 W VINE ST Memorial Center are available on Sunday only, leaving from the Mason Street entrance at Saturday: 10 am–3 pm, Sunday: Not Open 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm. MCTS Fleet Maintenance Building handles major mechanical repairs and body work MILWAUKEE BALLET, 128 N JACKSON ST for more than 420, 11-ton buses. MCTS staff will lead a 25-minute tour of the building’s Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm mechanical repair shop, body shop, paint hangar and more. Visitors will also get to a view one of the new GILLIG model buses. On Saturday, Sept. 28, tour hours begin at Milwaukee Ballet opens the doors to its brand-new home in the Third Ward, the 10 am and end at 3 pm. Tours will take place on the hour and half hour. Baumgartner Center for Dance. Be among the first guests to see this new 52,000-foot, state-of-the-art facility for the organization’s professional dancers, School & Academy MILWAUKEE FIRE MUSEUM, 1615 W OKLAHOMA AVE classes and Community Engagement Programs. Hear from Milwaukee Ballet artists as you Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–3 pm tour the costume shop, rehearsal studios, performance studio and its space dedicated to First/Main Floor Only the community. Tours leave from the main entrance on the hour from 10am–5pm. Bring the This museum contains fire apparatus dating back to 1927, including the department’s kids for a free activity. first ambulance, a 1947 Cadillac. The building has dormitory-style bunkrooms, a vintage kitchen, a locker room, and a hose tower. Follow a tour guide or explore at your own MILWAUKEE BLACKSMITH, 140 W OKLAHOMA AVE pace with a museum guide sheet. Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN (MIAD), 273 E ERIE ST Take a step back in time and see what it takes to create ironwork using hand hammers Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open and other tools of the past. Demonstrations include over anvil and using the 1910 flypress, an operation that takes three people. Apprentices and staff will be on hand to answer MIAD’s galleries feature two exhibitions: Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Exhibition (Frederick questions, otherwise explore the shop on your own. Now at home in the Navy Building Layton Gallery): This biannual exhibition at MIAD showcases award-winning local at Nordberg, the site also has a long manufacturing history in Milwaukee including the artists who have received the Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Travel Award in the preceding world’s largest steam hoist, which is still on site. two years. Society of Photographic Educators (SPE) Midwest Juried Exhibition (Brooks Stevens Gallery): This exhibit features work by professionals and student members of this MILWAUKEE CENTRAL SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 2229 N TERRACE AVE photographic organization. Saturday: 1 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 1 pm–5 pm MILWAUKEE PBS, 1036 N 8 ST This historic East Side 1912 mansion was built for Jessie Hoyt Smith, as a wedding present Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open to his wife. The home was sold in 1942 to the Milwaukee Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Tour the home where a guide will be available in each room to give a history of Visitors will get a behind-the-scenes look at Milwaukee PBS. Attendees can enjoy the original design. staff led tours on the half-hour beginning at 10 am and ending at 4 pm. During your tour, attendees can explore locally produced programs and learn about some of the MILWAUKEE CITY HALL, 200 E WELLS ST upcoming fall shows from PBS. There will be a special hands-on activity for children Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm ages 3 to 8. Outside you can take a peek inside Milwaukee PBS’ remote truck and its uplink truck. When first built in 1895, City Hall was the third-tallest building in the country. Visit the impressive 10-story rotunda and visit the Mayor’s office and tour of the largest Common Council chambers in the United States. Tours of the bell tower require a free ticket that must be booked online in advance at doorsopenmilwaukee.org.

Use hashtag #domke as you post about the event! 21 MILWAUKEE POLICE ACADEMY, 6680 N TEUTONIA AVE Saturday: 10 am–4 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Visitors will be offered a guided tour of the Milwaukee Police side of the safety academy. Visitors will be able to see historical artifacts, observe vehicle contact training by recruits, tour the firearms range, and view recruits practicing defense and arrest tactics in the gymnasium. Visit the main hall and view Milwaukee Police Historical Society artifacts. Depending on availability, the police department will try to have exhibits from the Horse Patrol, Tactical Enforcement Unit, Motorcycle Unit, and Dive Team present. MILWAUKEE POLICE DISTRICT TWO, 245 W LINCOLN AVE Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 12 pm–3 pm

Visitors will experience a guided tour of the one of the oldest police district in Milwaukee. View holding cells, the assembly room were ofﬁcers get ready for their shift and the booking room where prisoners are processed. Formerly known as “Southside Station,” the Police District Two location opened its doors in 1953. MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY—CENTRAL LIBRARY, 814 W WISCONSIN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm

Visitors to the Central Library may take a variety of tours of areas normally unavailable to the public. On Saturday, visitors can also view the Green Roof and the 4th ﬂoor ofﬁces and workrooms that formerly served the Museum. In addition, on Saturday afternoon, guided tours of the Milwaukee Public Library’s Wisconsin Architectural Archive will be available. This collection includes plans of Milwaukee’s Gas Light Building, the Eagles Club, the Basilica of St. Josaphat) and Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Attendees will hear about the history of the WAA and see plans and photos from the collection. On Sunday, visitors can tour the rotunda Dome and the Old Board Room. The Dome tour requires climbing narrow stairs, all others are fully accessible. MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY—MITCHELL STREET BRANCH, 906 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

The ﬁve-story Hills building was constructed in 1919 and was for years a neighborhood anchor as a center of commerce on Mitchell Street. View the results of the historic restoration and redevelopment, now home to the Milwaukee Public Library and apartments. Look behind-the-scenes at the new, state-of-the-art sorting machine and Studio M, the library’s maker space. Guided tours from 11 am to 2 pm. MILWAUKEE WATER WORKS KILBOURN RESERVOIR PUMPING STATION, 626 E NORTH AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Enter the 1950s-era brick building to find three original Allis-Chalmers 20 million-gallon centrifugal pumps, giant transmission pipes, and the old scale used to weigh chlorine that disinfected water in the Kilbourn Reservoir, which was open to the air until 1979. The station was decommissioned in 2004, the water reservoir removed, and a hill in the park was built in its place. Visitors will find displays of historic photos about the 145-year-old Milwaukee Water Works. MILWAUKEE WATER WORKS NORTH POINT TOWER, 2288 N LAKE DR Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open First/Main Floor Only This 1874 Gothic Revival-style tower was one of of the first facilities for the Milwaukee Water Works, which initially pumped lake water for fire suppression and drinking. MWW today provides treated drinking water to 16 communities. Visitors will be able to step into the tower’s base and stand face to face with a looming, vertical 120-foot-tall iron pipe that was part of the original steam engine system. The original staircase is not safe and will not be open for public use.

Milwaukee Water Works North Point Water Tower, Photo by Gary D. Koch

22 Doors Open Milwaukee Buildings & Sites • Saturday & Sunday, September 28th & 29th • FREE MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER, 325 W WALNUT ST OASIS LOUNGE, 3120 W VILLARD AVE Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Saturday: Not Open , Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm

The Milwaukee Youth Arts Center serves as the home of First Stage and the Milwaukee Built in 1954, visitors will be welcome to tour a unique luxury entertainment lounge on Youth Symphony Orchestra. Sunday will feature performances throughout the day from Milwaukee’s North Side. Milwaukee’s best young artists including the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, First Stage, Danceworks, and the Milwaukee Children’s Choir. Throughout the day, First Stage ORIENTAL THEATRE, 2230 N FARWELL AVE and Danceworks will feature interactive classes open to both kids and adults. Visitors can Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm also get a behind the scenes look at the First Stage costume shop. (no tripods) First/Main Floor Only This theatre was designed by the Milwaukee architecture firm Dick & Bauer in 1927. With MITCHELL GALLERY OF FLIGHT ARCHIVES BUILDING, 300 E COLLEGE AVE design elements borrowed from Indian, Moorish, Islamic, and byzantine architectural Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm styles, the Oriental Theatre has an eccentric, East Indian-inspired aesthetic. Milwaukee First/Main Floor Only Film took over operations at the Oriental Theatre via a 31-year lease in 2018 and is in Visitors will get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the separate archives building for the early stages of a cinema-rehabilitation project. The Oriental Theatre is featured on the the Mitchell Gallery of Flight, located in the MKE Regional Business Park (former 440th iconic Lower East Side city neighborhood poster, available at HMI’s store. Airlift Wing). The Gallery archives are located in a building that was originally built in 1987 for the Air Force Reserve as an electronic firearms training simulator range. Many ORLANDINI STUDIOS, 633 W VIRGINIA ST items here are not typically on display in the main Gallery. Access to the archives building Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm is only available from East College Avenue. Follow the Special Event signs. Free parking (no tripods) will be available. Orlandini Studios Ltd has been in business at this location since August 1965. Eugene Orlandini, third-generation ornamental plasterer, will be on hand to explain how MODEL RAILROAD CLUB OF MILWAUKEE, 215 E NATIONAL AVE ornamental plaster can be used and how pieces are made. Orlandini Studios will be Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm offering a gift for children who visit. Note: there is a long staircase to get in the front door. The studio is dusty, so black clothes are not encouraged. Built in 1916 by the Milwaukee Road as a bridge station, it was abandoned and converted into the club’s location in 1936 and is the longest running model railroad club OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH , 3022 W WISCONSIN AVE in the same location in the US. Many of the original features are still intact, including Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open subway tile, tin ceiling panels, and some steam heat fixtures. The models inside are built to ¼-inch scale, some dating back to pre-WWII. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church’s present building was constructed on the site of the Todd Wehr estate in 1954. The church features the “The Abiding Christ” window and organ NISHA GROUP LLC, 3328 W VILLARD AVE music. Visitors can explore the sanctuary and view Old and New Testament stories in the Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm stained glass windows. The history room and chapel are open for visitors as well. Guides will share about the mission and ministries of the congregation. Nisha Group is located in what was historically home to the Guardian Bank. Learn about training services provided to Milwaukee Rangers security officers. PEDAL MILWAUKEE, VELOBAHN COFFEE & CYCLE, FYXATION, AND WISCONSIN BIKE FED, 3618 W PIERCE ST NORTH MILWAUKEE ARTHAUS (FORMER NORTH MILWAUKEE VILLAGE HALL), Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm 5151 N 35TH ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–3 pm This building currently houses six businesses and organizations, many with close ties to First/Main Floor Only cycling. It includes one of Milwaukee’s newest independent coffee shops, Velobahn Coffee Quasimondo Physical Theatre is transforming the former North Milwaukee Village Hall & Cycle. The building is also only half a block away from the Hank Aaron State Bike Trail. and Fire Station into a center for arts and education: the North Milwaukee Arthaus. Tenants include: Velobahn Coffee & Cycle, Fyxation Bicycle Co., MojoFuco & Toro Toro Be among the first to catch a sneak peek of this local landmark, featured in the iconic Toro Restaurant Group, Caravan Hospitality Group, and Wisconsin Bike Fed. Milwaukee neighborhood poster. (Availble at HMI’s store). Join guided tours at 10 am, noon and 2 pm to discover intriguing local history and get an insider’s scoop on plans to PFISTER HOTEL & TOWER, 424 E WISCONSIN AVE make Old North Milwaukee a destination for the performing arts. Saturday: 10 am–3 pm, Sunday: 10 am–3 pm NORTHSIDE YMCA, 1350 W NORTH AVE When the Pfister opened in 1893, it represented a new standard for American Grand Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Hotels. Designed by architect Henry C. Koch, the hotel was a showpiece for Milwaukee featuring not only lavish décor but also celebrating the new technologies emerging from Built in 2002, the Northside YMCA represents the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee’s labs and workshops around the city. On Saturday at 11 am and 2 pm, see the Pfister commitment to the youth and families of Milwaukee’s city neighborhoods, with focuses on through new eyes with current Artist-in-Residence, Rosie Petri. On Sunday at 11 am and the areas of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Activities during 1 pm, hear stories, new and old, from Pfister Narrator Bella Suresh Roongta on her Doors Open include: Guided tours, self-guided tours, group Exercise classes and a host of promenades of the “Grand Hotel of the West.” The Lobby and Mezzanine will be open youth sports programs. from 10am until 3pm on both days. NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL, 805 E MASON ST PLUM MEDIA, 1418 W SAINT PAUL AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm (no tripods) Visitors will be able to tour sections of the new Tower and Commons, a world class See how state-of-the-art media production facilities coexist with ornate chandeliers, vaulted office space that offers bright and open spaces including 60-foot tall ceilings, the NM ceilings and Neo-Gothic flourishes. Visitors can take a self-guided tour, complete with Experience with a theater in the round, a 40 foot long gas fire place and innovative augmented reality experiences. Watch the well-documented renovation unfold before your artwork from Northwestern Mutual’s permanent collection. NM will also be featuring the eyes with video and 360-degree images from throughout the process. Giving Gallery Art Exhibit: “A Community in Process,” the story of our shared experience as a community and our connections to each other. NM will offer an App to help visitors get familiar with the building (NMTOURAPP.COM) and visitors will have the opportunity to visit the top of the tower.

doorsopenmilwaukee.org 23 PRITZLAFF BUILDING, 311 N PLANKINTON AVE SAINT KATE—THE ARTS HOTEL, 139 E KILBOURN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

The Pritzlaff Buildings are a complex of six large Italianate Cream City brick and heavy Visit Milwaukee’s newly renovated and only arts hotel. Experience a guided art tour from timber buildings erected between 1875 and 1919 by the John Pritzlaff Hardware the in-house curator and view different room types including some of the unique Canvas Company. Tour the event spaces, offices, and loft apartments, learn about Pritzlaff Rooms; which are each designed by a local artist. Guests will also be allowed to roam Hardware, and view historic artifacts. the various galleries throughout the hotel including: MoWA DTN, The Space, The Gallery, and The Closet. RAILWAY EXCHANGE BUILDING, 229 E WISCONSIN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open SANGER HOUSE GARDENS, 1823 N PALMER ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm The Railway Exchange building was constructed in the Commercial Style in 1899–1900 and was Milwaukee’s first high-rise steel-frame tower. Designed by the “father of the Built in 1872, Caspar Sanger’s Cream City brick Italianate house now features almost skyscraper,” William LeBaron Jenney, it is his only Milwaukee building. Visitors will meet in an acre of lush landscaping. The gardens include Mediterranean and English styles and the lobby, take the elevator to the 12th floor, and then walk back down the cast iron and celebrate the urban surroundings with recycled cobblestone and limestone materials, as marble stairway all the way to the first floor so that they can see the original corridors with well as historic architectural elements. Visitors will be treated to a special tour of these original doors, hardware, and window systems to the offices on each floor. The building’s unique grounds. owner will share the history and restoration process. SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER, 1111 E BROWN DEER RD REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, 1905 W WISCONSIN AVE Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm The Environmental Learning Center, built in 2003, was Wisconsin’s first Gold LEED- Redeemer Lutheran Church was founded in 1890 and built the current building in 1915. certified building. Fifteen-minute building tours will take place 10 am–noon, or explore on At that time, the estimated cost of the furnished church and parish hall was $50,000. your own throughout the day. Other drop-in activities include Naturalist Guided Hike at The architect, William H. Schuchardt, designed the Gothic sanctuary--one of the finest 11 am and 2 pm. Live animal encounters between 10 am–3 pm and meet and greet with examples of traditional and modern architectural masterpieces of Lutheran edifices in birds from the Raptor Program between 12 pm–2 pm. Hike the trails, including climbing a America. 60-foot observation tour, throughout the day. Trails include a one-mile loop of wheel-chair friendly trails. REGINALD BAYLOR STUDIO, 211 W FLORIDA ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open SCHUSTER MANSION BED & BREAKFAST, 3209 W WELLS ST Saturday: 11 am–4 pm, Sunday: 11 am–4 pm Visitors will experience a retail venue with Home Goods and Apparel products designed the garden is fully wheelchair accessible by Milwaukee’s creative industry. The 1854 cream city brick building was a successful This 1891 German Renaissance Revival style mansion was built as a single-family grocery business, owned by a chandler who supplied ships that passed through residence for the industrialist George J. Schuster and his first wife Nora. The property Milwaukee with essential goods for their journey. was bought and sold several times until the current owners, Rick and Laura Sue Mosier, decided to transform it into a Victorian-era Bed & Breakfast in 2008. Self-guided tour of RELICS VINTAGE RENTALS, 118 S 2ND ST the first floor and new Victorian Garden will be available. Tea, coffee, scones and cookies Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm will be for sale while supplies last. (no tripods) The Lindsay Brothers’ classic Cream City warehouse, the Lindsay Building, was constructed in 1892 by architect R.W. Williams. Located in the heart of Milwaukee, the warehouse is now home to Relics Vintage Rentals, a vintage and specialty event rental, design, décor company and prop house. Visitors will be taken through the warehouse and view their carefully curated inventory of furniture, décor, and more. SAFEHOUSE AND NEWSROOM PUB, 779 N FRONT ST Saturday: 11 am–5 pm, Sunday: 11 am–5 pm

The SafeHouse is a refuge for all spies. “Agents” will enter through the Moneypenny room and be debriefed. If not “double-agents” they will enter the SafeHouse. Once inside guests will be given reconnaissance duties that will help them learn about the building and its history. Also enjoy historical design elements within the Newsroom Pub including gargoyles and a fountain from the North Western depot, an exterior sign bracket and ornamental iron balcony from the Blatz Hotel and Blatz Palm Garden, and chandeliers from the John Ernst Café. SAINT JOHN’S ON THE LAKE, 1800 N PROSPECT AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

Founded in 1868, Saint John’s is a vibrant, inclusive destination community for older adults. The buildings were designed by award-winning architecture and design ﬁrms, Perkins-Eastman, Chicago, Illinois, and AG Architects of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to building tours, visitors will have the opportunity to see a photo exhibit by Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lock, Processed Views: Surveying the Industrial Landscape at the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) On The Lake.

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24 Doors Open Milwaukee Buildings & Sites • Saturday & Sunday, September 28th & 29th • FREE ST. GEORGE MELKITE-GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1617 W STATE ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 12:15 pm–5 pm

Saint George Church was constructed in 1917 by architect Erhard Brielmaier who designed a building that ﬁt into the Milwaukee landscape while reﬂecting the community’s Lebanese and Syrian founding families. Visitors to Saint George may view exhibits, ask questions, or join a tour. ST. JOHN’S ON THE HILLSIDE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 804 W VLIET ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm

One of the oldest and largest Lutheran sanctuaries in Milwaukee, this church is an example of high Victorian Gothic architecture with old world craftsmanship. The two- story altar and pulpit were hand carved in Germany. Musicians will be playing the 1919 Wangerin-Weickhardt 35 rank organ and members will tell stories from our history of hatracks and bootscrapers. ST. JOSEPH CHAPEL, 1501 S LAYTON BLVD Saturday: 10 am–3 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Take a self-guided tour of this 1917 Italian Romanesque Revival chapel featuring 115 stained glass windows, hundreds of relics, and a one-of-a-kind, hand-carved set of Stations of the Cross. Visit www.sssf.org to book tickets for a 9 am lecture with Dr. Stephani Richards-Wilson on Milwaukee’s German Catholic heritage. ST. LUCAS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2605 S KINNICKINNIC AVE Saturday: 10 am–4 pm, Sunday: 1 pm–5 pm

The present St. Lucas Church was erected in 1888 featuring a 145-foot-high steeple. Archived photos, documents, and artifacts are on display, and Saint Lucas members are available to answer questions while visitors tour the building. ST. NIKOLA SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, 3802 E SQUIRE AVE, CUDAHY Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm

Sherman Phoenix Founded in 1963 by Serbians who had ﬂed the tumult of WWII, parishioners integrated themselves into community life looking to St. Nikola’s as a place where they could preserve their faith, heritage, and language. Visitors are welcome to free 10-minute SHERMAN PHOENIX, church tours (including Byzantine-style frescos), Serbian culture exhibits, and mini music 3536 W FOND DU LAC AVE (ENTRANCE OFF PARKING LOT ON 36TH ST) performances, and Serbian baked goods and hot food will be available for purchase. Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 914 E KNAPP ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm See the dramatic redevelopment of this former bank building into a food hall, wellness center and cultural hub. Self-guided tours throughout the building showcase the 29 This Richardson Romanesque church was dedicated in 1884. Visitors will experience one building tenants who will be open for business selling their food and wares. Parking lot of the largest Tiffany window collections in Wisconsin, a Flemish tapestry from the 16th and entrance located off 36th St behind the building. century, the Schantz organ, and nationally recognized Salviati Mosaics. Congregation SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE, 158 N BROADWAY members will be available to answer questions. Special tours and organ demonstration Saturday: 10 am–3 pm, Sunday: Not Open will be given throughout the event. ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2812 W WISCONSIN AVE Skylight Music Theatre performs in the Cabot Theatre, located in the Broadway Theatre Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Center, constructed in 1992. Visitors can expect an open house where they can view the First/Main Floor Only Cabot Theatre, Richardson Room, Salon and Skylight Bar & Bistro. There will be a 10 St. Paul’s Lutheran Church has been a congregation since 1841, the current church minute presentation in the Cabot Theatre on the hour every hour (11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 building was built in 1917 by George Bowman Ferry, the same architect of the Pabst pm) where visitors can go up on the Cabot Theatre stage and get an actor’s point of view. Mansion and Central Library. Take guided and self-guided tours of the sanctuary which Last presentation in the Cabot Theatre will be at 2 pm. features stained glass and rich wood accents. ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH, 2530 S HOWELL AVE ST. SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL, 3201 S 51ST ST Saturday: 10 am–3 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–4 pm First/Main Floor Only Designed by Milwaukee architect Peter Brust, Saint Augustine Church was built in 1908. This Byzantine-style Serbian (Eastern) Orthodox Cathedral features soaring spaces, marble The building’s Romanesque Revival style features a tall pointed spire, a rosette window, columns and inlay, and a prominent central dome. The cathedral is one of a few churches heavy corbelling, double barrel vaults and original stained glass windows. St. Augustine built in the US since WWII in the Serbian-inﬂuenced, Byzantine Revival’s splendor and was founded in 1888 and continues to operate as a vibrant parish in the Bay View craftsmanship. Hand-laid mosaics, covering virtually all the walls and vaulted ceilings, neighborhood. Visitors can explore the church with self-guided tours. Volunteers will were handmade in Italy and took more than 30 years to complete. answer questions about the building, architect and congregation.

Use hashtag #domke as you post about the event! 25 STONE CREEK COFFEE, 422 N 5TH ST TRUE SKOOL, 161 W WISCONSIN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–3 pm

This cream city brick building, built in 1888 by Burnham and Root was notably one of Tour TRUE Skool’s gallery exhibits and multimedia labs. Video/film screenings, live pop-up the first homes to the Palmolive Soap Company, formerly the Crystal Soap Company. performances, interactive art and interviews will also be available throughout the event. Currently, it is used for green coffee storage, coffee roasting, a cafe, offices, the Stone TRUE Skool is located in the lower level of the historic Plankinton Arcade. TRUE Skool’s Creek Bakery, and a Learning Lab for baristas of Stone Creek Coffee. The last tour will mission is to engage, educate and empower youth and communities through the creative start at 4 pm. arts and hip hop culture. STORY HILL FIREHOUSE, 407 N HAWLEY RD TURNER HALL, 1034 N VEL R PHILLIPS AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Saturday: 11 am–2 pm, Sunday: 11 am–2 pm

Tour a 1926 fire house turned event venue in the Story Hill neighborhood. This firehouse Built in 1883 as the headquarters of the Milwaukee Turners, one of the city’s oldest was one of five designed in the bungalow style by Milwaukee’s Fire Department. civic organizations, Turner Hall is among the finest remaining examples of a grand building constructed of Cream City brick. Visit the restored Turner Restaurant and learn SUMMERFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 728 E JUNEAU AVE about symbols hidden within the Turners’ historic panorama paintings, stained glass Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm windows,photographs, and other treasures of Milwaukee’s German-American heritage. This German Gothic Revival style church was built in 1904 by the architecture firm UNDERGROUND COLLABORATIVE GALLERY, 161 W WISCONSIN AVE of Turnball & Jones of Elgin, Ill. The sanctuary will be open for viewing, with docents Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 11 am–3 pm available to answer questions and give historical information about the church. Visitors will see both the stained-glass skylight and the window that faces Juneau Avenue. The Underground Collaborative Gallery will have five artists painting in the theater and halls. Chat with the eight collaborative members. Add to a blank canvas with a variety of SURVIVE ALIVE HOUSE, 2059 S 20TH ST materials, including markers, pencils, and pastels. Meet two guest artists, Carl Geenen, Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open sculptor and painter, and Katt Yanda and mom, oil and pastel and more. The Survive Alive House educates thousands of Milwaukee Public School students on how URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER—MENOMONEE VALLEY, 3700 W PIERCE ST to escape a fire in their home. Visitors will see videos on how to escape a burning building Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open safely. Kids can learn how to make an escape plan of their own house to be prepared and see a pretend house where they can actually practice escaping a pretend house fire. Designed by Uihlein Wilson Architects, the Urban Ecology Center Menomonee Valley branch opened in 2012. During Doors Open enjoy: 1 pm to 2 pm: Animal Feeding; 1 TAMARACK WALDORF SCHOOL, 1150 E BRADY ST pm to 4 pm Menominee Valley Young Scientist Club; Other activities throughout the day Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm will include: self-guided tours; local art gallery; play area for children; sensory kit of the building for visually impaired. Tamarack Waldorf School, originally the St. Hedwig’s parish grade school, mirrors the church’s 1887 structure of Gothic and Romanesque styles designed by Henry Messmer. URBAN HARVEST BREWING COMPANY, 1024 S 5TH ST Take a guided tour, learn more about Waldorf education, see student work and participate Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm–3 pm in art activities that are part of the unique Waldorf education experience. Built in 1897, the Cream City brick building contains the original hardwood flooring, THE RETREAT, 2215 N. MARTIN LUTHER KING DR. original ornate building façade details, and restored interior. Now home to Urban Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Harvest Brewing Company, which brews hand-crafted, small batch beers. Tours and brief First/Main Floor Only presentations will be offered during the afternoons. Visitors are invited to view the event space, meeting rooms and podcast studio. Tour a photo gallery of unexpected spaces committed to social dialogue and humanity building. Guests will be invited to mount an in-house soapbox, to “get up on the box and get it off your chest.” TOWER THEATER & MOBILE DESIGN BOX, 753 N 27TH ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

Designed by Dick and Bauer for Saxe Amusement Enterprises in 1926, this former movie and entertainment space is currently the home of Mobile Design Box. Visitors will be able to view Evicted, a new exhibition presented by the National Building Museum and the Near West Side Partners that brings visitors to the intimate, painful process of chronic eviction. Inspired by Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize winning book, the exhibition presents new data developed by Desmond’s Eviction Lab, and uses original photography and audio interviews to examine the reasons for and fallout from eviction. TRIPOLI SHRINE CENTER, 3000 W WISCONSIN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

The Tripoli Shrine Center, built in 1925–1928, was patterned after the famed Taj Mahal. Visitors will marvel at the ornate interior trappings and ﬁxtures of this unique structure, including original art, furniture, and over 1.5 million ceramic tiles that cover the ﬂoors and walls. Light lunches, water, soft drinks, wine, and cocktails are available for purchase in the Melham Café from 10:30 am to 4 pm. Tripoli Shrine Center, Photo by Jon Mattrisch JMKE Photography

26 Doors Open Milwaukee Buildings & Sites • Saturday & Sunday, September 28th & 29th • FREE UWM MANFRED OLSON PLANETARIUM, 1900 E KENWOOD BLVD, ROOM #139 Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm First/Main Floor Only Built in 1965, the Planetarium opened its doors in 1966 and was named after Manfred Olson (1903–1966), a professor of physics from 1931 to 1963. During Doors Open, the planetarium will have 20 minute long stargazing shows every 45 minutes, astronomy displays, and roof access for solar observing (if weather permits). The last show each day will be at 4 pm. UWM PANTHER ARENA, 400 W KILBOURN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

Visit Milwaukee’s original sports and entertainment arena. Take a tour through the mid- century modern facility view 70 years of entertainment and sports history in our city. Learn about the four resident teams; UWM Panthers Men’s Basketball, the Milwaukee Wave, the Brewcity Bruisers, and the Milwaukee Admirals. Visit the Miller High Life Theatre next door. There is a ticketed Admirals pre-season game at 6 pm, view website for details. UWM SCHOOL OF FRESHWATER SCIENCES, 600 E GREENFIELD AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Closed

Water technology and scientific research are the core of activities and education here. UWM Biological Sciences Greenhouse Scientists will have examples of their work on hand and a tour leads through the research vessel NEESKAY and the machine shop. Learn about fish ecology; beach health; water chemistry; groundwater studies; invasive species; graduate programs; resource issues and ideas for solving them. See food production and fish farming. UWM BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES GREENHOUSE, 2025 E NEWPORT AVE Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm VILLA TERRACE DECORATIVE ART MUSEUM, 2220 N TERRACE AVE Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm This greenhouse is home to 684 species from over 110 plant families, showcasing a range of plant biodiversity and adaptation. Many of the species are rare in cultivation Overlooking Lake Michigan, the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum is an Italian or endangered in the wild. This collection has been amassed over the past 50 years and Renaissance-style villa designed and built by architect David Adler in 1923. The contains plants collected from the wild, acquired via collaboration with other universities courtyards, terraces, and flowing gardens provide a backdrop for the fine and decorative and botanical gardens, or started from seed. arts collections from the 15th to 18th centuries. UWM ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES BUILDING, 3200 N CRAMER ST VISION FORWARD ASSOCIATION, 912 N HAWLEY RD Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open Saturday: 11 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

The Makerspace at the College of Engineering & Applied Science was remodeled in A tour and staff-led activities will explore the transformation of the building and 2018. The space allows for easy circulation and ample surface area for workstations and organization throughout 100 years of history. Experience how technology has evolved equipment. Learn abour a wide variety of tools, materials, and student innovation. and made everyday tasks more accessible, learn about specialized services for children with vision loss, and see adaptive products in the retail store. UWM GOLDA MEIR LIBRARY, 2311 E HARTFORD AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open WALKER’S POINT CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 839 S 5TH ST Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open Visit three collections located in the UWM Golda Meir Library and view some of their First/Main Floor Only rare and fascinating treasures. The American Geographical Society Library contains over WPCA’s non-juried Annual Members Show features the artwork of the organization’s 1.3 million items dating from 1452. Explore artist’s books, comic books, zines and more talented artist members. Over 100 pieces in a wide range of media are presented salon- in Special Collections. In the Archives, view photos and documents that tell the story of style throughout the gallery, creating an exuberant display of color, texture, form, and flow. Milwaukee from the 1800s to the present. WAR MEMORIAL CENTER, 750 N LINCOLN MEMORIAL DR UWM JOSEPH J. ZILBER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 1240 N 10TH ST Saturday: Not Open, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm Take a self-guided tour of military history displays or one of the following tour options: 1-hour Built in 1919, this site first hosted a hosiery factory and then, with modifications, stored guided “behind the scenes” tours of the building at 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm. 30-minute guided kegs. The 2012 renovation by Epstein Uhen Architects turned Gold LEED-designated tours, staggered to complement the Milwaukee Art Museum tours for a back-to-back tour of building into the home of UWM’s Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health. Building the combined campuses. See MAM Listing for details. War Memorial Center tours: 12:30, features include a welcoming atrium, state-of-the-art technology, exposed steel beams and 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 pm. Meet inside Mason Street entrance for all guided tours. All visitors will unique views of the Milwaukee skyline. enjoy special balcony access for an up-close look at the stunning Lewandowski mural on the west facade of the War Memorial Center. Kids will enjoy our collection of authentic military UWM LUBAR ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER, 2100 E KENWOOD BLVD uniforms and equipment, plus a photo scavenger hunt. Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open

The Lubar Entrepreneurship Center (LEC) is proud to be a pillar of Milwaukee’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. This new 24,000 sq. ft. facility features signature spaces for instruction, collaborating and exploring new ideas. Compete in the paper airplane contest and take a tour. Come learn about the entrepreneurial tools the LEC offers and experience UWM’s home for entrepreneurs, innovators, and change-makers.

doorsopenmilwaukee.org 27 WE ENERGIES—PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDING, 231 W MICHIGAN ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

Visitors to the Public Service Building will take self-guided tours of the ornate lobby, corporate conference center, and the second-ﬂoor art deco auditorium. Employee volunteers will be on hand to provide information. There will be a continuously-running presentation about the building and company history in the auditorium. Enjoy displays of historic company photographs and Cookie Book covers from past years. WELLS STREET BRIDGE HOUSE, 101 E WELLS ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

The City of Milwaukee developed the towerless vertical lift bridge in the 1960s. A vertical- lift, or table-top bridge, is a movable bridge that utilizes hydraulics to raise the span vertically while remaining parallel with the deck. See how a bridge works from the bridge operator’s perspective. There will be two to three openings per hour during the event. WEST RIVER PARTNERS, LLC, 3700 N FRATNEY ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm First/Main Floor Only This early 20th century cream city brick industrial building is ﬁnding new life with tenants including an IT company from Silicon Valley, wetsuit manufacturing, beverage distribution, custom woodworking and more. Experience historic architecture, exposed beams throughout, cream city brick and a “secret” courtyard. WISCONSIN BLACK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 2620 W CENTER ST Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open We Energies Public Service Building

The Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum documents and preserves the historical heritage of African descent in Wisconsin. The Museum exhibits, collects and disseminates materials depicting this heritage. Serving as a resource center for all people interested in Wisconsin’s rich African American heritage, the Museum’s purpose is to encourage and promote family community and cultural activities. WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, 1584 N PROSPECT AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

Explore this neo-classical revival mansion throughout the weekend with a self-guided pamphlet or enjoy a guided highlights tour on Sunday, offered every hour on the hour. A fully functioning music school since 1934, this house was completed in 1904 for industrialist Charles L. McIntosh. WMSE STUDIOS—MSOE KRUEGER HALL, 820 N MILWAUKEE ST Saturday: 12 pm–5 pm, Sunday: 1 pm–4 pm (no tripods) Originally a 1920s automobile tire retailer, this red brick/concrete building is now home to 3,200 watt public radio station WMSE, owned and operated by MSOE. The station has provided Milwaukee with a diverse mix of all music 24 hours a day for 38 years. Tour the Zimmerman Architectural Studios WMSE studios, meet some of the volunteer DJs, and be awed by the station’s music library WRTP/BIG STEP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, 3841 W WISCONSIN AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: Not Open First/Main Floor Only Built in 1928, the Drott Tractor Company showroom and manufacturing Building remains almost unchanged. Take a self-guided tour of the main ﬂoor of this beautiful Mediterranean Revival building and learn about the green roof. There will also be brief guided tours of a second ﬂoor vault and a lower level training area. ZIMMERMAN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIOS, INC. , 2122 W MOUNT VERNON AVE Saturday: 10 am–5 pm, Sunday: 10 am–5 pm

This building was originally home to West Side Works for the Milwaukee Gas Light Company and provided gas to light homes and street lamps. Visitors to Zimmerman Architectural Studios can learn about the building’s history through photographic exhibits and see design work from the 110-year history of Zimmerman Architectural Studios. Guests are free to explore the building at their own pace, chat with an employee to learn more about the renovation and rehabilitation process, or just relax in the gallery and watch a slideshow while children (and adults!) build their own architectural creations with Legos.

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