266 E ERIE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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266 E ERIE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
266 E ERIE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Miller Brewing Co.
Other Name:MIAD Student Center
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:98275
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):266 E ERIE ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1892
Additions: 1912
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:tavern/bar
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Wolff and Evans; Aug. Buchholz
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Historic Third Ward District
National Register Listing Date:3/8/1984
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
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, State Historic Preservation Office. 2-story painted brick veneer, flant-iron-shaped building with corner tower, altered 1st. floor. The rear half was added some time before 1910. The tavern is a representative example of a vernacular, Queen Anne commercial buildnig, distinctive for its corner tower and flat-iron shape. This picturesque saloon survived the 1892 fire. Dwarfed by the warehouses around it, it recalls the days when the neighborhood consisted of large warehouses and tiny white frame houses with lilacs in their front yards. 1912 - Erect two story addition. Aug. Bucholz was the builder. Nineteenth century corner saloon constructed of brick with segmental arch windows. Supportive of character of the Lower Third Ward district.
Bibliographic References:Sanborn-Perris maps Fire scrapbook. Permit.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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