The annual PoP Awards honor exterior improvements to residential, commercial, and public property in the City of Wauwatosa. The nominated property must be at least 50 years old and the improvements must have been completed with five years prior to the date of nomination. Recipients are announced at the May Common Council meeting during Historic Preservation month.

Award Recipients

2025

• Liz and Tom Joy for exterior improvements at Joy Ice Cream Social, 8334 W. North Avenue. See the 2025 presentation. 

2024

• Andy Schneider and Therese Hitman for exterior improvements at Troquet, 1409 Wauwatosa Avenue.
• James and Betsy DuCanto for an exterior porch reconstruction at 1809 Wauwatosa Avenue.
• See the 2024 presentation.

2023

• Galbraith Carnahan Architects for preservation of the Underwood Log Home, now located at 6404 W. North Avenue.
• See the 2023 presentation.

2020, 2021, 2022 - None awarded.

2019

• Steven and Sarah Fettig for exterior improvements, including a rear addition and landscaping, at 2145 Wauwatosa Avenue.
• Paul Hackbarth, Hackbarth Commercial, for exterior property improvements, including an addition and landscaping, at Birch, 6610 West North Avenue.
• Sally and Gary Sprenger, Harwood Place Partners, for exterior property improvements at 7405 Harwood Avenue.
• See the 2019 presentation.

2018

• Jon and Judy Jensen for landscaping improvements at 7516 Oakhill Avenue.
• Anodyne Coffee for exterior property improvements at 7471 Harwood Avenue.
• Mandel Group for exterior property improvements to the Eschweiler Administration building at 9810 Echelon Lane.
• See the 2018 Presentation.

2017

• Marie Visaya and Chris Runde, 6821 Wisconsin Avenue, for exterior improvements.

2016

• Steven and Katherine Thompson, 7513 Watson Avenue, for exterior improvements.
• Joshua Jeffers, J. Jeffers & Co., LLC, for improvements to the commercial building located at 6528 West North Avenue.

2015

• Joshua Jeffers, J. Jeffers & Co., LLC, for improvements to the commercial building located at 6505-19 West North Avenue.

2014

• Matt and Melissa Stippich, 2220 Wauwatosa Avenue, for a rear porch addition.
• Mark and Jean Biebel, 8130 Warren Avenue, for exterior improvements including rear porch.
• Belair Cantina, 6817 West North Avenue, for building renovations.

2013

• Rocket Baby Bakery owned by Geoff & Shannon Trenholme, 6822 West North Avenue, for exterior renovations and landscaping.

2012

• Alex Johnson and Julia White, 7336 Hillcrest Drive, for exterior renovations and landscaping.
• Friends of Hoyt Park & Pool, 1800 N. Swan Blvd, for renovations to the bathhouse.

2011

• Emily McNulty, 6178 Washington Circle, for a veranda improvement to her home.
• Wauwatosa Woman's Club, 1626 Wauwatosa Avenue, for the accessible entrance addition.