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113 W VIRGINIA ST

Architecture and History Inventory
113 W VIRGINIA ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Boston Store (garage)
Other Name:Sherwin Williams Professional & Industrial Sales
Contributing:
Reference Number:101565
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):113 W VIRGINIA ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1933
Additions:
Survey Date:19882016
Historic Use:garage
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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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: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)
Bibliographic References:Milwaukee City Directories
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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