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Milwaukee preservation staff recommends local designation for 140 W. Garfield; commission tables decision to Jan. 12
Summary
Preservation staff recommended granting local historic designation to the Second German Methodist Episcopal Church (140 W. Garfield Ave.), citing architecture and community history. Public commenters largely supported designation, but the owner and an adjacent institution asked for time to review documents; the commission held the item to Jan. 12 at 3 p.m.
The Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission heard a staff recommendation to grant local historic designation to the Second German Methodist Episcopal Church at 140 West Garfield Avenue and agreed to hold the item to its next meeting to allow the owner and nearby stakeholders additional review.
Unidentified preservation staff told the commission the body’s role was limited to deciding whether the structure met the ordinance’s criteria for designation. Staff recommended designation under criteria 1 (association with cultural/social history), 5 (embodiment of an architectural type), 6 (work of a master architect) and 9 (unique location or familiar visual feature), noting the property is a contributing structure in the Brewers Hill National Register Historic District.
Staff traced the building’s history to 1887–88, when it was built as the…
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