Property Record
838 W NATIONAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 103627 |
| Location (Address): | 838 W NATIONAL AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1950 |
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| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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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 - Two-story cream brick building with stone trim and replacement windows. Resurveyed in 2021 by UWM-CRM. 826 W. National Ave. (AHI #103627) is a two story buff brick building constructed sometime prior to 1951. The building is Modernist in style, with a recessed entry and windows arranged in precise geometric groups. The window groups are separated by limestone panels. Originally the windows contained horizontally-oriented multi lights but have been replaced with two light fixed windows. 822 W. National Ave. (the adjoining building) was most likely built as an addition to this building. In a subtle architectural detail, the façade of 826 (the addition) is set back exactly 4 inches (the depth of one brick) from the earlier façade of 822, although the brick coursing of the two adjoining buildings does not perfectly align. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |