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name: "MKE LGBT Community Center"
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status: unknown
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/mke-lgbt-community-center-79c9b0
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# MKE LGBT Community Center

Social services in Haymarket, Milwaukee.

Status: Status not stated. No license in force or recent check on file.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 315 W Court St, Milwaukee, 53212 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0502841&lng=-87.9149573) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-271-2656 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [mkelgbt.org](https://www.mkelgbt.org/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1913 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap way/419815896](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/419815896) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

MKE LGBT Community Center is on OpenStreetMap at 315 W Court St, Milwaukee. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it.

Built 1913, mixed commercial building, 2 stories.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1913 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 2 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 22,500 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $1,173,500 \(land $108,000, building $1,065,500\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.

Bus:

- Route 19 and Via Rt 19 at Dr. MLK Drive & Cherry, on the block (54 m)
- Route 57 at Cherry & Dr. MLK Drive, a 1-minute walk (102 m)
- Route 19 and Via Rt 19 at Dr. MLK Drive & Vliet, a 2-minute walk (199 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Walnut & Vel R Phillips (325 West Walnut Street), a 3-minute walk (244 m)
- Bublr dock Schlitz Park (123 W Cherry St), a 3-minute walk (272 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on W Mc Kinley Ave (zone 9960), 369 m away: $2.00 an hour, 5 hours at most, Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 4 pm
- Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee parking structure at 210 W Cherry St, a 1-minute walk (110 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0502841&lng=-87.9149573).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop), checked November 1, 2026.

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 315 West Court Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $1,173,500 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 22,500 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Mixed commercial building, land use code 9999 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.05028, -87.91496 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | MKE LGBT Community Center | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=social\_facility | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/419815896 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-271-2656 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 2 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://www.mkelgbt.org | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1913 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53212 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

Record id: 79c9b045-02ea-470e-aa02-9a7cee548d76

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## For agents

MKE LGBT Community Center \(social services in Haymarket, Milwaukee\) is at 315 W Court St, Milwaukee, 53212. It is not a listed place, and its status is status not stated \(No license in force or recent check on file\).

JSON: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/mke-lgbt-community-center-79c9b0.json

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