Built in 1937 (Tudor Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
One of 300 National Register listings published here for Milwaukee County · listed in 2010 · category: Building · built in 1937, Tudor Revival architecture.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Koelsch Funeral Home between 2018 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2002767 |
| 31 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2990 |
| 30 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 203500 |
| 25 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2005040 |
| 12 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806123 |
| 11 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806080 |
| 11 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806070 |
| 1 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1803975 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Koelsch Funeral Home: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Allis, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 22 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 flood. The reports record 3 deaths and 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Flood | West Allis | 3 killed | A 10 year old boy fell into rapidly rising waters of a concrete drainage ditch after a thunderstorm with heavy rainfall. His father and neighbor jumped in to help, but all three were swept away and drowned. The boy was found downstream the next day in the Kinnickinnic River. The other two men were found June 16th in the same river. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | 2 hurt, $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | 1 hurt, $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | West Allis | $13,130,000 | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding ini parts of Milwaukee County, especially in the West Allis to Wauwatosa area east to the Downtown Milwaukee area. Many roads were covered with water to a depth of 1 to 3 feet. Basement flooding was reported. Milwaukee Mitchell Field measured 3.65 inches of rain in the 24-hour period ending 2000 CST. WSR-88D Doppler radar rainfall estimates were in the 3 to 5 inch range over parts of Milwaukee County. The City of Milwaukee sewer system was overwhelmed. High water levels on the Menomonee River jsut east of Miller Park resulted in part of an earthen berm being washed away. The subsequent flood water moved west to Miller Park and extensively flooded the lower service area, clubhouses, and part of the dugouts and warehouse. The playing field wasn't affected. Milwaukee Brewer executives said damage was in the millions, but they would not specify an amount. Therfore, for the purpose of this StormData documentation, a value of $5 Million was assiged.||A Uniform Disaster Situation Report generated by the Milwaukee County Emergency Management indicated that at least 1227 homes sustained minor flood damage, and at least 2 homes had major damage, for a monetary loss of about $7,079,000. Also, at least 12 businesses sustained minor flood damage and 1 had major damage for a business loss estimate of $215,000. The total estimated private sector damage in this report was $7,294,000. Additionally, damage in the public sector amounted to about $40,000 to road systems, about $25,000 to water control facilities, about $269,000 to public buildings & related equipment, and about $5,000 to public utility systems. The total public sector damage estimate is about $339,000. Other costs in the report included about $24,000 in debris clearance, about $21,385 for protective measures, and about $107,718 in miscellaneous expenses. However, the last three values are not considered direct property damage. Flood damage to Miller Park is not included in the Uniform report. |
| April 2006 | Hail | West Allis | $1,990,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Lightning | West Allis | $75,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | West Allis | $30,000 | Cleveland Ave. was closed due to flash flood waters up to 2 to 3 feet deep. Several cars stalled and were damaged. Roughly half of the streets in West Allis had flood waters of varying depth. Some basement flooding was reported, with some contents damaged. |
| May 2000 | Hail | West Allis | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | $10,000 | Multiple social media reports of trees and tree limbs down in southwest Milwaukee. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | West Allis | $10,000 | Around 3 inches of rain in a little over an hour led to flash flooding of the KK River Parkway and the Root River Parkway. Some lane closures occurred due to the flooding. Water levels up to the bumpers on cars. The KinderCare Learning Center in West Allis was evacuated by the fire department due to the deep water over the road that leads to the center. |
| August 2008 | Lightning | West Allis | $10,000 | Lightning struck a home, causing a small fire in an upstairs bedroom. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | West Allis | $10,000 | Southbound Highway 45 was closed at Watertown Plank Road due to flooding. Between 1630CST and 1930CST, 3.81 inches of rain was reported. A couple cars stalled in water that was 3 to 4 feet deep, and they were damaged. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | $8,000 | A swath of scattered tree limbs down. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | $5,000 | A few trees and several large tree limbs down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | $5,000 | Two foot diameter tree uprooted and fallen on a vehicle. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | $2,000 | A wet microburst uprooted one large Oak tree and snapped another large tree in half. |
| July 2023 | Flood | West Allis | $1,000 | Many streets flooded mostly in the east central portions of the county, including on Humboldt Blvd. from North Ave. to Capitol Dr., and on Prospect Ave. Street flooding was also reported at Cleveland and 45th streets. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | $1,000 | A video shows several large tree branches and a tree falling in strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts caused sporadic tree damage in parts of western Milwaukee. There was a report of a large tree with at least a 12 inch diameter base down 2 miles SSW of West Milwaukee. A large tree snapped at the base and there were several large branches down 2 miles ENE of Wauwatosa. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | - | A severe thunderstorm produced damaging wind gusts estimated up to 70 mph (61 knots). Trees were knocked down and tree branches were broken by the strong winds. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | - | Strong winds knocked large branches out of trees and toppled several large trees. Some power-lines were snapped by tree debris. A trained spotter in Cudahy had a measured wind gust of 66 mph. |
| September 2010 | Hail | West Allis | - | The public reported 1 inch-diameter hail south of the city of West Allis. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | - | Powerful thunderstorm winds gusts knocked down several large tree branches up to 10 inches in diameter. |
| March 2024 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Flood | West Allis | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | West Allis | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alexander Herschel and Pauline G. McMicken House | 0.2 miles | 2010 |
 | Wadhams Gas Station | 0.3 miles | 2004 |
 | West Allis Post Office | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Greenfield School | 0.4 miles | 2006 |
| Kopperud Park Residential Historic District | 0.5 miles | 2017 | |
| Mount Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church | 0.7 miles | 2025 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000822 in Record Group 79. |
| Milwaukee County | All 300 listed properties in this county. |
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