Property Record
800 N PLANKINTON AVE (A.K.A. 108 W WELLS ST)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Cawker Building |
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| Other Name: | Clock Steak House |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 71177 |
| Location (Address): | 800 N PLANKINTON AVE (A.K.A. 108 W WELLS ST) |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1897 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | small office building |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Howland (Havland?) Russell |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Plankinton--Wells--Water Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/13/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | This five-story Queen Anne commercial building has three-story orielled bays and classical details, and is constructed of tan brick with a stone trim. Pat Dunn was the mason. Five story office building of "iron skeleton construction" with brick walls and stone trim. This building is significant to the architectural character of the 800 block of N. Plankinton Ave., a row of late 19th and early 20th century commercial buildings. The Cawker Building is also part of a body of work by the well known Milwaukee architect Howland Russel. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Milwaukee Business Journal, 3/28/1997. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 5/6/1997. National Register Nomination Form. Building Permit for 100-118 W. Wells. Milwaukee City Directories, 1898-1900. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |