Peter Turna house is an example of a "Polish flat", a house with a raised basement and a separate entrance that provided an additional living unit. "Polish flats" were characteristic to Polish immigrant neighborhoods on the South Side.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee acquired the collection through the Assistance of Polanki, the Polish Women's Club of Milwaukee; and Roman Kwasniewski's daughter, Adele, and her husband, John Kaczmarowski. Representative Walter Kunicki and Senator John Plewa secured state funding for the processing of the collection.
Repository
Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
