Cream City brick emerged from Milwaukee's kilns in the 1830s. The relatively high concentration of lime and sulfur in the clay found in the Menomonee Valley region created that creamy hue.

"You can make a beige brick, but it won't be a true Cream City brick," he said."The industry has moved on from the process," he added, explaining the history of what he calls "the specific ...

And the Brewhouse Inn & Suites (1215 N. 10 th St.), a hotel made of Cream City Brick, is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It's in swanky new condos and historic old buildings, a focal point in both construction and renovation: Milwaukee's once-forgotten signature, Cream City brick, has made a comeback.

Wisconsin has a nickname. You've seen it on license plates: America's Dairyland. And in Milwaukee, you may have heard this moniker: Cream City.It… ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) | It’s in swanky new condos and historic old buildings, and it’s a focal point in new construction and renovation: Milwaukee’s once-forgotten signature, Cream City brick, has made ...

But it was also sort of an everyday brick around the city, too." By the latter half of the 19th century, Stern wrote, production in multiple brickyards exceeded tens of millions of bricks annually.