Journal Sentinel: Soldiers Home Named National Landmark

Milwaukee’s National Soldiers Home, once a lifeline for veterans returning from war and today a gracious park-like area with both functional and dilapidated buildings, was named a national historic landmark Thursday.

“This is basically the highest level of recognition that a site can receive,” said Ali Kopyt, a board member with Milwaukee Preservation Alliance. “We’ve been waiting for this landmark status.”

The entire 90-acre site, including a soldiers’ cemetery, a chapel and a theater, was designated along with 13 other sites across the country as national landmarks by the National Park Service.

Read the entire article by Mary Louise Schumacher of the Journal Sentinel here.