Property Record
639 S WATER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Wisconsin Electric Harbor Substation |
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| Reference Number: | 103121 |
| Location (Address): | 639 S WATER ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1963 |
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| Survey Date: | 19882024 |
| Historic Use: | power plant |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2024: This is a one-story a-stylistic building constructed at the Wisconsin Electric Harbor Substation circa 1963. It is a rectangular plan building constructed of concrete block with a flat roof. A lower rectangular volume projects from the south elevation of the building and four perpendicular concrete block walls extend from the same elevation separating three transformer units. There is a pair of flush metal pedestrian doors in the east elevation of the main volume and a single flush metal pedestrian door the lower rectangular volume; all of which are replacement doors. There is a vehicular entrance in the west elevation. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |