Property Record
709 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 709-713 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ignatz Czerwinski Investment Property |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 225596 |
| Location (Address): | 709 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST (AKA 709-713 W HISTORIC MITCHELL ST) |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1928 |
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| Survey Date: | 19802017 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Stanley Kadow (architect) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Mitchell Street Commercial District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/9/2018 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/18/2018 |
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| Additional Information: | Constructed in 1928 and designed by Stanley Kadow, this building was owned by Ignatz Czerwinski who appears to have rented a portion of the building to Albert H. Czerwinski for his drug store; Frieda Jeuk ran a fruit market in the other storefront. J & R Motor Supply opened in the early 1930s and took over the entire building in 1944. In 1960, the building was the home of a men’s clothing store named Irv’s, The Working Man’s Friend. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permits, Directories. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |