Recommended approvalOther

Permanent historic designation — Church of the Incarnation

Description

Recommended permanent historic designation of the 1923 Hugo Haeuser church, deliberately excluding the food-pantry parsonage at the applicant's request.

Impact summary

Designation preserves a civil-rights-era landmark and opens grant doors for the congregation's repairs.

Applicant

Name: English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Incarnation
Address: 3509 N. 15th Street (parsonage at 1510 W. Keefe Avenue excluded), Milwaukee, WI

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Historic Preservation Commission

Recommended approval6–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 14, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Sep 14, 2026Recommended approval 6–0

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION — September 14, 2026

Recommended permanent historic designation of the 1923 Hugo Haeuser church, deliberately excluding the food-pantry parsonage at the applicant's request.

Related issues (1)

Historic designation for Church of the Incarnation

The 1923 Neo-Gothic church on N. 15th Street — a hub of civil rights organizing and home to integration-era pastors — gets recommended for permanent historic designation, which its congregation says unlocks grant money for an elevator and roof repairs. The parsonage, now a food pantry, is excluded so it can be renovated flexibly.

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