Burnham Park Neighborhood

Burnham Park Neighborhood The neighborhood boundaries are Greenfield to Beecher and 27th to West Milwaukee The Burnham Park Neighborhood was named after George Burnham.

George moved to Milwaukee in 1843 with his brother Jonathan. It was George and Jonathan Burnham who discovered the light colored clay that was used to create Milwaukee’s famous cream-colored brick. This discovery sparked the designation for Milwaukee’s nickname: The Cream City. Along with the brick business that manufactured 15 million bricks annually, George became a large land owner and mapped o

ut this neighborhood with Daniel Rogers and John Becher in 1871. Each of these men named the streets that run through the neighborhood with their surnames. Among many gems located in the Burnham Park neighborhood are the one-of-a-kind Frank Lloyd Wright Homes that line an entire block on Burnham Street. Frank Lloyd Wright, one of America’s most famous architects, is most renowned for his prairie style homes built in natural rural environments. However, before the onset of World War I, he designed affordable homes that moderate income families could live in. In fact, the Burnham Park neighborhood is home to the only urban homes he designed. While the original goal was to create an entire neighborhood of these kinds of homes, only 6 of them were actually built. It is not known why the Burnham Park neighborhood was selected as the site for Wright’s “American System-Built Homes”, but the location was very close to the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company’s streetcar rail lines. One hundred years ago, neighbors could take the “City Service” line from South 31st Street and Burnham to anywhere in the city and beyond (the lines could take you as far as East Troy). In terms of city development and transportation, the site was ideally located. The Burnham Park Neighborhood holds many treasurers for neighbors as well as international visitors. Burnham Park has a baseball and soccer field played by many up and coming ball players. There are several businesses, including restaurants and shopping, for when you’d like to be out and about. Make sure to check out all this neighborhood has to offer! From Milwaukee Streets: The Stories Behind Their Names by Carl Baehr and Dictionary of Wisconsin History from www.wisconsinhistory.org. Excerpt taken from LBWN ( http://www.lbwn.org/burnhampark )

03/25/2026

Pro Environmental Tip: sweep up any extra salt off sidewalks, and pavement before it rains tomorrow!

Did you know, salt is slowly causing big problems in Wisconsin? Check the link for more info!
02/08/2026

Did you know, salt is slowly causing big problems in Wisconsin? Check the link for more info!

Be Salt Wise in Wisconsin

This article explains the scope and background of traffic safety improvements that the city is making in the Burnham Par...
05/21/2025

This article explains the scope and background of traffic safety improvements that the city is making in the Burnham Park neighborhood.

Projects located near Midtown Center, Burnham Park and East Town.

Shout out to MPS recreation division! I love the efforts being made to maintain and improve the parks across Milwaukee'...
05/01/2025

Shout out to MPS recreation division! I love the efforts being made to maintain and improve the parks across Milwaukee's neighborhoods

04/28/2025
04/28/2025

Let's work together to unclog local storm drains and reduce flooding. Adopt your drain today!

In celebration of Earth Day tomorrow, I am organizing the inaugural Burnham Park Neighborhood cleanup. My plan is to sta...
04/21/2025

In celebration of Earth Day tomorrow, I am organizing the inaugural Burnham Park Neighborhood cleanup. My plan is to start picking up trash and recycling at Burnham Park parking lot at 4:30 PM and will have extra gloves+bags if you want to join and help out!

Para celebrar mañana el Día de la Tierra, estoy organizando la primera limpieza del vecindario de Burnham Park. Mi plan es empezar a recoger la basura y el reciclaje en el estacionamiento de Burnham Park a las 4:30 p. m. ¡Y tendré guantes y bolsas extra por si quieren unirse y ayudar!

04/19/2025
The bad: it's pothole season!The good: the city is quick to respond to reports of potholes or other issues on city prope...
04/13/2025

The bad: it's pothole season!
The good: the city is quick to respond to reports of potholes or other issues on city property. With a few clicks on the website below you can report issues and help get potholes patched in your neighborhood ! I encourage you to give it a shot. I always skip the last part and enter the requests anonymously just to get them filed sooner.

Instructions for notifying DPW Infrastructure of problems and requests, including notification of potholes, street light outages, traffic sign damage and more.

01/16/2024

If you put down rock salt on your driveway after tonight, you'll be wasting your time. Rock salt becomes ineffective below 15°. We probably won't get that warm again until Thursday, and it'll only be for an hour or two.

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