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Milwaukee HPC recommends permanent historic designation for Auditorium and Arena after public hearing
Summary
Following a public hearing, the Historic Preservation Commission unanimously recommended permanent historic designation for the Milwaukee Auditorium and the Milwaukee Arena (Miller High Life Theatre / UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena). The decision followed staff testimony on architectural, historical, and civic significance and public comment from the
After a public hearing on Nov. 3 the Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously (7–0) to recommend permanent historic designation for the Milwaukee Auditorium and the Milwaukee Arena (presently Miller High Life Theatre and UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena).
Staff delivered an extended historical and contextual report tracing the site’s civic‑center role from Byron Kilbourn’s 1835 land bequest through the Exposition Building and the 1907–09 Ferry & Claes Milwaukee Auditorium (Beaux‑Arts/neoclassical) and the 1948–50 Eschweiler & Eschweiler Milwaukee Arena (International/modern). Staff argued the properties satisfy multiple designation criteria in the municipal code: F1 (cultural/historic…
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