Story Hill, Milwaukee WI
We Buy Houses in Story Hill, Milwaukee: Cash for 1920s Homes Near the Ballpark
Simple Sale Group buys houses in Story Hill, Milwaukee (53208) for cash, any condition, closing in as little as 14 days.
Named for a Quarry That Now Sits Under a Ballpark Parking Lot
In 1843 Asa and Fanny Story moved their family from Vermont to the farmland west of Milwaukee. Their son Hiram farmed 160 acres; his brother Horace opened a limestone quarry in the 1850s. The brothers built their homes on the high ground above the quarry, and that’s where the name Story Hill comes from.
The quarry ran until about 1938. By then Milwaukee had already annexed the area from the Town of Wauwatosa, in 1925, right in the middle of the neighborhood’s biggest building boom. In 1953 Milwaukee County Stadium went up just south of the old quarry, and construction wiped out the quarry along with the natural spring that fed it. Miller Park replaced County Stadium in 2001, and the spot where Horace Story cut limestone now sits under what was Miller Park’s north parking lot, next to today’s American Family Field.
Most Story Hill homes went up between 1909 and 1963, with the biggest wave in the 1920s: Craftsman houses, Colonial Revivals, Tudors with steep rooflines and Mediterranean Revivals. They’re well built and well loved, but a 100-year-old Tudor still comes with a 100-year-old roof structure, original plaster and a boiler that may be living on borrowed time. We buy houses in Story Hill as-is, for cash, and can close in as little as 14 days.
Story Hill at a Glance
Story Hill is small and mostly residential. It sits roughly between the Menomonee River valley on the north, Hawley Road on the west and Miller Park Way on the east, with Blue Mound Road as its main commercial street and Calvary Cemetery, opened in 1857, at its corner. Because the neighborhood is compact and its homes are close in age and style, we don’t break it into pockets. A Tudor on one side street and a Colonial on the next get the same process and the same straight answer.
Getting Started
- Call, text or fill out the short form
- Derek calls back the same day
- Murray schedules one private walkthrough, with no cleaning, staging or repairs
- You get a written cash offer within 24 hours, with no financing contingency
- We close through a local title company when you’re ready, in as little as 14 days
Listing vs. Selling for Cash
Story Hill homes usually sell well on the open market, and if yours is updated and in good shape, we’ll tell you listing may be the better move. Here’s what the traditional route typically costs on a home worth about $375,000 as-is that needs some work:
Line Item | Estimated Cost |
Repairs flagged by a buyer’s inspection (roof, masonry, electrical, boiler) | About $20,000 |
Cosmetic updates to compete with renovated homes nearby | About $10,000 |
6% commission and seller closing costs | About $22,500 |
Taxes, insurance and utilities over two to three months | About $4,500 |
Total before you’re paid | About $57,000 |
We’re the better fit when the house needs real work, the timeline is tight, or you’d rather not schedule showings around the Brewers’ home games.
Reasons Story Hill Owners Sell to Us
- Settling a parent’s estate, with or without probate
- A house that needs a roof, a boiler or a full kitchen and bath update you don’t want to take on
- Relocating for work on a short timeline
- Downsizing after decades in a family home
- Divorce, bankruptcy or a foreclosure notice
- A job loss or other money pressure
- Fire, water or storm damage
- A rental you’re done managing
“The house off Story Parkway was my parents’ from 1962 on. Original kitchen, original pink bathroom, and a roof with maybe one winter left in it. We’d have spent six months and real money fixing it up to list. Murray walked it on a Wednesday, and we closed sixteen days later.” – Jen K., Story Hill, Milwaukee (53208)
Story Hill Questions We Hear
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Do you buy houses in Story Hill?
Yes. Simple Sale Group buys houses throughout Story Hill, the west side Milwaukee neighborhood between the Menomonee River valley, Hawley Road and Miller Park Way in the 53208 zip code. We pay cash for Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Craftsman and Mediterranean Revival homes in any condition.
Can you help me sell my house fast in Story Hill?
Yes. If you need to sell your house fast in Story Hill, Simple Sale Group can close in as little as 14 days through a local title company. Derek calls back the same day, Murray walks the home in person, and you get a written cash offer within 24 hours with no financing contingency.
Do you buy 1920s Tudor and Colonial Revival homes that need updating?
Yes. Most Story Hill homes were built between 1909 and 1963, with the largest share in the 1920s, and Simple Sale Group buys them with original kitchens and baths, aging roofs, plaster walls, old boilers and outdated electrical. No updates or repairs are needed before we make an offer.
Is a house near American Family Field harder to sell?
Not to Simple Sale Group. Story Hill sits right next to American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, and game-day traffic and parking can complicate open houses and showings for a traditional listing. Simple Sale Group buys Story Hill homes after a single private walkthrough with no public showings, so the game schedule has no effect on the sale.
Do you buy estate and probate properties in Story Hill?
Yes. Simple Sale Group buys inherited Story Hill homes, including houses still going through probate. We can work with the personal representative on timing, and the family can leave furniture and belongings behind for us to handle after closing.
How is your cash offer calculated?
Simple Sale Group’s offer on a Story Hill home starts from what comparable updated homes in the neighborhood sell for, then subtracts the repairs the house needs and the costs of reselling it. Murray walks you through that math in person, so you can see exactly how the number was reached.
What other areas do you buy in besides Story Hill?
Simple Sale Group buys houses throughout the City of Milwaukee, including Bay View, Walker’s Point, the Historic Third Ward, Brewers Hill, Riverwest, Sherman Park, Washington Park, Story Hill, Morgandale and Tippecanoe, and in the surrounding suburbs, including West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Greendale, Oak Creek, Franklin, Cudahy, South Milwaukee, St. Francis, Brown Deer, Glendale, Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Fox Point and Waukesha County.
Talk to Us Before You Call a Contractor
Before you price out a new roof or a kitchen remodel, get a cash number on the house as it sits. It costs nothing, and it gives you something real to compare against.
We’re Derek and Murray. We buy Story Hill houses for cash, in any condition, with no commissions, no cleanup and no obligation.
Call or text: 414-376-7444
Email: derek@simplesalegroup.com
Simple Sale Group LLC • Milwaukee, WI • simplesalegroup.com • 414-376-7444
Quick Facts & History: Story Hill, Milwaukee, WI
Fact | Detail |
Founding family | Asa and Fanny Story and their four children moved from Vermont in 1843; son Hiram farmed 160 acres here. |
The quarry | Horace Story ran a limestone quarry starting in the 1850s; it closed around 1938. |
The name | The Story brothers built homes high above the quarry, giving the neighborhood its name. |
Annexation | Milwaukee annexed Story Hill from the Town of Wauwatosa in 1925. |
The ballparks | Milwaukee County Stadium opened in 1953, destroying the quarry and its spring; Miller Park replaced it in 2001 and was renamed American Family Field in 2021. |
Housing | Most homes were built between 1909 and 1963, the largest share in the 1920s, in Craftsman, Arts and Crafts, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles. |
Calvary Cemetery | Opened in 1857 at Hawley Road and Blue Mound Road; Milwaukee founder Solomon Juneau is buried there. |
Main street | Blue Mound Road, historically the main route from Milwaukee to Wauwatosa and on to Madison. |
Schools | Hawley Environmental School, an elementary school focused on conservation and ecology, is in the neighborhood. |
Population | About 1,700 residents (2010). |
Get a real number on your Story Hill house today. Derek is available now at 414-376-7444.
