Number
231759
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS AND BAUMAN
Title
Resolution authorizing the City Clerk’s Office - Historic Preservation Commission to accept and expend a Certified Local Government grant received through the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the City Clerk’s Office - Historic Preservation Commission to accept and expend a Certified Local Government grant of $16,500 awarded by the Wisconsin Historical Society. This grant will fund study for National Register of Historic Places listing for two historically Black churches: Calvary Baptist Church at 2959 N. Teutonia Avenue and St. Benedict the Moor Roman Catholic Church at 930 W. State Street.
Body
Whereas, In 2023, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) oversaw a survey to expand on the 1966 “City of Steeples” report, and in doing so, to catalog Milwaukee’s Modern religious architecture, with an eye towards documenting Milwaukee’s Black and non-Christian religious histories; and
Whereas, By using houses of worship as a basis and covering previously neglected areas of the city, the Historic Preservation Commission engaged in citywide outreach, focusing on 20th-century targets in every aldermanic district; and
Whereas, The HPC’s 2023 survey identified 38 religious properties potentially eligible for local historic designation and/or listing on the National Register of Historic Places; and
Whereas, The Wisconsin Historical Society selected two historically black churches for potential listing on the National Register of Historic Places:
· Calvary Baptist Church at 2959 N. Teutonia Avenue (Ald. District 6)
· St. Benedict the Moor Roman Catholic Church at 930 W. State Street (Ald. District 4)
; and
Whereas, The Wisconsin Historical Society has awarded the City Clerk’s Office - Historic Preservation Commission a Certified Local Government grant of $16,500 grant to fund the research and preparation necessary for National Register listing...
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