The Milwaukee Jewish Home for the Aged is a Late Gothic Revival style building, constructed between 1930 and 1949 as housing for elderly members of Milwaukee’s Jewish community. The Jewish Home based their philosophy on Jewish tenets while providing necessary medical treatment that adapted to the growing and evolving needs of the elderly community over the course of its 45 years of operation at this location.

The Jewish Home was founded in 1906, and when demand increased, a dedicated building was constructed at 2436 North 50th Street in 1930. This demand for elderly housing corresponded with early- and mid-twentieth century national trends in increasing elderly populations and increased life expectancy. By 1949, the Jewish Home expanded again to accommodate more residents and updates to their medical services, reflecting the new and expanding field of geriatric medicine in the United States. The Jewish Home is an excellent representative example of early-twentieth century elderly housing and the evolution of elderly housing and care.