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The Cream of the Cream City Awards are presented by the
Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission
in an ongoing effort to recognize individuals and organizations for their
outstanding contributions to historic preservation through the rehabilitation of
Milwaukee's architecturally significant structures as well as through heritage
education. The recipients of these awards have added value to their
neighborhoods and Milwaukee by preserving the unique design and character of
historically designated properties. The May 15th award ceremony marked the 10th
Anniversary of the Cream of the Cream City Awards.
The 2002 winners are:
| George Ziegler Candy
Company Building
223 N. Water Street |
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The DeMattia Group cleaned the brick to reveal the buildings fine
architectural detail and used historic photos to recreate the first floor
storefront, the ornamental iron fire escape and the decorative urns at the
top of the building. The interior houses an upscale new restaurant, Onyx on
the first floor, offices on the upper stories, and a wine cellar on the
lower level that will open onto the soon-to-be-constructed riverwalk. |
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Stephenson
Building, currently the Monroe Building
756 N. Milwaukee Street |
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The Monroe Building/Van Buren Management, Inc. rebuilt the first story with
large windows, granite and cast stone and recaptured that quality that once
made the building the center of downtown culture. |
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Summit Square
2203 E. Ivanhoe Place, 2230 N. Summit Avenue, 2207 and 2211 E. Ivanhoe |
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Tim Hiller and Steve Clavette retained two
historic residences on the site while constructing new infill development on
the property as part of larger development project. The two old residences
were restored and the new condominiums were designed to maintain a
traditional appearance that works well with the existing buildings on the
site and in the North Point South Historic District. |
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Donna
Schlieman |
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Ms. Schlieman is being recognized for many years of dedicated preservation
activism. She has volunteered as a tour guide for Historic Milwaukee, Inc.
and the Pabst Mansion and has served on various neighborhood boards and
committees. |
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| Grabhorn
House/Duplex
2838-40 W. Kilbourn Avenue |
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Michael Davis gave this building a new lease on life by restoring the
original wood siding, rebuilding the porch and emphasizing the ornamental
detail. |
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Pietsch
House
3249-51 W. McKinley Boulevard |
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This Arts and Crafts style house from 1908 was slated for removal for
parking lot expansion but Harley-Davidson and Select Milwaukee worked to
have the house moved to a vacant lot in the Cold Spring Park/McKinley
Boulevard Historic District. This project demonstrates that collaborative
partnerships can often lead to creative solutions for the rescue and re-use
of our distinctive old houses.
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