ABOUT
US
Acker Millwork is
Milwaukee's leading manufacturer to specialize in the authentic
reproduction of wood windows and doors. The Acker family and their
craftsmen know that well-built wood products are important to the
history and elegance of any building. They have made preserving
and replicating distinctive millwork their lives' work.
Ken Acker and his wife Ruth Ann
established the Acker Millwork Company in 1959. With their sons
Pete and Jeff, they have combined time-proven construction methods
and innovation with a strong tradition of hard work in order to
provide the service one expects from a trusted family business.
Examples
of Past Projects
Annunciation
Greek Orthodox Church
- Wauwatosa, WI
A Frank Lloyd Wright Public Building
built in 1956
A.P.
Johnson House
- Delavan, WI
A Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie House
built in 1905
Immaculate
Conception Church
(bell tower)
- Milwaukee, WI
Iron
Block Building -
Milwaukee, WI
The main building is constructed
of wood and brick with prefabricated cast iron attached to the facade.
The cast iron was brought in by ship from a New York foundry and
installed 1861. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974 (Bluffton University, Fodors).
Old
Saint Mary's Church
- Milwaukee, WI
"Old Saint Mary and the City
of Milwaukee are the same age, both born in 1846. This Pioneer Parish
stands as living testimony to the faith of Milwaukee's early German-Bavarian
settlers. Through their personal sacrifices and with financial help
from German missionary societies, they gave life to their hope.
Old Saint Mary, now a Landmark of the City of Milwaukee in 1970,
is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973"
(Archdiocese of Milwaukee).
