HWTN Accomplishments
HWTN has worked tirelessly since its founding in 1973 to carry out its mission — promoting historic preservation and preserving the residential quality of life in our unique neighborhood. Some of our recent accomplishments include:
- Stopping the proposed demolition of the historic 1908 St. Mary’s Hospital building across from the Water Tower.
- Convincing Columbia St. Mary’s to locate its new main hospital building west of Lake Drive instead of between Lake and Terrace Avenue, on an historic residential street.
- Preventing Milwaukee County from removing the pedestrian bridge between Wahl Avenue and the historic Bradford Beach Pavilion.
From 1973 through 1987, HWTN succeeded in making other important improvements to our neighborhood.
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Our Membership is for 1 year and renews on your anniversary.
HWTN is one of the city’s oldest existing neighborhood organizations and includes the largest group of historic homes in Wisconsin. We work to support historic preservation and neighborhood improvement in our area. . Our neighborhood has been rated as one of the most walkable in Milwaukee.