- Neighborhood
- Kilbourn TownMilwaukee
At a glance
- Address
- 811 N Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, 53203Places nearOpenStreetMap
What the record says
Postman’s Porch is on OpenStreetMap at 811 N Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. Inclusion rule
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.
Playground. In a National Register district since 1986.
- Use
- PlaygroundCity property file
- Historic district
- Plankinton - Wells - Water Street: National Register district, listed 1986City historic districts
Getting there
Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.
- Bus
- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & Old World 3rd, a 3-minute walk (219 m)
- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & Plankinton, a 3-minute walk (228 m)
- Routes 15, 18, 57 and GreenLine at Water & Wells, a 3-minute walk (237 m)
- Bike share
- Bublr dock Postman Square (811 North Plankinton Avenue), on the block (10 m)
- Bublr dock MLK & Wisconsin (701 North Doctor MLK Jr Drive), a 3-minute walk (219 m)
- Bublr dock MLK & State (285 W. State Street), a 4-minute walk (302 m)
- Parking
- Metered parking on N Plankinton Ave (zone 4026), 28 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 724 N 2nd St, a 2-minute walk (121 m)
- Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed, 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.
- Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed), checked November 1, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works, checked November 1, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP), checked November 1, 2026.
Answers about this
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most parks?
Riverwest has the most parks of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 11 parks.
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most parks per resident?
The Historic Third Ward has the most parks for its size in the City of Milwaukee, 2.5 per 1,000 residents.
Discussions
Sources and record
Datasets
- OpenStreetMap through the Overpass APIOpen Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
- City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)Public domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee local and national historic districtsPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
Data sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors; City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP), City Assessor
Every fact (9)
| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address | 811 North Plankinton Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Building use | Playground, land use code 8860 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Map point | 43.04041, -87.91277 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Historic district | Plankinton - Wells - Water Street, National Register, 1986 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | |
| Name | Postman’s Porch | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm category | leisure=park | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm id | way/772935477 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Zip | 53203 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API |
For agents
Postman’s Porch (parks in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee) is at 811 N Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, 53203. It is not a listed place, and its status is status not stated (No license in force or recent check on file).