Milwaukee Fire Department building renamed to honor man who designed it, Wisconsin's first registered Black architect

  • Source: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
  • Published: 11/30/2021 04:48 PM

The Milwaukee Fire Department Administration Building now carries the name of the man who designed it six decades ago. The administration building in downtown Milwaukee was built in 1962. Alonzo Robinson was the lead architect, but that's difficult to tell from historical records. "The groundbreaking, construction, dedication and grand opening of this key part of Milwaukee's infrastructure -- I find not one mention of lead architect Alonzo Robinson," said Fire Chief Aaron Lipski. "I went and looked at some of the historical pictures. There was no pictures of my dad," said Robinson's son, Kim Robinson. But the Milwaukee Fire Department wanted to correct that. On Tuesday, they dedicated the building to Robinson, calling it the "Alonzo Robinson Milwaukee Fire Department Administration Building." Lipski spoke directly to the Robinson family during a ceremony Tuesday.



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