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Calvary Cemetery's gatehouse, 5503 W. Blue Mound Road, was constructed in 1897 at Milwaukee's oldest Catholic cemetery. The gatehouse, known for its ornate Victorian Gothic design, ...
The purchase comes a year after the overgrown graveyard in Strawberry Mansion was listed on Zillow for $1 million.
The Historic Preservation Trust Fund recommended grants for 24 projects, including those at five churches, two theaters and a ...
The dedication of the newly restored gatehouse — as well as the unveiling of a roadside historic marker at the cemetery’s Qubein Avenue entrance — will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday. The ...
Calvary Cemetery includes Miller Brewing founders. The gatehouse, along with the cemetery, were designated as historic in 1987 by the preservation commission and Common Council.
Keith Titus, the president of the Dover Cemetery Association and vice president of the Orchard Street Gatehouse Historical Association, uses a special tripod to clean and repair a broken tombstone ...
The Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is exploring options for the gatehouse at the historic Calvary Cemetery.The gatehouse, at 55th Street and Bluemound Road in Milwaukee, was built in 1897.
A green burial entrepreneur from New Jersey plans to bring new life and natural burials to the overgrown 19th century ...
Neither the cemetery nor Titus has the kind of money to tackle the biggest restoration needed at the Orchard Street Cemetery: repairs to a historic gatehouse that was built in 1875 and used as a ...
A new walking tour involving ghosts, ghouls and a dollop of history is being created to encourage visitors to explore Highgate.
One of Milwaukee's signature historic church-related buildings is falling apart and could be facing demolition. Calvary Cemetery's gatehouse, 5503 W. Blue Mound Road, was constructed in 1897 at ...
The Philadelphia Community Development Coalition is the conservator of the cemetery and has spent more than $200,000 on restoration and stabilization of the historic gatehouse since then. It’s ...