1646 N PROSPECT | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1646 N PROSPECT

Architecture and History Inventory
1646 N PROSPECT | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Prospect Heights
Other Name:Prospect Heights
Contributing:
Reference Number:104988
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1646 N PROSPECT
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1950
Additions:
Survey Date:19862010
Historic Use:apartment/condominium
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Francis J Hinton
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:Threatened with demolition in 2008 for a high-rise condominium.

Resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research.

2010: Eight stories tall, this brick-clad, Contemporary-style apartment building is T-shaped. The main (northwest) side is the only one to carry ornamentation, which consists of horizontal concrete bands on the first floor and five concrete vertical bands. Garage doors occupy the side facades while the apartment levels feature regularly place replacement casement and double-hung sashes.

Designed by Francis J. Hinton, the Prospect Heights apartment building was constructed with 75 apartments in 1950.
Bibliographic References:City of Milwaukee Intensive Survey Form--1646 N. Prospect Avenue Milwaukee City Directory, 1965.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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