1614 E ROYALL PL | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1614 E ROYALL PL

Architecture and History Inventory
1614 E ROYALL PL | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Royalton Apartments
Other Name:Royalton Apartments
Contributing:
Reference Number:101015
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1614 E ROYALL PL
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1914
Additions:
Survey Date:19862010
Historic Use:apartment/condominium
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Martin Tullgren & Sons (architect); R.A. Owen (carpenter)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office.

Milwaukee Connector Survey, Prepared by Heritage Research (2010). DOE prepared by Heritage Research (2010).

2010: This three-story, Prairie-style, brick apartment includes a raised-basement level. The main (southwest) entrance is centered and adorned with a short, segment arch limestone projecting hood. Each corner contains a slightly projecting block and the main facade features a flat, wooden, parapet overhang. The upper part of the building contains raised brick rectilinear patterns and occasional stone insets. Windows are underscored with limestone sills and regularly arranged in single, paired, tripartite, and quadruple groupings of multiple-pane-over single-pane sashes. A hipped roof garage exists at the rear of the property.

Designed by the Milwaukee architectural firm Martin Tullgren & Sons, the subject 6-unit apartment building was built in 1914-15 by owner R.A. Owen for an approximate cost of $25,000. Owen was a carpenter by trade and served in that role during the building's construction. Other contractors involved in the building construction include: Riesen & Wilke, masonry; P. Schmidt & Co., cut stone; Quast & Wilke, concrete and cement; J. Romberger, sheet metal; Hackendahl & Schmidt, iron work; and Thompson & Harriman, plumbing and heating. In the late 1990s, the building was remodeled on the interior.
Bibliographic References:Building permits; city directories; "Daily Reporter," (Milwaukee, WI), 9 November 1914., City of Milwaukee Intensive Survey Form--1630 E Royall Pl.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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