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Milwaukee, WI. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged in Milwaukee (Milwaukee County) on the State Register of Historic Places. State Historic Preservation Officer Daina Penkiunas presents a certificate to Tyler Gudex.

The Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged is one of Milwaukee’s oldest continually operating senior housing facilities. Originally established in 1884 to provide housing for destitute elderly women, the oldest part of the complex dates to 1892 and continues to serve elderly women and men. Additions and other buildings were constructed in 1897, 1926, 1963, 2000 and 2006, highlighting the growing and evolving field of geriatric care. Throughout its long and complex history, the Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged has served as a pioneering and integral institution in the housing and care for the city’s elderly.

The State Register is Wisconsin's official list of state properties determined to be significant to Wisconsin's heritage. The State Historic Preservation Office at the Wisconsin Historical Society administers both the State Register and National Register in Wisconsin.

Additional information for the Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged is available at

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI97207

To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visit: www.wisconsinhistory.org.

About the Wisconsin Historical Society

The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit wisconsinhistory.org.