Property Record
113 W VIRGINIA ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Boston Store (garage) |
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Other Name: | Sherwin Williams Professional & Industrial Sales |
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Reference Number: | 101565 |
Location (Address): | 113 W VIRGINIA ST |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
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Year Built: | 1933 |
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Survey Date: | 19882016 |
Historic Use: | garage |
Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | 2016 - One-story shop with decorative brick arches and tile accents, stone eagle plaque on north facade appears to be same as nearby Eagle Knitting - buildings may be related. Stepped parapet appears to have been removed, some remaining trim and accents. Entry bays infilled with wood, some metal sash remains. Corrugated metal siding has been removed since initial survey. Some windows infilled. 2020 - Stone eagle inset on this building has a different profile than that on the Eagle Knitting Mills building (507 S. 2nd Street). 1933 Milwaukee directory identifies this building as a Boston Store garage. Continues to serve as a Boston Store "service building" through 1960 directory. Then was Bureau of Municipal Equipment garage (1963 directory) and, later, occupied by Blaskovics Wholesale Poultry (1970 & 1980 directories), then Penske Truck Rental & Leasing (1990 directory) |
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Bibliographic References: | Milwaukee City Directories |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |