Project Type: Civic + Cultural

The Black Point Estate was an historic mansion built on the shores of Lake Geneva by beer baron Conrad Seipp as a summer home in 1888. The home remained in the Seipp family until the early 1990s when it was donated to the State of Wisconsin. It was designed by Architect Adolph Cudell and has … Read more

The Milwaukee County Historical Society is housed in a nationally registered, 1913 structure designed by Kirchoff/Rose of Philadelphia. Built as a financial institution, this iconic edifice was donated to Milwaukee County in 1965. Since 2002, four phases of interior rehabilitation and exterior restoration have allowed the Society to effectively execute its mission as a research … Read more

Hired by the Wright Wisconsin organization, RAMLOW/STEIN did the primary share of the restoration planning including developing the plans and the specifications, and research into restoration methods and project management. The goals of the project were to preserve and protect the home, create an interpretive site open to the public, and provide a full range … Read more

The Turner Ballroom is a two-story, 11,000-square-foot space encompassing the second and third floors of Turner Hall, with a 31-foot by 56-foot raked stage on the east end. From the late 19th to the early part of the 20th century, the ballroom was the centerpiece of German and Milwaukee social, cultural and political life. During … Read more