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Truly a " One of A Kind" event venue.
Historic 1927 Bungalow Style FireHouse with modern touches
Milwaukee. Tosa. West Allis
Janelle has had a career spanning 30+ years, working for some of the biggest names in the Milwaukee area. Planning amazing corporate events and weddings. She has acquired an incredible array of expertise in every aspect her clients need to plan the perfect event.
Janelle created evenement planning in 2011 after deciding to pursue her dream of owning her own business forcing her to leave her position as General Manager/Director of Catering for Bartolotta Catering at Pier Wisconsin, in which she opened successfully in 2005/06 running events as large as 6,000 people in attendance and LOVED every minute of it….evenement has been a huge success ever since.
ALL while building great relationships with forever clients and Milwaukee’s finest venues and providers, She purchased and brought new life to this FireHouse and has a very talented and experienced events team, BEST in Milwaukee!
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Congratulations to Janelle Meyer-Brown, Owner of Story Hill FireHouse and Evenement planning, on being named one of our "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch"! in 2024
Amy has had a career in the hospitality business for over 30+ years, working along side some of the most amazing people in the Milwaukee area business's!
Amy LOVES everyone and EVERYONE LOVES Amy!
You will have the pleasure of meeting Amy on a tour of the firehouse and working with her on all of your details - with her attention to detail and ideas you will not be disappointed and will love every minute of her enthusiasm, energy and her kindness.
Amy has been with Janelle, the owner, the entire time as we renovated the FireHouse - she loves the firehouse as much as Janelle does!
Come in and visit Amy, let her share this historic gem with you.
Please meet Samantha! Samantha has been with us from the beginning and is the queen of our social media.
Sam handles not only all of our social media but is also the key planner for our Spring, Summer and Winter Small Business Markets AND creater of all the FUN community events.
She is an important piece to our Story Hill FireHouse Family and we couldn't do it without her.
I saw a post on this event space over a year ago, and put it on my "bucket list" of event venues to visit. The charm of the building and the "Story" behind it intrigued me. I messaged Janelle Meyer-Brown, who also owns evenement an event planning business, and she responded that I was more than welcome to come take a look. We decided on a date and I thought the morning light would be most conducive to the entrance as it faces the east. With a Kringle in hand I went to her wedding venue, Story Hill Firehouse, and was met by Janelle who was gracious enough to share so much about this location.
Located just a short distance off the freeway and American Family Field, just between Wauwatosa & West Allis, it was easy to get to and plenty of parking available,
Janelle purchased it in 2018 and set on renovating it into exactly what she envisioned. They created a bar from old lockers (creating space for the women's restroom), put in new ceilings, carriage doors, sprinkler system, and updated heating and AC. In the process many pieces and artifacts of the original firehouse were incorporated in the decor. Such as, the firepole that is in the bar area, and the pike pole which now is the curtain rod, the call box where you can charge your cell phone, and the lockers in the hallway leading to the restrooms which are adorned with fire hoses! The previous owner, Andy Paremski, was a stained glass artisan and he made a beautiful stained glass inset in the front arch window.
The venue offers a kitchen for catering prep, an outdoor ceremony space, and indoor ceremony and reception space. The beautiful carriage doors open for more space and lighting and wonderful photo opportunities.
The bungalow style firehouse was originally built in 1927, this was one of five of this type firehouse in the Milwaukee area. All five remain (one as an active firehouse), and they all were originally designed by Charles Malig, with the goal of integrating firehouse engine architecture into residential neighborhoods. Some had entry area porches, such as this one, Engine 35, which adds to its charm and appeal.
Once the renovation was done in 2019, Janelle was ready to open her new wedding venue, but the pandemic made that a challenge, she was open with limitations and had her first event in July 2020. Later in November everything shut down, but she persevered and re-opened in March of 2021. The space is able to accomodate 150-200 people. If you are looking for a space with charm, history and unique character, (even a custom made birdhouse by Janelle) visit Story Hill FireHouse! Click the link to check out the styled shoot video by Premier Bride Milwaukee: https://youtu.be/dpjqdtAcGPM?t=4
Event by Story Hill FireHouse
407 N Hawley Road, Milwaukee, WI
Duration: 5 hr
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook
Join us for our Annual Summer Makers Market! 
Come out and shop small, local businesses, all in one convenient location! 
•Entry to the market is FREE 
•Rain or shine event 
•Free street parking 
•Leashed pup friendly yard 
•Shop 30+ local vendors 
Sip, shop & snack: stay tuned for food + drink specials 
Stop by our historic FireHouse venue and support local businesses; Vendors will be spaced outside in The Yard, as well as inside the FireHouse.
Make sure to mark "interested/going" to get all #FireHouseSummerMarket updates!
