225 E MASON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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225 E MASON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
225 E MASON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:SENTINEL BUILDING
Other Name:Loewi Building
Contributing:
Reference Number:41193
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):225 E MASON ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1892
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:large office building
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: WALTER A. HOLBROOK
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Embankment dam with steel stoplog gates and concrete spillways. Earthen embankments rebuilt and repairs made in 1964, 1990, 2004-05.

FERGE AND KEEPER CO. WERE THE BUILDERS.

Excellent example of early high rise office building with upper floors in nearly original condition.

The Sentinel began in Milwaukee in 1837 with John O'Rourke as publisher. Rufus King became editor in 1845 and remained in that position until 1861.

The Sentinel was not the first Milwakee paper, but it is the longest in continuous operation.

This was the office of the Sentinel from 1892-1930.
Bibliographic References:MILWAUKEE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOUR: JUNEAUTOWN, CITY OF MILWAUKEE DEPARTMENT OF CITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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