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Who really owns it: Nehemiah Project building

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Cara Spoto
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If you have ever been on West Vilet Street in Milwaukee and noticed a monument-like structure with stone columns, it was probably the former Paul Jung Funeral Home building. Currently home to the Nehemiah Project – a nonprofit that helps young male offenders – the property has served the city’s Midtown neighborhood for more than

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Cara Spoto
Cara Spoto, former BizTimes Milwaukee reporter.

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If you have ever been on West Vilet Street in Milwaukee and noticed a monument-like structure with stone columns, it was probably the former Paul Jung Funeral Home building. Currently home to the Nehemiah Project – a nonprofit that helps young male offenders – the property has served the city’s Midtown neighborhood for more than a century. 

Constructed in 1904 as a two-family flat, the building was purchased by Louis Jung in 1918, who added the columns and other Neoclassical Revival-style embellishments as part of his undertaker business. Those additions were designed by Milwaukee architect Henry C. Hensel. The building remained a funeral home until 1969 when it was taken over by the St. Vincent De Paul Society.  Other owners have included M&I Bank and the TransCenter for Youth. 

ADDRESS: 2506 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee 

OWNER: Nehemiah Project Inc. 

ASSESMENT: $33,000

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