Police Stations Over the Years
History of Milwaukee Police District Stations
Central Station/Headquarters/District #1
Police Headquarters
No. Water (E. Water) & East Michigan Street
18?? – 1885
No photo
814 North Broadway Avenue (Central Station)
March 10, 1885 – 1930
Front and side view
935 North 8th Street/ 821 West State Street (Safety Building)
1930 – June 7, 1971
East view
749 West State Street (Police Administration Building)
June 7, 1971 - Present
Plaza / side view
Front / East side view
South Side Station/Precinct 2/District #2
South 1st (South Clinton) & West Florida Street (South Side Station)
1877- 1891
No Photo
1003 South 6th Street
October 28, 1891 – August 20, 1953
Front View
245 West Lincoln Avenue
August 20, 1953 – Present
Front View
West Side Station/District #3
620 Walnut Street (West Side Station)
1884
Front View
918 West Galena
1886 – 1918
No Photo
1714 N 12th Street
1918 – 1937
Front View
4715 West Vliet Street
September 10, 1937 – December 4, 2001
Neighborhood Task Force Group
December 4, 2001 - Present
Front View
2333 North 49th Street
December 4, 2001 - Present
Front View
District #4
2156 South Allis (Bayview Station)
1891 – August 20, 1953
Front view
6923 West Silver Spring Road
December 30, 1964 – Present
Front view
**The District #2 Station at 245 West Lincoln Avenue consolidated the Old District #2 (1003 So.6th St) and the Old District #4 (2156 So. Allis) which eliminated the need for for a police district in the Bay View Area.**
District #5
2804 North 3rd Street
1904 – 1960
Front view
2920 North 4th Street
1960 – Present
Front view
District #6
3220 West Burnham Street
1927 – September 1, 1987
Front View
3006 South 27Th Street
September 1, 1987 – Present
Front View
District #7
3172 North 36th Street
1928 – May 7, 1981
Front view
Front door
3626 West Fond du Lac Avenue
May 7, 1981 – Present
Front View
Back view
(Research conducted by MPHS member/ retired Public Information Officer / Sergeant Ken Henning)
West Side Station c. 1935
Inside West Side Station Garage c. 1935
West Side Station c. 1912
West Side Police Station Gas Lamp C 1912
Central Station on Broadway with Old St Mary's Parish in background
Main Lobby Area- Central Station
Milwaukee Safety Academy
Radio Shop/Communications Service Facility
Safety Building circa 1957
Safety Building Roll Call Assembly
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