Publications

Call (414) 286-5722 for information and shipping & handling charges. Reduced prices are available to owners of historically-designated properties in the city.
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday

• Order form for up to 10 copies of books and/or booklets

• Order form for 10 or more copies of books and/or booklets

Books and Regulations

All of our books have been scanned and are available for free download at the links below. Reduced prices are available for owners of designated properties.

	Living with History: A Guide to the Preservation Standards for Historically Designated Houses in Milwaukee (10 MB) 116 pp. (illustrated with line drawings, perfect bound, 11” x 8 ½”) $10.00			Built in Milwaukee: An Architectural View of the City (Large file, 137MB) 218 pp. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Out of print.
	As Good As New: A Guide for Rehabilitating the Exterior of Your Older House (54 MB) 258 pp. (illustrated with photographs, perfect bound, 11” x 8½”) $15.00			A Plan for Preserving the Character of Milwaukee's Central Business District. 1996.   Out of Print.
	Good for Business: A Guide to Rehabilitating the Exteriors of Older Commercial Buildings (Large file 25 MB) Signage Chapter Only, 4 MB 130 pp. (illustrated with photographs, perfect bound, 11” x 8 ½”) $15.00			Brochure: City Requirements for Your Historic Property

Comb-bound copies of As Good As New and Good For Business are available upon request.

Survey Project Reports

These are studies done specifically for Historic Preservation purposes.

Some are available for viewing online. The rest are available in the Municipal Resarch Library in the City Hall Complex.

Booklets: Ethnic Architecture Series - The rich heritage of immigrant architecture.

(These booklets are staple bound and measure 4” x 8 ¼”) $2.00 each

• Ethnic Church Tour, 32 pp. 

• Ethnic Houses Tour, 60 pp.

• Ethnic Commercial and Public Buildings Tour, 60 pp.

Walking / Driving Tour Brochures (no charge)

All are available for online viewing.

• Avenues West 

• Bay View

• Juneautown: Preservation, Revitalization and Adaptive Reuse (mostly East Wisconsin Avenue)

• Juneautown: The Heart of Old Milwaukee.  Front. Back. (downtown's east riverfront area, Out of Print)

• Kilbourntown (downtown west of the Milwaukee River)

• North Point Neighborhood

• Walker's Point: Residential Tour

• Walker's Point: Commercial and Industrial Buildings Tour

• West End

• Yankee Hill