Membership Meeting
Monday, February 5, 2025 — 7 p.m.
Kimissis tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church Fellowship Hall
1335 S Green Bay Rd
Racine, WI 53406
Matt Sadowski’s “Cream City Brick Buildings”
Racine is replete with a wide array of cream brick structures that define the backdrop of the older parts of the city. And few know this better than our February speaker Matt Sadowski. Recently Matt completed an inventory of buildings that meet the cream brick criteria. “The goal of (this research) is to better understand its history and the extent of the use of the cream brick building material in Racine, and to design programs to promote its preservation and historical contributions to the community.” And he will share his findings with us at our February Membership Meeting. Co-presenter Anne Sadowski will accompany him.
About Matt Sadowski
Owner/Principal of Racine, WI-based Planning Heritage Design Partner LLC (PHDP), specializing in urban planning, historic preservation, and architectural design.
Matt is Chair of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Preservation Review Board - History Committee, Chair of the Wisconsin Association of Historic Preservation Commissions, a Trustee with the Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation, and an advisor to the Root River Council Board.
Prior to forming PHDP in 2023, Matt was a planner for over 35 years working for Racine County, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, the Village (Town) of Mt. Pleasant, and the City of Muskego. While with the City of Racine, he served its Landmarks Preservation Commission for 21 years.
Matt has written and administered nine design and preservation codes and ordinances, administered Racine’s commercial facade grant program leveraging over $4 million in value for projects ranging from façade restorations to rehabilitation and remodeling projects, and conducted studies of city-wide and neighborhood historic resources, individual properties, persons and artifacts. Matt holds a BS in Geography, an MS in Urban Planning, and an MS in Architecture. Matt is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
About Anne Sadowski
Anne is a partner at Planning Heritage Design Partner LLC. Anne brings determination and dedication to her work through 36 years of professional experience as an Occupational Therapist in both the medical and educational fields. She holds a BS in Occupational Therapy and an MS in Education.
Through her many years of community volunteer work, Anne has cultivated a talent for program development, implementation and administration, and event planning. In addition, Anne possesses a passion for history and preservation and is skilled in research and outreach.”
There is good parking at the church, and light refreshments will be served.
If you have any questions, please contact Linda Schubert at (262) 632-7537.