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Committee backs West Avenues West historic district designation; preservation advocates call it a win for neighborhood identity
Summary
The Committee on City Development recommended permanent historic designation for the West Avenues West Historic District, a large near‑west side area of predominantly late‑19th‑ and early‑20th‑century houses and significant apartment buildings. Preservation staff and local partners described the district’s architecture, notable firms
The committee voted to recommend permanent designation for the West Avenues West Historic District, a multi‑block area on Milwaukee’s Near West Side that staff said contains a broad range of well‑preserved residential architecture spanning the late 1880s through the early 1930s.
Historic Preservation Commission staff described the district as composed…
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