Waukesha Landmarks Commission defers formal response on proposed Blair House boundary reduction

The Waukesha City Landmarks Commission on Jan. 8 heard public comment and staff briefings about a consultant-submitted application to reduce the National Register boundary for the Senator William and Henrietta Blair House and agreed to postpone sending a formal response until more information and more commissioners can consider the draft letter.

The discussion centered on a boundary-reduction application completed by Cultural Resource Management and submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for review at the SHPO review board meeting on Feb. 21, 2025. Lisa Sall, of 434 Madison Street, told the commission she and a co‑applicant had submitted a nomination and asked that Henry Blair be included in the Blair House nomination because he "lived in the house for 81 years" and made civic contributions; she also said the nomination packet included "over 30…