820 N PLANKINTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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820 N PLANKINTON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
820 N PLANKINTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Milwaukee Business Training Institute (MBTI)
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:111389
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):820 N PLANKINTON AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1887
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:university or college building
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Plankinton--Wells--Water Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/13/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Four story Cream City brick building in the Italianate mode. It is significant as the oldest in a row of 19th and early 20th century commercial buildings in the 800 block of N. Plankinton Ave. No original building permit on file.
Bibliographic References:National Register Nomination Form. Rascher's Insurance map - 1876. Sanborn Insurance maps 1888 and 1894.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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