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File #: 231623    Version:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 2/7/2024 In control: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
On agenda: Final action: 3/11/2024
Effective date:    
Title: Substitute resolution granting permanent historic designation to The Millerand apartment building at 3035 W. Wisconsin Avenue in the 4th aldermanic district.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Attachments: 1. Application, 2. Photos Combined, 3. 3035 W Wisconsin, 4. 3035 W Wisconsin Ave Ownership, 5. Atty. Richard Donner (Legal Counsel) Email, 6. Study Report, 7. Letter to Property Owner, 8. Letter to Property Owners Within 200 Feet, 9. List of Property Owners Within 200 Feet, 10. Letter to the Nominator, 11. Certified Mailing to the Nominator, 12. Certified Mailing to the Property Owner, 13. Signed Certified Mail Receipt - Owner, 14. Signed Certified Mail Receipt - Dieter, 15. Historic and Current Site, 16. HPC Recommendation Letter to Property Owner, 17. HPC Recommendation Letter to Nominator
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
3/11/20240 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED

Minutes note: Mr. Tim Askin said the staff report changed in minor areas, but is not significantly different from the one done for the temporary designation. The zoning law of 1920 encouraged apartment development and mansions were marketed primarily for redevelopment. Mr. Miller demolished the mansion on the site and named the luxury apartment building after himself and spent $650,000 to build it. The architect did a lot to bring art deco and modern design to the city and the firm was recognized as one of the most significant in the state by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The architect, Tollgren and Sons, designed many other buildings in the city. It meets e-5 and e-6 for its designation. Atty. Richard Donner - attorney for the property owner - he argues that nothing in the study report talks about the real estate the building is on. The owner has no plans to replace the windows, but the concern is the cost to maintain and replace existing windows with wood windows due to the cost and the large number of windows present on the building. There are a number of not historically accurate windows currently. This is the main hold up that the owner has; he is looking for an economically reasonable alternative to the wood-window requirement. Mr. Askin noted the wood windows requirement is only being applied to existing original wood windows. Atty. Donner would like a "comma" and "except" added to make it clear that the orginal wood windows ONLY need to be replaced with wood windows. Mr. Jarosz noted that the criteria has never been amended at the Commission meeting; he sees this as a shift in the guidelines. Atty. Donner also feels the designation should be for the structure, not the site including the real estate. Jim Dieter - 2432 W. Kilbourn Ave. - nominator - his house has 100 windows and if he gets special dispensation, then others should as well and then there is no need for HPC. The owner has removed historical details from many of his buildings. Emma Rudd - Director of the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance - supports this designation. Would like the building and the site nominated. Barry Weber - president of Historic Concordia Neighbors - supports the designation. 		Pass6:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
2/7/20240 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available

Number

231623

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute resolution granting permanent historic designation to The Millerand apartment building at 3035 W. Wisconsin Avenue in the 4th aldermanic district.

...Analysis

This resolution grants permanent historic designation to The Millerand apartment building at 3035 W. Wisconsin Avenue in the 4th aldermanic district.

 

...Body

Whereas, The Milwaukee Historic Preservation Ordinance, s. 320-21 of the Code of Ordinances, provides that historic sites, structures and districts may be designated by the Common Council upon the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission; and

 

Whereas, The Historic Preservation Commission, at its March 11, 2024 meeting, by a unanimous vote, recommended historic designation of The Millerand apartment building at 3035 W. Wisconsin Avenue; and

 

Whereas, This building fulfills the following criterion set forth in s. 320-21-3:

 

e-.5.  Its embodiment of distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type or specimen

 

e-6.  Its identification as the work of an artist, architect, craftsman or master builder whose individual works have influenced the development of the city

 

; now, therefore, be it

 

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that The Millerand apartment building at 3035 W. Wisconsin Avenue, further described as:

 

Tax key No. 4012002110 THORNRIDGE IN SE 1/4 SEC 25-7-21 BLOCK 1 LOTS 4-5 & N 40' OF LOTS 6 & 7 AND LOT 8 & THE S 90' OF THE W 33' OF LOT 9 BID #10

 

be designated as a Milwaukee historic site. The Preservation Guidelines pursuant to the Historic Designation Study Report, a copy of which is attached to this file, shall apply to this site and is adopted by the Common Council as part of this file.

Requestor

Drafter

LME

3/12/24