Property Record
1129 N JACKSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Juneau Village |
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| Other Name: | Juneau Village |
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| Reference Number: | 113504 |
| Location (Address): | 1129 N JACKSON ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1965 |
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| Survey Date: | 19842010 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | Soloman, Cordwell & Associates (architect) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. LLC, Inc. was the builder. Milwaukee Connector Survey, Prepared by Heritage Research (2010). DOE prepared by Heritage Research (2010). 2010: This four-building complex known as Juneau Village consists of three skyscraper apartment buildings and a three-story shopping center. The apartment buildings are located on a large, grassy, two-block parcel west of North Jackson Street while the commercial property is situated on the eastern side. The first apartment building is 26-stories tall and is located at 1009 North Jackson Street (#113506). This square building features heavy concrete piers at the corners with two more slender examples on each wall with the result of each wall consisting of three bays. These bays are a continuous band of aluminum-framed, plate-glass windows underscored with metal panels. Located at 1029 North Jackson Street (#113505), the second apartment building is 14-stories tall and is rectangular in shape. It is defined by alternating vertical bands of brick and glass curtain wall intermixed with metal panels. Small balconies are located at each corner. The final apartment is located at 1129 North Jackson Street (#113504) and is also 14-stories tall. The entire first floor is recessed with a series of square concrete columns supporting the rest of the building. Like it's companion at 1029 North Jackson Street, the walls of this building are alternating vertical bands of brick and curtain wall. Balconies are fitted within each corner and the center of the long facades (east and west) is outfitted with half-recessed balconies. Meanwhile, the heavily modernized commercial building located at 1123 North Van Buren (#113510) is a three story structure that is built into the side of a hill. The N. Jackson (west) facade features street-level shops and access to an underground parking structure. Meanwhile, only the top story of the east facade fronts North Van Buren, as well as the top level of the parking garage. Juneau Village was the first stage of a large-scale plan to revitalize much of the northern part of downtown Milwaukee, as well as the Lower East Side. The original plan -- the East Side Area "A" Redevelopment Project -- called for the clearance of dilapidated housing, replacing it with a "city within a city" of high-rise apartment buildings co-located with shopping and employment centers. The plan originally consisted of 63 acres and involved the construction over twenty significant buildings. The three towers and the shopping center were the first elements of this plan and were built in 1965. They were designed by the firm of Solomon, Cordwell & Associates of Chicago. None of the other elements of the plan were built. One of three apartment towers built as part of a 20-building "city within a city" plan. Subsequent development did not occur and original project abandoned. See AHI# 113505 and 113506 for other two apartment towers. AHI#113510 for commercial block/parking garage. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Wayne Attoe and Donn Logan, "American Urban Architecture: Catalysts in the Design of Cities" (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1989). Central Business District Historic Resources Survey (Milwaukee: City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation, 1986), 787. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |