Property Record
1104 N VAN BUREN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Apartment Building |
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| Other Name: | Apartment Building |
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| Reference Number: | 113474 |
| Location (Address): | 1104 N VAN BUREN ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Survey Date: | 19842010 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Walter F. Neumann |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2010: This four-story, brick apartment building displays elements of both Neoclassical and Craftsman styles. The main (west) facade displays a centered entrance flanked by square, gray brick pilasters topped with stone capitals. A plain stone lintel spans the space above the doorway at the level of the two capitals. The center space above the main entrance of each of the three remaining levels is definitive with the second floor outfitted with a pair of large, fifteen-pane casement windows while the upper two levels featuring small cast concrete balconies protected by ironwork railings. Each balcony is supported by four cast concrete brackets. Small double-hung windows flank each side of these central spaces while the outer parts of the facade are pierced on each level by a tripartite window grouping consisting of a central eight-over-one, double-hung sash flanked by six-over-one examples. Other significant ornamentation included near the parapet a facade-length, shingle-clad pent-roof overhang supported by heavy timber brackets, as well as stone banding and occasional concrete ornamental insets. The north facade consists of common brick pierced by pairs of double-hung sashes and single examples located in segmentally arched openings. This apartment building was constrcuted in 1917 and designed by Walter F. Neumann. Resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City of Milwaukee Intensive Survey Form--1104 N. Van Buren Street |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |