Established in 1846, the City of Milwaukee is home to nearly 600,000 residents and is a city built on water with over 10 miles of lakefront shoreline. With three rivers and a Great Lake, water plays a key role in the city’s history, identity, and economy. About …

Basic Facts About City Hall. A Factual and Historical Glance The Common Council decided to build a new city hall in 1889; before that, city government had been scattered around in rented rooms and some of the buildings had been destroyed by fire.

History of Milwaukee Government & City Hall. The Early Years. The City of Milwaukee arose from a collection of scattered settlements on a site familiar to the Native American tribes in what is now eastern Wisconsin. Local historians attribute the name to a …

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Join one of the set tours of City Hall! At noon on the second and fourth Wednesday , from April 10, 2024 to October 23, 2024, you can come along for a guided City Hall tour that includes a climb up into the bell tower.

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The Milwaukee City Hall is an asymmetrical, wedge-shaped building that is eight stories high. Its non-uniform dimensions attest to the irregular site with the front façade at the base of the tower measuring 57 feet, the rear façade at 112 feet, the east façade at 315 feet and the west

Oct 9, 2024 · Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. City Hall and the Zeidler Municipal Building are accessible by "The Hop" City Hall Stations, the MCTS Green Line, Connect 1, 14, 15, 18, 19, 30, 33, and 57 bus routes.

The Common Council appoints the City Clerk for a 4-year term. The Clerk is responsible for providing staff and record keeping services for the Common Council and administering a number of other city functions, including historic preservation, licensing and cable television production.

Alderwoman Milele Coggs envisioned this as a day to help expose young women of high school age to strong female role models in leadership positions as well as careers in public service. Girls' Day at City Hall happens every year in March.