MILWAUKEE COUNTY LANDMARKS
Nominate a County Landmark
The Milwaukee County Landmarks Committee welcomes public nominations of local properties to be considered for designation as County landmarks. Proposed sites must be located in Milwaukee County. Sites within the boundaries of the City of Milwaukee, which has its own landmark program, may be considered.
A separate form needs to be completed for each nomination. Fill out the County Landmark Application here.
View County Landmarks
To the right you will find a list of the towns, villages, and cities in Milwaukee County that have County Landmarks. Click on a location to see the landmarks in that area.
2024 County Landmarks
To be announced.
Designation as a Milwaukee County Landmark is intended to be primarily honorific and educational. Landmark status does not impose any restrictions upon the property or its owners.
Identification as a Milwaukee County Landmark does not confer any special protection on a structure, provide it with any financial or legal advantage, or, conversely, modify or limit the owner’s property rights. In all cases, notice of nomination of a site for landmark status is provided to the owner in advance of the public hearing, and in all cases the owner’s wishes with regard to designation are respected.
The primary purpose of designating a landmark is therefore educational: to provide the public with an informed list of buildings or sites of historic, architectural or cultural significance to the community. Only the moral force of public opinion – not anything in the law – can henceforth protect a landmark from demolition or serious alteration.
The Milwaukee County Historical Society is the designated secretary for the Milwaukee County Landmarks Committee.
