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Roundhouse Restoration

The Milwaukee Soldiers Home Foundation, Inc.,
was granted a lease in Spring 2009 by the National Cemetery Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, to restore the Wood National Cemetery Roundhouse.

The Roundhouse, built in 1900, was one of the cemetery’s early reception houses for visitors and also functioned as a cemetery office. It can be seen in the cemetery while traveling eastbound on I-94.

Restoration work on the 14-foot round building is slated to begin, depending upon weather and fundraising, in 2010.

1889 Chapel Update

Current donations and our goal:

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The Milwaukee Soldiers Home Foundation, Inc. has, to date, raised over $200,000 toward restoring the National Soldiers Home Historic District's 1889 Chapel. We've used donations to complete lead, asbestos and animal abatement at the Chapel as well as architectural plans and the required Historic Structures Report. In addition, we've obtained $1.37 million in National Park Service tax credits toward the $6 million project. We need your help to meet the immediate need of raising $500,000 to begin Phase I of the Chapel Restoration project, restoring the damaged Chapel's roof, the first Phase of the Chapel Restoration Project. To donate cash, goods, or time and talent to the project, visit the Chapel Restoration section of this Web site.