BVHS designates landmarks to promote awareness of Bay View’s history. Each newly land marked building receives a plaque during a free public ceremony. At the observance, the landmark’s history and significance is related. Here are the BVHS landmarks with construction or incorporation dates in parenthesis followed by the date of the landmarking.

1. Beulah Brinton House, 2590 S. Superior St. (1872-1873) May 15, 1983
2. Bay View United Methodist Church, 2772 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. (1888) May 6, 1984
3. State Historical Society Marker for Bay View Rolling Mill, NE corner of Superior and Russell, June 2, 1985
4. Puddler’s Hall, 2461 – 63 S. St. Clair St. (1873) May 3, 1986
5. St. Augustine School, 2507 S. Graham St. (1888) August 28, 1988
6. St. Lucas Lutheran Church, 2605 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. (1888) October 16, 1988
7. Estes House, 2136 E. Estes St. (1880-81) June 4, 1989
8. Kneisler’s White House Tavern, 2900 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. (1891) October 6, 1991
9. Club Garibaldi, 2501 S. Superior Street (1907) October 1, 1992
10. Trowbridge Street School, 1943 E. Trowbridge St. (1893-94) May 20, 1994
11. Dover Street School, 619 E. Dover St. (1889) December 5, 2001
12. Wisconsin Champion European Copper Beach Tree South Shore Park, across from 2116 E. Estes St., September 24, 2005
13. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1023 E. Russell Ave. (1907) May 20, 2006
14. Keller Winery, 324 E. Deer Place (1909) September 30, 2006
15. Groppi’s Grocery, 1441 E. Russell Ave. (1900) June 21, 2008
16. South Shore Park Pavilion, 2900 S. Shore Dr. (1933) November 10, 2008
17. Delaware House, 2499 S. Delaware Ave (ca. 1870) June 27, 2009
18. Eschweiler House, 2445 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. (1903) June 27, 2010
19. Joseph Williams House, 606 E. Homer St. (1865) June 18, 2011
20. T.H. Stemper Company, 1125 Potter Ave. (1911) September 29, 2012
21. Pryor Avenue Well, 1700 block E. Pryor Ave. (1882-82) 2013
22. Avalon Theater, 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. (1929) June 1, 2015
23. George W. Edmunds House, 2550 South Shore Dr. (1873) June 18, 2016
24. Cream City Real Estate, 3474 S. Pennsylvania Ave. (1923) June 3, 2017
25. Three Brother Restaurant, 2414 S. St. Clair St. (1897) June 2, 2018
26. Lenox Street Home Bakery, 2438 S. Lenox St. (1989) June 1, 2019
27. South Shore Yacht Club, 2300 E. Nock St. (1913) June 11, 2022
28. Bruno Nordberg House, 2940 S. Logan Ave. (1902) June 10, 2023
29. United Church of Christ, 915 E. Oklahoma Ave. (1940) June 15, 2024

South Shore Yacht Club

The South Shore Yacht Club (SSYC), 2300 East Nock Street, became Bay View Historical Society’s (BVHS) 27th landmark on Saturday, June 11th. Landmarking was in conjunction with SSYC’s Review of the Fleet, which opened the club’s sailing season. The day’s events began at noon and lasted until 10:00 PM. It was free and open to the public. BVHS and SSYC coordinated the day’s events with a souvenir booklet.
The day’s first event was the landmarking at 12:30 PM at the club’s front gate. BVHS President Hannah Hazelberg and Landmarks Historian Ron Winkler presented the plaque. SSYC was founded in 1913 and its current clubhouse, designed by Russell Barr Williamson, dates from 1935. After the dedication, tours of SSYC were provided. Review of the Fleet was from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. The ceremony began with our National Anthem and included a memorial service. This Bristol event (conforming to the highest standards of seamanship) captured the color, splendor and pageantry of summer on Lake Michigan with cannons, bells and music. It concluded with a Boat Parade.
Food was available for purchase from 6:00 to 8:00PM. There was also live music by Litmus Vinyl from 6:30 to 10:00 PM.

Invited guests include politicians as well as area yacht club commodores, members of the Coast Guard, Harbor Patrol, Fire Department and Port of Milwaukee.

Photos

Check out some photos from our 27th Landmark Dedication at South Shore Yacht Club.