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See inside and learn the story of how a crumbling, Civil War-era complex was saved. By Jeramey Jannene - May 27th, 2021 05:10 pm //end headline wrapper ?>A tenant lounge at Old Main. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
Old Main at Soldiers Home is once again a home for military veterans.
The Alexander Company held a ceremonial grand opening of the redeveloped building on Thursday morning, just in time for Memorial Day. The first residents, all individuals who were either homeless or at risk to become so, moved into the 101 apartments in early March.
Originally completed in 1869 to support soldiers returning after the Civil War, much of the Soldiers Home complex has been vacant for decades. The cream city brick buildings cover a several-hundred-acre campus located just north of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Clement Zablocki Medical Center at 5000 W. National Ave.
More than 90% of the housing units are spoken for and more than 40 veterans have already moved in, but Thursday marked the official completion of what amounts to a renaissance on part of the Milwaukee Soldiers Home campus.
Six buildings have been preserved and rehabilitated. The complex s centerpiece, Old Main, is the original Soldiers Home that opened in 1867 and housed generations of vets before falling into disrepair and closing in 1989. The former Administration Building, just south of Old Main, as well as three duplexes and a single-family home on the grounds, also have been restored for veterans housing.
The six buildings will offer 101 supportive housing units for veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
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Gov. Tony Eversâ administration released new long-term guidance on Wednesday that envisions a future where more state employees are working from home and the stateâs real estate portfolio is a bit smaller.
The Department of Administrationâs âVision 2030â strategic plan also anticipates moving the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, currently located at the top of State Street, to a new site bounded by the 200 blocks of East Washington Avenue and East Main Street, and 10 blocks of South Butler and Webster streets, that would also house a new $120 million Wisconsin Historical Society Museum and the Department of Workforce Development and other state facilities.