

The Soldiers Home in Local Classrooms!
The Milwaukee Preservation Alliance (MPA) has launched a new curriculum for Wisconsin schools, focusing on the rich history of the...


The Chapel is Stabilized for Winter
In February, it was announced that The Alexander Company would lead a team to rehabilitate the three remaining vacant and threatened buildin


Plans Announced to Rehabilitate and Reuse Chapel, Ward Memorial Theater and Governor's Mansion
In the spring of 2021, Old Main and five other buildings across the Soldiers Home grounds were restored to provide 101 housing units for...


Become a Soldiers Home Tour Guide
The Milwaukee Soldiers Home is seeking volunteer tour guides to lead visitors through the historic grounds and share knowledge about the...


Soldiers Home Collectibles in MPA Virtual Storefront!
Show your support for the Soldiers Home by purchasing pieces of memorabilia in the new Milwaukee Preservation Alliance Virtual...


MPA Launches Soldiers Home Store
The Milwaukee Preservation Alliance (MPA) is now offering two Soldiers Home items through their new online store. The first is the...


MPA Announces New & Improved Ways to Explore the Soldiers Home
The Milwaukee Preservation Alliance has relaunched its free downloadable walking tour app and announced in-person guided tours of the...


Rehabilitation of Historic Milwaukee Soldiers Home into Veterans Housing Honored by the ACHP and HUD
On Wednesday, December 15, The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation...
Soldiers Home Honored with Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award
On Thursday, November 4, the Milwaukee Soldiers Home and Milwaukee Preservation Alliance, along with project partner The Alexander Company, received a Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation at PastForward, the National Trust’s annual conference. Each year, the national award recognizes and celebrates “the best of the best” preservation projects across the country that have leveraged cutting-edge, innovative


Milwaukee Preservation Alliance Honored with Historic Preservation Award
The Wisconsin Historical Society’s Board of Curators recently honored the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance (MPA) with its Historic Preservation Award. The prestigious award was given to MPA in recognition of the organization’s decade-long Save the Soldiers Home effort, which was marked by a major victory this spring after a complex and comprehensive rehabilitation project returned six historic buildings, including the iconic Old Main, to the service of veterans as 101 units of


WEBINAR: Revitalization Through Preservation
Last week, Milwaukee Preservation Alliance, Inc. joined Husch Blackwell for a Revitalization Through Preservation, a presentation hosted...


MPA Celebrates Unprecedented Preservation Success, Sets Sights on Additional Buildings
Decade-long Save the Soldiers Home effort sees occupancy of once endangered historic building


Speaker Series: Waukesha County Historical Society
Peter Zanghi, President of the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance, presented on the Soldiers Home for the Waukesha County Historical...


Get a Sneak Peek Inside Old Main
One year ago, The Alexander Company began work to rehabilitate six historic buildings on the Milwaukee Soldiers Home grounds – including...


MPA Launches Online Learning Resource for Milwaukee Soldiers Home
Today, the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance (MPA) launched an at-home learning resource focused on the Milwaukee Soldiers Home. The...









